The Washington Times

Howard Husock catalogs the accomplishments of Renee Glover, the controversial leader of the Atlanta Housing Authority.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has ordered the revision of a forecasting model related to congressional climate legislation that makes the conversion of farmland to forests more lucrative than producing food.

This article, by Dr. Ellen Bassuk of the National Center on Family Homelessness, explores the challenges faced by returning veterans in housing.

The Obama Administration is set to announce a new jobs bill and state officials are clamoring to get their hands on some of the $69 billion the federal government is dedicating to the next batch of stimulus-related infrastructure projects.

The economy is up 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, thanks in large part to government subsidies for car and home buying. Otherwise, the impact of the stimulus has been muted, says The Washington Times.

Ordinances in several Maryland counties that limit development were schools and sewers are in short supply may thwart the state's efforts to focus development in built-up areas.

A review of "Sprawl: A Compact History," a book by Robert Bruegmann.

Orange and Riverside Counties may build a 15-mile tunnel to help alleviate traffic congestion -- even though the tunnel would be only a mile away from a major fault line.

Environmental activists are using "scare tactics" to attack President Bush's "balanced and people-friendly environmental agenda," argues M. David Stirling.

System reliability blamed on lack of dedicated funding.

Baseball again on track to make D.C. home.

Veterans of the Iraq war have begun showing up in the nation's homeless centers. Advocates are worried that it is just the beginning.

D.C. planner's compensation tops $250,000.

This Washington Times commentary argues that consumers continue to purchase fuel inefficient vehicles despite rising gas prices.

Metro will allocate about $11.2 million in federal money for transit-oriented development in the District

Iain Murray says the White House was justified in editing parts of an EPA report because the global warming studies were "discredited" and "junk science."

Opponents charge Senate Democrats with secretly trying to approve a land use bill that will impose federal standards on local land use.

F. Patricia Callahan alleges that the "The Community Character Act" will use tax dollars to create jobs for APA members, promote a "no-growth agenda," and hurt small property investors.

Smart Growth advocates want federal real estate decisions to consider sprawl.

Planning's fashionable solution isn't no growth, but smart growth. Are they really any different?