http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Urban_PlanningFind stories, videos, and photos about Urban Planning from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:50:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/08/04/iran.american.scholar/tztop.tajbakhsh.screen.grab.jpb.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Urban_Planning14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Urban Planning from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iran.american.scholar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/04/iran.american.scholar/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States on Tuesday expressed its deep concern about an Iranian-American scholar who was recently charged in connection with post-election violence in the Islamic republic.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/06/pa.memorial.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/06/pa.memorial.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe government is delaying legal action against Pennsylvania landowners who haven't yet agreed to sell their land for a memorial to victims of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, federal officials said Friday.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/flight.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/flight.dispute/index.html#cnnSTCTextA chain link fence now stands between Tim Lambert's land and the impact site of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed here on September 11, 2001. The property has been in Lambert's family for almost 80 years.Fri, 29 May 2009 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/01/jerusalem.housing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/01/jerusalem.housing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Palestinians are facing a housing crisis because of inadequate urban planning by Israeli officials who run the east Jerusalem region, a U.N. report shows.Fri, 01 May 2009 14:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/real_estate/FHA_loans/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/real_estate/FHA_loans/index.htmMortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration can be a lifeline for low-income or high-risk borrowers. These loans have tiny down-payment requirements, competitive rates and easy credit-score hurdles.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/middle.class.green/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/middle.class.green/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's task force on the middle class formally began its work Friday, focusing its first meeting on green jobs and how they might strengthen the economy and the middle class.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/26/ji.semakaulandfill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/26/ji.semakaulandfill/index.html#cnnSTCTextGarbage dumps are generally not associated with thriving coral reefs, vast mangrove plantations and rare bird species.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.arena/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/18/palin.arena/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe sports complex that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's supporters call her most visible legacy as mayor of her hometown left the town paying inflated prices for the land and huge legal bills, according to court records.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/21/real_estate/mo_ban_on_lending_abuse/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/21/real_estate/mo_ban_on_lending_abuse/index.htmMortgage brokers and loan officers are getting paid fat fees by lenders to put unsuspecting borrowers into expensive loans. And the new lending rules issued last week by the Federal Reserve do nothing to stop this abusive practice.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732393,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732393,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush on Friday chose SBA Administrator Steve Preston to lead the government's housing agency at a time of crisis in the industry, praising him as a skilled managerFri, 18 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/31/hud.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/31/hud.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTextHousing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned Monday, amid multiple ethics investigations and criticism from top lawmakers.Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/international/Shanghai_Mori.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/08/news/international/Shanghai_Mori.fortune/index.htmBefore following his father into the property business, Minoru Mori dreamed of becoming a novelist. So when he returned from an October 1993 visit to Shanghai talking excitedly of a plan to construct the world's tallest building on the impoverished east side of the city's Huangpu River, rivals in Tokyo snickered that Mori had rekindled his interest in fiction.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:53:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1696857,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1696857,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIf we're using fluorescent bulbs and solar panels, but taking 14 car trips a day, how eco-friendly is our lifestyle, really?Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/real_estate/hopenow_strain.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/real_estate/hopenow_strain.moneymag/index.htmA key component of the Bush Administration's plan to help troubled homeowners is already under pressure: finding qualified counselers.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1641244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1641244,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBig cities are turning to new technologies and theories to try to relieve an old problem: traffic congestionTue, 17 Jul 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395498/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395498/index.htmFar from his 18th-century colonial mansion in Philadelphia, Ashok Kheny has been waging a ten-year battle to build a $600 million, 111-kilometer toll road connecting Bangalore to Mysore, the second... Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/20/tyrrell.barrett/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/20/tyrrell.barrett/index.htmlThere was some last-minute drama in Washington before yesterday's release of the long-awaited report by Independent Counsel David Barrett. Sources close to the three-judge panel overseeing the report say that the panel's members were furious about leaks to the press previewing the report's contents. The report, detailing an organized attempt by Clinton administration officials to shut down an Internal Revenue Service investigation into possible tax violations by President Bill Clinton's secretary of housing and urban development Henry Cisneros, was to be released at 9:00 a.m. Thursday. The day before, late in the afternoon, word went out from the judges to the Independent Counsel's office that the release would be delayed.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362830/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362830/index.htmEven before Katrina hit, the Gulf Coast Belt was the megapolitan with the cloudiest forecast, especially in its poorer eastern half. During the past few years, New Orleans's population declined and...Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/06/01/8260937/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/06/01/8260937/index.htmIf your nest egg isn't big enough to support the retirement lifestyle you aspire to, you may be sitting on a valuable asset that can help you bridge the financial gap: your house. Buoyed by the 65%...Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279794/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279794/index.htmBack in the 1960s, Fran Rodgers was the envy of her classmates at Barnard College. After graduating at age 20, she was going to change the world. First came a job with the U.S. Department of Housin...Mon, 15 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277563/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277563/index.htmBack in the 1960s, Fran Rodgers was the envy of her classmates at Barnard College. After graduating at age 20, she was going to change the world. First came a job with the U.S. Department of Housin...Sat, 01 Apr 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212077/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212077/index.htmQ. I established a Uniform Gifts to Minors Account (UGMA) at a mutual fund for college savings for my daughter. Now my wife and I just had twin boys, and I want to start saving for them too. But in...Wed, 01 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/07/29/75299/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/07/29/75299/index.htmINSTEAD OF VIEWING America's inner cities as doomed urban wastelands, think of them as undeveloped countries, like Peru or Poland or Bangladesh. With that perspective in mind, what's the best way t...Mon, 29 Jul 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/15/72959/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/15/72959/index.htmWhat has gone before: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is rocked by scandal. It seems that ''influence peddlers'' have actually exerted influence on certain HUD decisions. Led b...Mon, 15 Jan 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/09/72557/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/10/09/72557/index.htmONCE UPON a time in urban America, when greedy developers were ravaging the land, paving paradise for parking lots, and tearing down historic landmarks for pricey office buildings, a couple of fell...Mon, 09 Oct 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/09/01/85316/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/09/01/85316/index.htmWhen Nasser Ordoubadi, 33, moved from New York City to Seattle in 1984, he planned to stay only one year to complete his internship at Virginia Mason, one of the city's leading teaching hospitals. ...Fri, 01 Sep 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66811/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66811/index.htmFOR A CITY that not long ago seemed to be sliding irreversibly, with a population down to half its 1950s peak, St. Louis suddenly looks like a place with a future. Thanks to successful business ini...Mon, 23 Dec 1985 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/04/01/65726/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/04/01/65726/index.htmIN THE THICK undergrowth of federal spending, subsidies to business and state and local governments are some of the hardiest forms of plant life--and the most in need of weeding. They will have cli...Mon, 01 Apr 1985 05:01:00 EST