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More trees=less crime

Leafy areas of Baltimore city and county suffer fewer break-ins and shootings than those with few or no trees, a study finds.

Limiting density hurts low-income education

A Brookings study makes the case that zoning restrictions are to blame for housing price inequality and lower test scores of low-income students.

Posted by Robert Steuteville on 25 Apr 2012

Changing land-use and development culture

A new approach to the built environment requires comprehensive education on the part of regulators and land-use professionals, so that plans don’t just sit on the shelf. Like many aspects of Plan El Paso, the city has gone the extra mile in this area.

Posted by Anonymous on 19 Apr 2012

Gated communities arouse an 'us vs. them' mentality

The Trayvon Martin case highlights the damage done to community by erecting gates, Edward Blakely says.

Prince Charles gains an ally in Vancouver

The Prince's Foundation for Building Community will team up with Simon Fraser University to influence local development.

Suburban housing recovery? Perhaps not in our lifetime, expert says

Robert Shiller is "worried that home prices have now been declining for about five years," and that suburban housing prices may not recover "in our lifetime."