Revenue

Parking Violations Could Generate $100 Million for San Francisco

7 April 2008 - 8:00am
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco is considering a plan to boost its fees for parking violations -- a move that could end up bringing in a total of $100 million in revenues from the pockets of illegal parkers.

Best Ideas of the Week

4 April 2008 - 5:00pm

Another week has passed, and some more exciting and interesting ideas have taken root in the world of urban planning.

Sales Tax for Transit Catching on in Twin Cities

3 April 2008 - 10:00am
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Five counties in metropolitan Minneapolis have approved the creation of a new quarter-cent sales tax that will be dedicated to funding transit projects.

The Fiscal Power of Public Art

3 April 2008 - 5:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

The upcoming public art project by artist Olafur Eliasson that will place free-standing waterfalls in the waters around New York City highlights the power public art has to generate economic development and revenue for cities.

Long Island Considers Plan to Become 51st State

1 April 2008 - 6:00am
Newsday

In an effort to highlight the disparity between generated revenue and received state funding, officials in Long Island have proposed a six-months study to weigh the benefits of seceding from New York to become the nation's 51st state.