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USA TODAY, November 21
McCOMB, Miss. -- Tears come and go as Rockell Joseph talks about the past three years of her life. Her family was among the thousands of people whose lives changed forever on Aug. 29, 2005, when |
Los Angeles Times, November 21
Boulder County, Colo., officials acted illegally when they turned down a local church's request to double its size, but their decision was not motivated by religious bias, a federal jury decided |
Naples Daily News (Florida), November 21
Opposition surfaced Thursday to a proposal aimed at smoothing over objections to a shortened review of changes to Collier County's landmark rural growth plan. The county's Environmental Advisory |
Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado), November 21
Fuel prices have tumbled, but while drivers are saving a hefty sum, RTD is losing money for every penny the price falls. That's because for the past several years, the transit agency has "locked in" |
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne), November 21
By Jodi Rogstad jrogstad@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Traditionally, a church's home is among houses or downtown. So sayeth city code. But some clergymen now argue that's no longer practical. |
Chicago Tribune, November 21
Elgin officials are seeking more than $2 million in federal funds to aid neighborhoods that have been hit hard by foreclosures. The money would be used to buy and renovate or demolish foreclosed |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 21
The Technology Collaborative, a statewide economic development organization, held its own in a tight economy in 2007-2008 with programs that helped to create 344 new jobs and eight new companies. |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 21
Five months after it gained historic status from the city, the former home of the National Negro Opera Company in Homewood has been condemned. The owners recently alerted Dan Holland, president of |
The Hays Daily News (Kansas), November 20
Nov. 20--The Ellis County Commission, represented by County Counselor Bill Jeter, has conceded in a civil lawsuit filed in December due to insufficient prior notice for a public hearing. |
The Natchez Democrat (Mississippi), November 21
Nov. 21--NATCHEZ -- The Natchez Planning Commission has opted not to make a decision on an RV zoning change just yet. The decision to make a text amendment to allow such a resort in the B-2 zoning |
Los Angeles Times, November 21
For the second time in less than three months, a Metrolink train and a freight train heading in opposite directions collided Thursday morning, raising fresh concerns about the commuter rail line's |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), November 21
Delays on the Caltrain system during the morning commute the past two days were caused by mechanical problems, but the issues were unrelated, a spokeswoman said Thursday. |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 21
In a rare New Orleans appearance Thursday evening, former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial told a meeting of black dignitaries they should demand "an urban component" in every major piece of |
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), November 21
By Traci Rader Times Correspondent BRANDON - Ask some Brandon-area residents what mass transit options they want, and there might be a variety of answers. First, though, there's another issue to |
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), November 21
By Chandra Broadwater Times Staff Writer TAMPA - After months of postponements and meetings, the owners of a 537-acre sod farm will ask county commissioners in January to rezone land to make way for |
PR Newswire, November 21
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The 88, San Jose's newest high-rise residential tower, is now complete -- a monumental step in the resurgence of this city's downtown. At just under 88 |
The Houston Chronicle, November 20
Humble Council members declined to enter into an agreement with the city of Houston on a land planning ordinance for areas in the city of Humble that are impacted by George Bush Intercontinental |
Buffalo News (New York), November 20
Buffalo's newest residential corridor was showcased Monday as city and state officials visited Sycamore Village. On the one-year anniversary of the project's groundbreaking, Mayor Byron W. Brown and |
The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), November 20
Nov. 20--SALEM -- The town is taking steps to ensure Rockingham Park could be successfully redeveloped if racing ended there. Only three other properties in Salem would be affected by a proposed |
The Daily Democrat (Woodland, California), November 20
Nov. 20--The Woodland City Council advised against two developments near the city's borders proposed in Yolo County's general plan draft, following a presentation by county staff Tuesday. The |
The Daily Star (Oneonta, New York), November 20
Nov. 20--ONEONTA -- The city of Oneonta is considering a consultant to help turn land-use recommendations outlined in the city's comprehensive plan into a re-drafting of the city's 33-year-old |
Aiken Standard (South Carolina), November 20
Nov. 20--Aiken County Council voted to rezone a large amount of land located in the vicinity of Anderson Pond Road Tuesday, ensuring the land likely won't fall victim to any unchecked development |
The Denver Post, November 20
WASHINGTON - A sweeping bill that would protect swaths of land in Colorado from development and fund restoration projects is stalled until next year, blocked by a Republican opponent. Senate |
Eureka Times Standard (California), November 20
When it comes to grant funding, Eureka is hoping money grows on trees -- grant money, that is. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a street tree plan for the city, which |
USA TODAY, November 20
Spring Hill is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. With its picturesque location in the rolling hills of Tennessee, just 30 miles south of Nashville, plentiful jobs, reputable schools and |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 20
