Government / Politics
Big Box Tax Narrowly Fails In Montana
A bill to tax large-scale retail stores draws surprisingly broad support.
City Politics Gone Very Bad
A corruption probe in Carson, CA has expanded to include members of the powerful West Basin Municipal Water District.
Should Governmental Bodies Regulate Urban Planning?
A fascinating four-part series examines to what extent and in what ways governmental bodies should regulate urban planning?
NGO's Shift To Carrot-Flavored Sticks
A study finds that increasingly powerful NGO's are 'moving beyond a culture of criticism to one of engagement with business and other partners in a search for solutions.'
Toronto Doomed Without A Visionary Leader, Top Planner Says
Toronto's chief planner throws down the gauntlet to the city's mayoralty candidates.
Legislation Would Target School Overcrowding
Decision by the Harford County Council in Maryland delayed in considering a bill designed to slow residential development to ease overcrowding in public schools.
Massachusetts' Efforts To Help Its Cash-strapped Cities
Massachusetts state legislature proposes a bill to assist localities in managing recent budget cuts.
Are Neighborhood Councils Improving Governance?
The Planning Report interviews the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to assess the success of neighborhood councils on governance.
Centrists Stand Alone In California Budget Squabble
Republican California Assemblyman Keith Richman addresses the budget negotiation, responsible politics, and the loneliness of being a centrist in state politics today.
Democrats Make Environmental Debate 'User-friendly'
Democratic presidential candidates are expanding the environmental debate to include social justice, national security and morality.
Presidential Candidates Attack Bush's Environmental Policies
Five democratic presidential candidates criticized the Bush administration's environmental policies and touched on issues such as climate change, air quality, and brownfields.
Criminal Investigation Into L.A. Housing Authority
The U.S. attorney's office initiates a criminal investigation into the finances of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.
California's Uneven Property Tax
The California property tax system puts an unfair burden on homeowners and new businesses.
Western Washington's Light Rail Woes
More roadblocks to getting the light rail built in Western Washington.
Is Renaming Of Major Streets A New Trend?
Los Angeles debates whether to change the name of a major street.
The Thriving Non-Cities Of America
Avoiding the mistakes of older cities, an "odd urban animal" is thriving in the U.S. -- the non-city.
Urban Revitalization: Differences Between U.K. And U.S.
An interview with U.K. deputy prime minister John Prescott; he talks about the urban policy differences between the U.S. and U.K. as well as London's bold congestion charging experiment.
Cities For Sale
In an effort to raise money, cities are turning over their public spaces to advertisers
Nevada Land Development: Corruption Or Politics?
The Los Angeles Times runs a two-part expose on Nevada Senator Harry Reid's corruption in trading money for development opportunities.
Milwaukee Mayor Norquist To Be New CNU Director
Milwaukee Mayor John O. Norquist will become president and chief executive officer of the Congress for The New Urbanism.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
