United States, California

CA Cities Switching to LED Lighting

Following the success of programs in LA and San Francisco, more cities in California are making the switch to LED lights to save on energy costs and provide more sustainable street lighting.

16 October 2009 - 7:00am

SF Streetsblog

5,000 New Acres of Parks

U.S. cities added 5,000 new acres of parkland over the past year, according to a new study by the Trust for Public Land.

16 October 2009 - 6:00am

Sustainable Cities Collective

CEQA Waived for Stadium

The California State Senate has approved a bill that grants a proposed stadium project in the City of Industry an exemption from the CEQA process.

15 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Pasadena Star-News

New communication and interaction technologies are dramatically changing the way the public understands and participates in government. The emerging openness of data and information at the city level is broadening the urban policy conversation, but challenges and questions lie ahead as the open city develops.

15 October 2009 - 10:00am

Parking Garages Fuel Demand for Transit

As demand for parking at transit nodes has increased, developers have looked for ways to make their garages more 'green'.

15 October 2009 - 8:00am

USA Today

California Legislators Pushing For Resolution to Water Crisis

Legislators in California are forming a special session to try to tackle the state's crippling water woes. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping they can hammer out a deal within the week.

15 October 2009 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Military Base Neighbors Wary of New, Louder Air Fighters

The U.S. Military are on the verge of releasing its new air fighter, the F-35, and about 200 U.S. bases are under consideration to house them. The new planes are three to 12 times louder than existing planes, which has some base neighbors on edge.

15 October 2009 - 5:00am

NPR

Study Shows Shelter Reduces Costs

A four-year study by United Way of Greater Los Angeles has shown that stable housing provides benefits to taxpayers as well as the homeless.

14 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Los Angeles Times

2010 Census Faces Foreclosure Challenges

The high amount of foreclosures is expected to make things tougher for Census officials as they prepare for 2010 Census enumeration.

14 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Associated Press

Economic Development or Poaching Business?

States across the US are stepping up their efforts to attract business from outside their borders. New Hampshire woos investors from its neighbors and the California-Nevada rivalry heats up.

14 October 2009 - 10:00am

BBC News

Greywater Guerrillas

The California Building Standards Commission recently okayed the use of greywater (slightly dirty water from tubs, washing machines, etc.) to be used for irrigation. They were catching up on a revolution 20 years in the making.

14 October 2009 - 7:00am

Miller-McCune

There's No Place Like Home

Joel Kotkin sees a trend in a 'New Localism'- people aren't moving around like they used to, and it's causing them to reengage with their communities.

13 October 2009 - 2:00pm

Newsweek

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Big Hopes for Big Arts Center in Dallas

A new performing arts center in downtown Dallas is a sizeable addition to downtown. But is size actually the problem?

13 October 2009 - 12:00pm

Dallas News

First Fast Food, Now South L.A. Looks to Ban Convenience Stores

Community activists are calling for a ban on new convenience stores in South Los Angeles, a lower income part of town that saw a ban on new fast food restaurants last year.

13 October 2009 - 11:00am

The Los Angeles Times

Harmonizing New and Old in Infill

John King visits the new Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life in Palo Alto, which he sees as an example of the challenges of infill development.

13 October 2009 - 10:00am

The San Francisco Chronicle

Food Deserts in Los Angeles

A coalition of community groups in L.A. has banded together to address the lack of access to healthy food in sections of East and South Central Los Angeles.

12 October 2009 - 12:00pm

The Christian Science Monitor

Can Traffic Be Good for the Environment?

When it turns frustrated drivers to different modes like transit, walking, biking and carpooling, says writer David Owen.

12 October 2009 - 9:00am

The Wall St. Journal

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The Carbon Footprint of NASCAR

A Grist writer and environmentalist takes a trip to the Talladega Superspeedway to try to understand what the petroleum-wasting is really all about.

12 October 2009 - 6:00am

Grist

More Solo Drivers in the South, Northeast

Richard Florida takes a look at a recent report showing connecting solo commuters with location and comes up with an interesting demographic breakdown.

11 October 2009 - 1:00pm

Atlantic Monthly