United States

More and more states are looking to cash in on the movie business by building film studios and offering tax incentives to filmmakers.

February 22, 2008 - Stateline

A group of researchers is using mapping and satellite data to help cities quantify their tree canopy cover -- a move that is spurring efforts to increase tree planting in cities across the country.

February 22, 2008 - Associated Press

The recent phenomenon of housing abandonment in the suburbs is only the beginning: projections now estimate that by 2025 40% of large-lot homes will be standing vacant.

February 21, 2008 - Atlantic Monthly

The best way to improve automobiles is to improve cities, according to this article from Business Week.

February 21, 2008 - Business Week

As the population booms, the need for housing and development will become even greater over the next 20 years. Many are arguing for a shift away from the cookie-cutter land use patterns of the past.

February 21, 2008 - The New York Times

City rankings can be double-edged sword.

February 21, 2008 - Governing

This editorial from The New York Times bemoans the absence of discussion about urban policy in the presidential campaigns.

February 20, 2008 - The New York Times

Mark Ames, author of "Going Postal", wonders if American gun tragedies like last week's massacre at Northern Illinois University might be at least partially explained by the bleak physical built environments of middle America.

February 20, 2008 - AlterNet

Architect Teddy Cruz is betting Tijuana-style development will flourish in gentrifying American neighborhoods -- and preserve their lower income populations.

February 19, 2008 - The New York Times

With enclosed malls across the country struggling to stay afloat, a recent discussion panel weighed whether this development type is on the verge of extinction.

February 18, 2008 - Globe St.

A new suburbanite writes into an advice columnist for help dealing with his suburban depression.

February 18, 2008 - Salon

Many cities are working toward addressing climate change. Some are establishing task forces to figure out how to prepare for peak oil. Spokane, Washington, is the first city to do both together, with a strategic planning effort launched last week.

February 18, 2008 - Post Carbon Cities

Because many of the homes purchased by real estate speculators over the past few years of the housing bubble were rented out, tenants are now finding themselves subject to eviction as the property owners go into default.

February 17, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

This slideshow from Popular Science shows case studies of some of the country's greenest cities and how they are achieving environmental sustainability.

February 16, 2008 - Popular Science

Streetsblog parses the jargon and gives the history behind a recent addition to the transportation lexicon.

February 15, 2008 - Streetsblog

Popular Science has released a list of the 50 greenest cities in America.

February 15, 2008 - Popular Science

Critics have been swift to point out that the federal government's proposed (and voluntary) "Project Lifeline" does little more than set a "pause button" on at-risk mortgages. What's needed are "Neighborhood Stabilization" plans.

February 15, 2008 - Center for American Progress

Rail networks across the country are expanding -- the first advancement in rail in nearly 100 years.

February 14, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

Cities across the country scramble to deal with abandoned properties as they drive down local economies.

February 14, 2008 - The Baltimore Sun

The U.S. Treasury and HUD have announced a new program called Project Lifeline, to help at-risk mortgage holders.

February 14, 2008 - Associated Press