The Housing Authority of New Orleans on Wednesday approved the sale or demolition nearly three-quarters of its scattered-site properties, targeting more than 500 of 700 total apartments. HANO's |
Los Angeles Times, November 20
On Thursday, Dan Hawes got into his car in Pasadena and braced himself for the drive to his job in Santa Monica. Hoping to avoid the dreaded Santa Monica Freeway, he instead headed west on the 134, |
Florence Morning News (South Carolina), November 19
Nov. 19--DARLINGTON -- Turkey farmers expressed their concern Tuesday night to the Darlington County Planning Commission about a petition that requests the county adopts a zoning ordinance that |
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 20
The attempt by some Winter Park commissioners last week to weaken that city's commitment to commuter rail might leave you wondering: Does it signal growing dissent among elected officials along the |
The Baltimore Sun, November 20
Columbia residents fighting to stop construction of a 23-story mixed-use tower proposed for the town's lakefront suffered a setback when the state's highest court agreed to review a lower court |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 20
It was standing-room-only inside the O. Perry Walker High School library Thursday night as residents were eager to participate in the first District 12 and 13 Master Planning meeting since New |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 20
The Kenner City Council has decided that the design of the raised part of a house must complement the rest of the house. |
Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania), November 20
QUINCY TOWNSHIP -- Some residents don't think Mont Alto State Park is showing its best side. Dennis Monn, a lifetime resident of Mont Alto, has started a petition drive protesting an outhouse at the |
Alamogordo Daily News (New Mexico), November 20
Z-Trans Public Transportation bus drivers have been sweeping out buses, checking first-aid kits, kicking the tires and washing the fleet in preparation for providing public transportation services |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 20
Georgia's largest local governments have all agreed to ask for federal money to create governmental house-flipping programs in hopes of propping up values in neighborhoods beset by foreclosures. In |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 20
Georgia's transportation system, once the state's chief competitive advantage over its Sun Belt neighbors, has been in a long decline traceable to two big mistakes: * First, we have spent far too |
The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia), November 19
Checking records on your home or taking a peek at someone else's house has never been so easy. And soon in Richmond County you could get even more from a new Maps On Line site, including a |
Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia), November 19
Faced with about a $90 million shortfall for critical traffic improvements, the Suffolk Planning Commission on Tuesday put off making a decision on a proposed cargo hub development. The developer, |
The Denver Post, November 19
For years, members of Colorado's congressional delegation have been raising questions about a natural gas extraction technique called hydraulic fracturing. The concern is the widely used method, |
Austin American-Statesman (Texas), November 19
After two decades, Fred Purcell and the government have finally reached a deal. On Tuesday, the Travis County commissioners agreed to buy 22 acres in the Four Points neighborhood from Purcell, |
Chapel Hill Herald (Durham, NC), November 19
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Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), November 19
BY JAMES BUESCHER Correspondent A project to plant 100 trees will be wrapped up by Columbia Borough this month in an effort to attract economic revitalization to its neighborhoods and business |
Birmingham News (Alabama), November 19
KIMBERLY Jefferson County Circuit Judge Scott Vowell last week ruled to allow surface mining on 100 acres outside Kimberly, after the town and Jefferson County turned down the proposal. ''Strip |
Eureka Times Standard (California), November 19
Efforts by the Eureka City Council to enact a moratorium on the construction of cell phone towers within the city failed Tuesday. Seeing it didn't have enough votes to enact the moratorium, the |
The Hays Daily News (Kansas), November 18
Nov. 18--In a unanimous vote Monday, the Hays Area Planning Commission approved a recommendation to indefinitely extend a moratorium on wind energy development within city limits. This |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 19
BATON ROUGE -- The Louisiana Recovery Authority gave final approval Tuesday for the transfer of at least 137 properties from the Louisiana Land Trust to St. Tammany Parish government, leaving |
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), November 18
Nov. 18--Eight sewage plants in the Akron area need to reduce their discharge of phosphorus to help improve the Tuscarawas River. That's one of the the key findings of a 228-page draft report from |
Eureka Times Standard (California), November 19
The Arcata City Council will be deciding tonight on the approval of medical marijuana guidelines, the recruitment and hiring of another police department position, and the creation of a tax |
The Baltimore Sun, November 19
A Maryland Transit Administration employee used keys to improperly open bus fare boxes and rail ticket machines, and $475,000 is missing, according to a legislative audit released yesterday. The |
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne), November 19
By Bill McCarthy bmccarthy@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Nervous - not scared - is how John Shumway felt spending the night in a homeless shelter. A lawyer in the state Attorney General's Office, |
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), November 19
Things are heating up over a contentious proposal that affects the property rights of thousands of homeowners in Denver's West Washington Park neighborhood. Mayor John Hickenlooper was thrust into |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 19
