AltWeeklies Wire
The Future of Public Housing?new
Gentrification and the revamping of public housing are certainly related, and they form the crux of a civic story that's been playing out nationally for a while now -- Louisville has gotten a taste with Park DuValle and the new Liberty Green.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
08-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Soulless Convertsnew
L.A. tries to deal with the rush on condos.
L.A. Weekly |
David Zahniser |
08-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Green House Effectnew

Fritz Haeg's Edible Estates project transforms suburban front yards into sustainable gardens, empowering modern suburbanites and reconnecting them to their property, their produce and their planet.
L.A. Alternative |
Lucinda Michele Knapp |
08-15-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Targeting Paradisenew
The expansion of Fort Carson could swallow history, wildlife and a way of life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
08-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Smart Is As Smart Doesnew
Reality says we may want to change our land use policies before it's too late -- but how?
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Stump the Trumpnew
The Donald crows about a big tower for Soho -- activists would like to shut him up.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Dying to Get Off Skid Rownew

Downtown can be a last chance ... or the last stop.
L.A. Weekly |
Sam Slovick |
08-03-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fore!new
The legendary Kenneth Smith built golf clubs for the rich and famous -- but now a developer wants to build over Smith's historic greens.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-01-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
An (Almost) Done Dealnew
South Central Farmers lose a court challenge to hold on to their 14-acre garden.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Developmentally Disablednew
Philadelphia needs a plan -- desperately.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Gwen Shaffer |
07-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Homes for Whom?new
A new inclusionary housing ordinance delicately balances the San Francisco's affordable housing needs with the developers' demand for big profits.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
07-19-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
How Not to Pay Rentnew

We look at the lofty ambitions of tenants of illegal apartment buildings.
The Village Voice |
Maria Luisa Tucker |
07-19-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Dirt on Danianew
Something nasty was in an illegal dumpsite that a developer covered over -- just ask the neighbors.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
07-18-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Off of Site, Out of Mindnew
A preacher and S.F. developers promised 20 affordable town homes by Christmas 2003 -- many families are still waiting.
SF Weekly |
Ryan Blitstein |
07-17-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Life on the Streetsnew
A volunteer delves into San Antonio's homeless scene.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Palermo |
07-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development