Housing
City and developer transform skid-row housing.
Monterey County Herald
LA City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa addresses the recent conference on Latino New Urbanism sponsored by the Transportation and Land Use Collaborative in Los Angeles. 
The Planning Report
A commission investigates reports of widespread problems in home construction and inspections in New Jersey.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In a Hartford Courant Op-Ed, the CEO of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut points out some of the flaws of smart growth, including its research and advocacy.
The Hartford Courant
A vibrant and livable city starts with residents.
The Detroit News
Robert Lang addresses the need in San Diego to engage in better planning practices and increase density to accomodate future growth.
Yahoo! Newswire
Planners, developers and environmentalists weigh Arnold Schwarzenegger's approach to growth policies in California.
Los Angeles Daily News
Pearl District apartments fetch the Portland region's highest rents, condos are selling for more than $1 million and people just can't get enough.
The Oregonian
Do building moratoriums work? Developers and others in one of the fastest growing communities in Connecticut say no.
The Hartford Courant
A county council imposes a language requirement for occupants of new homes.
Irish Independent
Wendell Cox and the 'Preserving the American Dream' conference arrive in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati CityBeat
Melbourne concurs for the need to control growth, but not exactly how and where.
The Age, Australia
In efforts to increase the availability of affordable housing, a new California state law will make the construction of granny units easier.
Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek
Will Frank Gehry's masterwork, Walt Disney Concert Hall, serve as a catalyst for large-scale city-making in downtown Los Angeles?
The Slatin Report
A report by the largest conservation organization in New England ties 'mansionization' to the loss of open spaces in Massachusetts.
The Boston Globe
A business group in the Bay Area invests in a private firm 'to bring private dollars into poor neighborhoods and promote infill, local business revitalization and contaminated site cleanup.'
Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek
Southern California's former El Toro military airbase may be cleared, but not for airplanes.
The Los Angeles Times
Chattanooga's 120 million dollar upgrade to its waterfront is progressing rapidly
Tenessean
Harvard University is one of many educational institutions that Boston city officials have asked to create housing for students and employees.
The Boston Globe
A Hartford Courant editorial gives reasons for why a current city proposal to implement an 'affordable rental standard' is bad for Hartford.
The Hartford Courant