It didn't take the city planning commission long to reject plans for a proposed strip club on West Carson Street near Station Square yesterday. Shortly after hearing from more than 20 people opposed |
Chicago Tribune, November 19
In a society addicted to buying on credit, the Chicago Transit Authority is hoping to cash in big time. A "smart" version of those credit cards and bank debit cards stuffed in your wallet will be |
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), November 19
Nov. 19--BOYNTON BEACH -- Meadows of Boynton Beach residents wanted a no-frills park that didn't cost too much green. On Tuesday, city commissioners granted the development of more than 1,300 homes |
Enid News & Eagle (Oklahoma), November 19
Nov. 19--An application for a little more than a mile of Phase I of a walking-biking trail has been submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in hopes of getting Enid started on an Enid |
The Philadelphia Daily News, November 19
The American Commerce Center, a 1,510-foot skyscraper proposed for 18th and Arch streets, cleared its first hurdle yesterday when the City Planning Commission signed off on legislation for necessary |
The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia), November 18
The revamping of the Richmond County school system through "rightsizing" could begin as early as August. That's when Superintendent Dana Bedden would like to have the administrations of Hornsby |
Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri), November 18
HALLSVILLE - When a privately operated group home for the developmentally disabled opened in a subdivision of this town, some neighboring residents worried it might be a drug rehab center, a halfway |
The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), November 18
Nov. 18--An ongoing dispute between county administrator Gary Kubic and a Beaufort County board responsible for protecting major corridors could end up in court. At issue is the former O.C. Welch |
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), November 18
Nov. 18--Akron City Council members were under the impression no one was upset about a renewal plan for the Firestone Park neighborhood that involved the city acquiring several properties -- |
Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), November 17
In what the fiscally conservative foundation Americans for Prosperity is declaring to be a "stunning" victory for rural property owners, a federal district court decision last week negates the |
The International Herald Tribune, November 18
One of the most cynical clichés in architecture is that poverty is good for preservation. The poor don't bulldoze historic neighborhoods to make way for fancy new high-rises. That assumption came to |
The Baltimore Sun, November 18
Thousands of Baltimore-area commuters were forced to abandon trains and board buses yesterday, the first workday disrupted by a light rail shutdown that closed the northern half of the system. State |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 18
A feud between neighbors over a huge mobile home parked at Severn Avenue and 49th Street in Metairie might prompt Jefferson Parish officials to reconsider the codes governing vehicle sizes on |
The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC), November 18
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Chico Enterprise-Record (California), November 18
CHICO City councilors Monday night turned down potential growth areas that would see the city expand onto agriculture land, instead identifying areas to the north and southeast of the city as |
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), November 18
Metro mayors plan to look at RTD's over-budget FasTracks program with a "trust but verify" attitude toward the transit agency's claims of soaring costs and the need for more money. |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 18
A controversy pitting Church v. State in a tiny Jefferson County community has traveled 100 miles southwest to the much larger stage of federal court in Pittsburgh. A lawsuit filed yesterday on |
San Jose Mercury News (California), November 18
Now that California voters have approved $10 billion in bonds to help pay for a new high-speed passenger rail line, Peninsula officials are trying to sort out what its impact will be on their |
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), November 18
Nov. 18--Money for road improvement projects could be slashed in an effort to pay for mass transit. Palm Beach County commissioners will hear a budget proposal today that reshapes how money is |
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), November 18
Nov. 18--Akron City Council members were under the impression no one was upset about a renewal plan for the Firestone Park neighborhood that involved the city acquiring several properties -- |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), November 18
When officials at the Presidio announced in August 2007 that Gap founder Don Fisher wanted to build a 100,000-square-foot modern art museum at the head of the park's historic Main Post, many critics |
The San Francisco Chronicle (California), November 18
Despite its tough goals to reduce greenhouse gases, California is not prepared to deal with the flooding, coastal erosion and loss of wildlife habitat that scientists are predicting in the coming |
Idaho Falls Post Register (Idaho), November 18
Bonneville County commissioners approved the expansion of a controversial gravel pit Monday, but it looks as if they won't have the final say. The expansion, set on a roughly 100-acre tract off St. |
Los Angeles Times, November 18
When the largest church in Boulder County, Colo., wanted to double its size two years ago, county commissioners said no. Rocky Mountain Christian Church already dominated a rural corner of the |
Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia), November 17
The City Council's agenda for Wednesday includes a new ordinance that gives the city manager ultimate say in whether to allow golf carts on city streets. A resident of the Elizabeth Lake |
Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), November 17
The long, rough road to a bike-friendly Anchorage got a little smoother recently with the installation of 13 new bike racks downtown. Bicycle traffic has increased more than 30 percent over |
The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusetts), November 17
Nov. 17--HAVERHILL -- Residents on Newton and Fairmont avenues have won some battles in their long-running effort to stop Leonard Russo from operating a commercial landscaping business in their |
Cumberland Times-News (Maryland), November 17
Nov. 17--CUMBERLAND -- The state Task Force on the Future for Growth and Development is planning a public forum in Frostburg early next month on the recommendation of future Smart Growth principles |
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio), November 17
The Oak Park development, rising from a Dublin field in Union County, will contain a bit of everything ---- town homes and single-family houses, stores, offices and restaurants. The deal is that, if |
The Baltimore Sun, November 17
By the end of next year Americans will likely be sick and tired of hearing the word "infrastructure." Rebuilding of the nation's highways, mass transit systems and power grids hardly cracked the top |
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), November 17
The question could ignite a stinging controversy: Should Denver residents be allowed to keep beehives in the backyard? Marygael Meister, who had bees in three illicit hives buzzing behind her |
The Orange County Register (California), November 16
Public buses guided by magnets. No need for the driver to steer. Sound like a sci-fi movie? It's already been demonstrated in Northern California and will become a reality along two bus routes in |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 17
Every week, Adrian Owens knocks on an apartment door in Oakland and beseeches the tenant to speak with her. She has yet to see him, and she has been knocking since January. "He's in there. I could |
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 17
Once touted as a potential breakthrough to help solve the foreclosure crisis, the government's Hope for Homeowners program has failed to live up to its billing so far. And there are serious doubts |
The Meadville Tribune (Pennsylvania), November 16
Nov. 16--Is the physical condition of the City of Meadville's residential rental units in a general decline? With rental units accounting for roughly half the city's housing stock, has the time come |
Chico Enterprise-Record (California), November 17
CHICO City Councilors on Monday will make choices influencing how Chico will grow in the future. The council has to decide whether Chico should grow up, with taller buildings closer together, or |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 17
By some accounts, the new neighbor next door is pesky, rude and relentlessly loud. Has hacked down shade trees by the scores, sent dirt clouds flying over parked cars, and ignored zoning height |
The Orange County Register (California), November 16
A Surf City developer scored a victory Thursday when the state Coastal Commission allowed it to keep its building permit. However, details revealed during the hearing and earlier proceedings |
New Orleans CityBusiness (New Orleans, LA), November 17
In the ongoing debate over the future of Charity Hospital, state officials and preservationists are butting heads over a study calling for the renovation of the 70-year-old facility that's been |
South China Morning Post, November 17
New rules requiring wider gaps between buildings will be proposed to reduce the so-called wall effect caused by high-rises blocking air flow, a source close to the government said. The rules, to be |
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, November 16
A new chapter in home energy may be blowing in the wind for some communities. Garland is the latest North Texas city considering a zoning ordinance aimed at regulating wind energy devices that |
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky), November 16
Nov. 16--Gateway Planning Group laid out an $80 million package of projects designed to boost private investment in downtown and make the city's core once again a vibrant part of the community. The |
Culpeper Star-Exponent (Virginia), November 16
Nov. 16--The decision on whether to generate local transportation funding through impact fees applied to new construction may come before the Board of Supervisors as early as next month. With |
Chico Enterprise-Record (California), November 16
CHICO Future drugstores in Chico may not have to provide as much customer parking, a change planners believe may provide more opportunity for businesses to build on underutilized sites and cut |
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), November 16
Fifteen years ago the Orange County Commission approved Avalon Park, a controversial development designed to reshape Central Florida. It was billed as new urbanism, a car-optional community where |
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), November 16
Parking in downtown Chapel Hill might get a little easier if the town adopts recommendations in the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership's new parking study. The report recommends more on-street |
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), November 14
Almost 90,000 acres of U.S. Sugar Corp. land, half of the amount targeted by the state for Everglades restoration, come with contaminants that pose a moderate or elevated risk to the environment, |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania), November 14
After 13 years and several attempts, state Rep. Don Walko, D-Allegheny, finally got his blight bill passed. A House concurrence vote Wednesday sent the Abandoned and Blighted Property |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), November 14
Is giving timber to private contractors in exchange for their work to improve the health of our nation's forests a good deal for the government? U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management |
