Tim Halbur

Berkeley, CA was one of the first cities to use special utility districts to fund the switch to solar power in their community. Now the man behind the plan is trying to make the financing system national.

CQ Press has released its annual list of cities with the best and worst crime rates. Groups from the U.S. Conference of Mayors to the FBI decry the list for being simplistic, but CQ defends its data.

Witold Rybczynski says that architects are trying too hard to build buildings that are attention-getting rather than going for timeless designs.

A growing number of local governments are turning to "green cement" resolutions to rectify North Texas' status as a shameless failure when it comes to complying with clean air standards.

Cooltown Studios looks at what makes a shiny new corporate district different from an organically-grown one.