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The Baltimore Sun profiles William Mackey Jr., former planning director for the City of South Miami and the new project manager for the U.S. 40 project in Maryland, who used the opportunity to return to his planning roots.
The Baltimore Sun
Despite criticism and delays, Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm pushes forward to make urban areas in Michigan attractive to young professionals.
The Chicago Tribune
Building homes for low income and special needs populations makes for good television, but not for long-term housing solutions.
The Chicago Tribune
In a recent Chicago Tribune op-ed, Chicago's Mayor Daley urges state policymakers to increase the supply of affordable housing in Illinois.
The Chicago Tribune
As the Rail-Volution conference kicks off in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County is touted as "being at the forefront of a growing trend to building housing close to rail transit."
Pasadena Star-News
As birthrates continue to drop, especially in aging countries, planners are being asked to consider how to plan for shrinking cities.
Newsweek
In recent years, the City of Omaha has made considerable progress in curbing and reversing negative trends, such as population loss and the deterioration of neighborhoods.
Omaha World Herald
In U.S. metropolitan areas, the average price of homes hits $278,000.
The Chicago Tribune
Experts in Wisconsin try to account for why the greatest number of manufacturing job lost in the metropolitan Milwaukee area were in the suburbs.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Many say that pedestrian cellphone use contributes to unsafe conditions, as well as the privatization of public space.
The New York Times