Housing Impacts of New Urban Demographics
A recent paper from the Brookings Institution provides a deeper understanding of trends that are impacting metropolitan America and how those trends may impact the demand for multi-family housing in the coming decades. More from Brookings.

Public/Private Development
Public/private partnerships have become a favored strategy for implementing complex urban developments, but the large volume of literature on the topic falls short of providing city planners, development experts, and policy analysts the knowledge needed for either teaching or practice. More from the Journal of the American Planning Association
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Good Malls and Bad Cities
New quasi-urban shopping centers and the digital public sphere call into question traditional hatred of malls. More from Metropolis Magazine.

Poll Shows Great Concern Over Affordable Housing
More than half of Americans believe housing policy, with respect to the provision of affordable housing, is on the wrong track, according to a new Zogby America poll. More from Nation's Cities Weekly.

GIS Payback Figures
Instead of building separate geospatial information systems (GIS) for different departments, many local governments develop single systems to serve all departments. More from American City & County.

The Oregon Example: Statewide Planning Works
In 1972, prompted by rapid immigration from California and other states, Oregon enacted one of the most comprehensive state wide planning laws in the country in an effort to curb sprawl. More from New West.

Middle-Class Dream: Rental
Affordability problems are creeping up the income ladder, leaving even rental housing out of the reach of more middle-class families. More from Apartment Finance Today.

Sustainable Cities
Smart growth is newly fashionable. But what will it take to turn fashion into national policy? More from The American Prospect.

Sightings: Walkable Communities and Pedestrian Planning
With an increasing nationwide interest in healthy communities, local governments have recognized the need to encourage the development of walkable, pedestrian friendly places. This month's Web Sightings focuses on walkable communities, pedestrian safety, and related plans.

Breaking the Density Deadlock
A local government that denounced density in blunt terms just six years ago is embracing it now. More from Governing.

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