Government / Politics
Initiative Could Radically Alter Portland City Government
The proposal would do away with Portland's commission form of government and replace it with a strong mayor and geographic city council representation.
Regional Tax Sharing Experiments In California
California begins to experiment with regional tax sharing to help struggling older cities with outer-ring suburbs.
Is Fannie Mae Another Enron?
The Wall Street Journal takes a critical look at the financing behind Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and asks: Are they the next Enron?
Age-old Tax Gripes Gaining Traction In Philadelphia
Local tax reform must drive a wedge between poor city voters and a mayor who defends the status quo.
Zoning Overhaul Recommended
A new report shows that smart growth measures are most successful in states where planning statutes have been modernized.
EPA Brownfields Budget Doubles
The proposed budget the EPA includes more than a 100 percent increase in funding for Brownfields.
New York's Mayor Takes The Subway
New York's Millionaire 'MetroCard Mayor' Bloomberg takes the subway. Now if only his commissioners would also.
Amtrak: Runaway Train?
If Amtrak were evaluated on the same basis as Enron, it would have been out of business years ago.
Third Graders Argue For A Walkable Community
A class of 3rd graders lobby the Maryland state legislature to make "walking" the official state exercise.
Comparing Erosion And Politics
A columnist for Grist Magazine compares the effects of erosion to modern politics.
Enron Field. Oops.
The Houston Astros want to get out of a naming rights agreement for its ballpark, saying the name is tarnished.
New Jersey Fires Planners, Delcares War On Sprawl
A week after angering sprawl foes by sacking the state's entire planning office, the New Jersey governor signs a sweeping new anti-sprawl order.
California's Hottest Land Use Legislation
Assembly Bill 680 might be the hottest land use measure this year. It divides up sales tax based on population and affordable housing.
County Grade Reports
The Government Performance Project evaluates the management capacity of 40 of the nation's largest counties during 2001.
Conflict Of Interest Troubles For EPA Chief
EPA ombudsman Robert J. Martin makes "conflict of interest" allegations againstEPA head Christine Todd Whitman.
Don't Sacrifice The Environment
Environmental Defense's Tom Graff advice to California legislators: Don't sacrifice the environment for anything.
Slow Growth Mayor Offers No Apologies
West Linn, Ore. Mayor David Dodds is hated by developers and disliked by some former city council members - and he doesn't care.
The Future Of FHA And Multifamily Finance
What does the future hold for theFHA and what about the credit subsidy "problem?"
Dallas: Failure Of Visionary Planning
Dallas News charges that the city's failure to fund a new bridge is indicative of the city's lack of long-range, visionary planning.
New Jersey: Governor Fires Planners
After campaigning on an anti-sprawl campaign, New Jersey Governor McGreevey suddenly gutted the Office of State Planning.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
