United States

Is there an inherent bias in the geographic and racial-ethnic patterns of Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) boards?

January 24, 2006 - The Brookings Institution

A citizens' group, angered over the Supreme Court's recent controversial eminent domain decision, is seeking to use the new law to evict Supreme Court Justice David Souter from his own home.

January 24, 2006 - Common Dreams

Local police departments are increasingly relying on federally-funded surveillance camera networks to pick up where local citizens and underfunded police left off -- keeping their 'eyes on the street'.

January 23, 2006 - The Washington Post

Former chiefs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- five Republicans and one Democrat -- criticise the Bush administration's response to global warming.

January 22, 2006 - The Guardian Unlimited

New Urbanism pioneer Andres Duany says the movement could change affordable housing and predict growing demand for experts.

January 22, 2006 - Orlando Business Journal

Federal regulators have cleared two national banks to develop office and hotel properties -- actions long barred by the Treasury Department. What does this imply for the development environment?

January 20, 2006 - National Real Estate Investor

Across the nation, developers and city officials warn that weakening eminent domain could undermine rehabilitation of cities.

January 20, 2006 - The New York Times

In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble.

January 20, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

The technology is here; now supporters need to garner enough political support and funding to make the dream a reality.

January 20, 2006 - The New York Times

The Pawcatuck Borderlands illustrates what is fast becoming one of the major puzzles in land use policy -- how to plan across boundaries.

January 19, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

State governors are risking their political capital on mega-fix-it projects at the statewide level, from the "Trans-Texas Corridor" to a $222 billion California infrastructure improvement plan.

January 19, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A federal appeals court rules that cities cannot block construction of the towers for aesthetic reasons alone.

January 19, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, the core areas of the nation's major metropolitan areas are experiencing major net domestic migration losses, according to Wendell Cox.

January 18, 2006 - Demographia

From a private art wing with steel doors that drop from the ceiling to a 70-foot saltwater swimming pool, these homes have it all -- for around $50 million.

January 17, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Is Wal-Mart the goliath that is reshaping America?

January 17, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty review the state of the homeless in 20 of America's "meanest" cities, as well as those cities which have adopted more constructive measures for addressing housing need.

January 16, 2006 - National Coalition for the Homeless

They seemed like a good idea at the time, but planners now find skywalks drain life from the streetscape below.

January 16, 2006 - Associated Press

Joel Kotkin charges that suburban living is under attack by planners and environmentalists, and the frontline is Los Angeles, where L.A.'s new mayor has declared suburbs 'an old concept.'

January 16, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Baltimore looks in the mirror and is surprised to see itself emerge victorious.

January 16, 2006 - USA Today

Searching for a sense of community, sharing, and a connection with humanity? Move to a small town.

January 13, 2006 - CommonDreams