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Cities Opposed To Affordable Housing Measure

California city and county officials have voiced opposition to a bill that would penalize local governments for failing to meet California's affordable housing requirements.

April 27 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Latinos Become NIMBYs

L.A.'s Latino population will save Los Angeles with its new-found NIMBYism.

April 27 - New Times-LA

Telecom Hotels Come To Buffalo

A former automomobile plant in Buffalo may be reused as a telecommunications center.

April 27 - The Buffalo News

Power Crisis Increasing Pollution

With power plants running around the clock, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is predicting some of the worse smog in years for Los Angeles.

April 27 - Los Angeles Daily News

School Districts Required To Run Cleaner Buses

Southern California air quality officials are requiring schools to replace older polluting diesel buses with cleaner ones.

April 26 - The San Diego Union-Tribune


Public Support For Open Space Varied

A survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that voters’ support for preserving open space in their communities depends upon the costs to taxpayers.

April 26 - National Association Of Realtors

Urban Nature Center Comes To L.A.

The Audubon Society's First Urban Nature Center comes to Los Angeles, along the Pasadena Freeway, northeast of downtown.

April 26 - The Los Angeles Times


Turning Trailer Trash Into Trailer Cash

Is Aurora, Colorado trying to turn trailer trash into trailer cash?

April 26 - Westword

A Sample Park Marketing Plan From Buffalo

The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy creates an innovative marketing plan to promote parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.

April 26 - Urban Parks Online

New Markets Tax Credit Program

The U.S. Treasury publishes details about a significant new community development program -- the New Markets Tax Credit Program.

April 26 - U.S. Department Of The Treasury

Homeowners Starting To Look At Zoning

More and more homeowners are learning the hard way that it pays to look at zoned land uses around their home to protect themselves from potential nuisances next door.

April 26 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The World In A Zip Code

The Greater Washington region has become one of the top immigrant destinations in the country

April 26 - The Brookings Institution

Newsweek's Ten Unlikely High-Tech Havens

Newsweek identifies ten unlikely cities that that have become important players in the Information Age.

April 26 - Newsweek

Chicago Revises Zoning, Encourages Open Space

New zoning offers incentives to developers that provide open space and public amenities.

April 26 - The Chicago Tribune

Fulbright Grants In Urban Planning And Architecture

The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering 25 lecturing/research awards in Architecture and Urban Planning for the 2002-2003 academic year.

April 26 - Institute Of International Education

Transit Vision For The Houston Region

A long-awaited transit study sets out the vision for the future of rail in the Houston region -- and it barely mentions transit.

April 26 - The Houston Chronicle

Architecture Is UNC Anthem

The new University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chancellor is making architecture and urban design the top priority on campus.

April 25 - The News & Observer

New Jersey's 20 Sprawl-Stopping Recommendations

Committing $1 billion to preserve open space will do just half the job to curb suburban sprawl in New Jersey.

April 25 - The Star-Ledger

Suburban Guerillas Fight Sprawl

The Globe offers an international perspective of the covert culture that has spawned urban sprawl terrorists.

April 25 - The Globe

Bush's Green Plans

Newsweek reviews President Bush's environmental decisions and speculates about what might lie ahead.

April 25 - Newsweek

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