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Mean Streets

Do Internet delivery services like Kozmo.com sap urban vitality?

August 29 - Feed Magazine

Silicon Valley Tech Vs. Environmentalists

Silicon Valley sprawls, pitting environmentalists against tech companies

August 29 - Nando Times

The Code Enforcers

As cities grow and age, code-enforcement gains importance.

August 29 - Orange County Register

CalFed's New Wave Approved

State and Federal officials sign a $390 million plan outlining comprehensive water management measures in California.

August 29 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Air Cargo Hub For San Bernardino County

A former airbase in Victorville will expand its runway and build an air cargodistribution hub.

August 29 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ontario


400 New Cabs for San Francisco?

Supervisor proposes adding 400 more cabs in San Francisco to "pick up residents in the neighborhoods."

August 29 - San Jose Mercury News

Long Beach to Protect Parks 'In Perpetuity'?

A bill would ban public and private development in Long Beach parks.

August 29 - Long Beach Press-Telegram


The Tragedy Of The Commons Revisited

Private property rights may be the key to conservation.

August 29 - The Christian Science Monitor

Denver's Unusual Affordable Housing Venture

Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing Association's approach isn't your average affordable-housing venture.

August 29 - The Denver Post

Do Highways Matter?

This report shows that highways do affect metropolitan development patterns and recommends that the federal government encourage regional transportation planning.

August 29 - The Brookings Institution

Telecom Hotels: Dead Zone?

Telecom hotels in downtown Sacramento are turning out to be a mixed blessing.

August 29 - The Sacramento Bee

San Diego Affordable-Housing Setbacks

Three affordable-housing programs in San Diego are failing or costing the citymillions more than expected.

August 29 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Can Networks Help Make Better Neighborhoods?

A Seattle suburb will soon boast the first "digital housing development" in the nation as new buyers demand Internet-ready homes.

August 29 - Wired

From Weapons Plant To Wildlife Refuge

Arvada City Council may OK a plan for a wildlife refuge on the site of the Colorado Rock Flats weapons plant.

August 29 - The Denver Post

Goldberg's Way of Planning L.A.'s Neighborhoods

Jackie Goldberg discusses the plan, gives advice to LAUSD, and outlines the issues she will tackle as a State Legislator next year.

August 29 - The Planning Report

Wines, Vines, Tourism and Traffic

Santa Barbara County's boom in wineries and tourism has prompted concerns about traffic and a proposed moratorium on tasting rooms.

August 28 - The Los Angeles Times

FCC: Broadband Rollout Benefits Urban Elite

High-speed internet links are penetrating wealthy, urban neighborhoods at a faster rate than poor and rural areas.

August 28 - The Financial Times

Do Urban Growth Controls Save Farms?

Banning urban development using urban limit lines may save farms but doesn't help to save farmers.

August 28 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Housing Crisis in Northeast SF Valley

Dilapidated, unsafe housing is not being repaired. The poor are being evicted and become homeless. There is no end in sight.

August 28 - The Los Angeles Times

Assessment of Brownfield Initiatives

HUD Office of Policy Development and Research published an Assessment of State Brownfields Initiatives.

August 28 - HUD News

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Planning for Universal Design

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