Social / Demographics

Stores Experiment With 'Teenage-repellents'

Businesses install devices such as the "Mosquito" and the "Zit Lamp" to discourage teenagers from loitering in front of stores.

November 30, 2005 - News.com

Inner Cities Losing Jobs

Despite a variety of federal and state programs, most inner cities lost jobs at an alarming rate.

November 30, 2005 - Yahoo! News

23 Measures: Rating Suburbs For Quality Of Life

The Kansas City Star newspaper used nearly two-dozen quality-of-life indicators to rate and rank some 40 suburbs around Kansas City.

November 29, 2005 - The Kansas City Star

Katrina Evacuees Struggle To Exit Hotels

Frustrations build as FEMA nudges the hurricane's diaspora to move to long-term housing.

November 29, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

California's Three Largest Population Trends

A new report examines California's demographic changes and identifies three population trends that loom largest.

November 26, 2005 - California Budget Project

Winds Of Change On Maine's Coast

The fifth and final article in a weeklong series on the City of Portland, chronicles the widespread changes sweeping through this small, but dynamic city on the Maine coast.

November 25, 2005 - Portland Press Herald

Florida's Secret Prison Community

Starke, Florida doesn't exist on any map, but more than five thousand people -- residents and employees of the nearby prison -- called the town home.

November 23, 2005 - First Coast News

Katrina Evacuees Isolated In Car-Dependent Suburbia

Evacuees forced out of dense, vibrant New Orleans by Hurrican Katrina feel isolated in car-dependent suburbia.

November 22, 2005 - Austin American-Statesman

Portland, Maine, At A Crossroads

The first article in a week-long series examines how Portland, Maine's growing reputation as one of the most livable cities in the United States is quickly altering the social demographics of a once working and middle class city.

November 21, 2005 - Portland Press Herald

Revisiting Elia Kazan's 'Wild River'

The 1960 film, depicting the origins of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has been restored and got a rare screening at a recent film festival.

November 18, 2005 - Brenda Meyer

Cancun Rebuilds After Wilma

Rebuilding the all-important tourist market hasn't been an easy task for Cancun residents, but Mexico's prosperity depends on it.

November 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

New Urban Game: Le Parkour

A dangerous new game being played in European cities -- le parkour, or Free running -- has players making death-defying leaps across urban buildings.

November 16, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Downtown Homeownership Surges in Chicago

Chicago experiences a surge in number of residents choosing to live in the center city, near jobs and recreation.

November 15, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

How Gentrification Changed A D.C. Neighborhood - Part 1

Many people who stuck through the hard times are slowly, but steadily either being pushed or bought out.

November 15, 2005 - The Washington Post

Car Ownership Rates In The Bay Area

Rural landscape and lack of viable public transportation options is blamed for high car ownership rates.

November 10, 2005 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Escalating Housing Prices Causes Out-migration

California and other urban, high-priced meccas are seeing a huge jump in out-migration, largely due to escalating home prices. Previously unemployment drove the flight, but now the job market is healthy.

November 9, 2005 - The New York Times

Book Review: Gone To New York

New Yorker contributor Ian Frazier offers a penetrating, writerly look at the city.

November 9, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Failure of France's Urban Policy?

'Structural problems' with France's urban policies, wed with 'long-term neglect of the country's impoverished suburbs,' is being blamed for the gradually intensifying, and now international, riots.

November 8, 2005 - BBC

A Plan For Democratic And Equitable Planning In New Orleans

November 7, 2005 - Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP

Wheels to Wealth: The Role of Auto Ownership in Reducing Poverty

Researcher suggests that to climb out of poverty, low income families need a car.

November 5, 2005 - Northwest Meridian (Oregon)

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