Private Property

Improving On The Ambiguity of Privately Owned Public Spaces

Cities are filled with spaces intended for the public -- but many of them are clearly owned and operated by the private sector. Though cities bend rules to get these spaces built, the public benefit is often outweighed by the cost. The challenge now is to make them better.
12 February 2009 - 5:00am

City Tackles Coyotes

Austin officials are wrestling with how to confront coyotes encroaching on suburban and urban neighborhoods.
4 December 2008 - 1:00pm
News 8 Austin

Eroding Beach Sparks Property Rights Battle

As a Texas beach erodes and the waves come closer to shore, homeowners are scrambling to figure out what to do when the public beach invades their private property.
19 June 2008 - 7:00am
NPR

Google Maps, Keep Out

North Oaks, Minnesota is one of a handful of towns pushing back on Google, claiming that their Street View feature is a violation of privacy.
12 June 2008 - 1:00pm
Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul
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