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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), January 5
Jan. 5--The dark joke in transit circles is that if you don't want fares to go up again, you should buy a car and then keep riding the bus. Revenue from the sales tax on motor vehicles, which |
Los Angeles Times, January 4
Terry Ware, head of Denver's housing and neighborhood development office, is a man under siege. The city is due to receive $6 million under an unusual federal program to help cities and counties |
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), January 4
CHAPEL HILL -- Celeste Mayer's two chickens ate out of her hand and rested on her lap when she typed. She got them two years ago because she'd grown up with chickens; her son, then 6, loved animals; |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 4
Until this year, Habitat for Humanity followed a predictable pattern for getting deserving families into homes: collect donations, purchase land, then build a house from scratch using volunteer |
The Baltimore Sun, January 5
Cheryl Sparks, the chief spokeswoman for the Maryland Transportation Authority, fights the same battle day after day after day. Who could blame her for turning to her favorite columnist for a little |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), January 5
By Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press As a New Yorker, I don't own a car, and I really hate driving. So I challenged myself to avoid the driver's seat as much as possible during a recent West Coast |
The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), January 4
Big snow, little transit TriMet looks in its rearview mirror to improve its storm response Veteran driver can't contain his frustration DYLAN RIVERA and ERIC MORTENSON When TriMet canceled |
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), January 5
Jan. 5--OLD FORGE -- Borough officials are looking to amend zoning to expand opportunities for shuttered churches in residential zones to have an afterlife. Several churches have closed recently, |
The Paducah Sun (Kentucky), January 5
Jan. 5--METROPOLIS, Ill. -- A proposed zoning ordinance variance that would allow temporary housing by recreational vehicles in a Metropolis mobile home park may draw comments both pro and con |
El Paso Times (Texas), January 5
Jan. 5--EL PASO -- Historian Fred Morales wants to preserve the essense of old El Paso by getting historic recognition for six properties in the Downtown area. |
Naples Daily News (Florida), January 5
A few months ago, the transportation problem was very specific in Southwest Florida. High gas prices were putting the pinch on middle-class families and retirees alike. Then, $4-a-gallon gas gave |
Newsday (New York), January 5
Historic preservation advocates say Brookhaven officials must be careful to avoid committing an act of architectural savagery upon the town's tiniest buildings in the name of complying with state |
Newsday (New York), January 5
If a movie were made about the Long Island Rail Road's tumultuous past year, the climactic scene could take place on the tracks of Jamaica Station in the days just before Thanksgiving. A derailment |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), January 5
Eclipsed by recent battles between the New Orleans City Council and Mayor Ray Nagin over the city's 2009 operating budget was the fact the council last month also approved spending $309 million of |
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), January 5
PITTSFIELD -- Bit by bit over the last four months, new multi-colored housing units have begun to rise on a vacant lot on Bradford Street, adding a bit of panache to the city's drab West Side, a |
Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado), January 5
H ere's a look at what 2009 will bring in Boulder, Colorado and the world: Meet the new boss ... Stan Garnett will be sworn in as Boulder County's new district attorney on Jan. 13, replacing |
The Salt Lake Tribune, January 5
Brigham City has one. So do Circleville, Myton and Wellington. Now, after years of wrangling with west-side residents sensitive about their industrial image, Salt Lake City has joined its smaller |
Detroit Free Press (Michigan), January 4
Jan. 4--Despite the state's economic woes, mass transit advocates saw significant progress in late 2008 toward proposed light rail and mass transit projects in southeast Michigan. In early December, |
The Anniston Star (Alabama), January 4
Jan. 4--City founders drew the plans decades ago -- the Model City, Gem of the Hills, Crossroads to the Future -- and local governments have been redrawing them ever since. Forefathers penned |
Lowell Sun (Massachusetts), January 4
AYER -- Two of the town's Planning and Development Department are having their hours cut in half because funding is not available. Susan Provencher and Margaret Scarsdale are largely paid via a |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), January 4
Jan. 4--For much of the past two decades, St. Charles County has boomed. With a surge of new homes and new residents from the Missouri River out to Wentzville, it became one of the fastest-growing |
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), January 4
Jan. 4--Developers of affordable housing stand to save money on permit fees if the Margate City Commission approves a recommendation from its Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. The committee met |
The Forward, January 2
About a year ago, the owners of the Streit's matzo factory, a pillar of Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1925, announced that they planned to sell the building and move their operations to New |
City News Service, January 1
Firefighters in Riverside County hope Sacramento lawmakers and the governor can agree this year on laws to require builders to provide wider entry and exit roads, adequate water pressure, and other |
Chicago Tribune (Illinois), January 1
Jan. 1--Fare hikes by the CTA and Pace will make it more expensive to use public transportation this year in the city and suburbs, but officials say the higher fares won't raise the funds needed to |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), January 2
Members of a commission on infrastructure financing said they will urge Congress to raise fuel taxes 50 percent. That works out to 10 cents a gallon for gas and 12 to 15 cents a gallon for diesel. |
Bennington Banner (Vermont), January 1
Jan. 1--MANCHESTER -- Select Board members chose Tuesday to let voters decide if larger buildings should be permissible in downtown Manchester. The board moved, 4-0, to send two proposed bylaw |
The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.), January 2
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK Selling naming rights to light-rail stations, park-and-ride lots, or even the entire rail system could reap nearly $29 million in revenue to help pay |
Chicago Tribune, January 2
President George W. Bush could be forcing President-elect Barack Obama to act almost immediately to curb global warming, after years of the Bush administration fighting attempts to crack down on |
Los Angeles Times, January 2
The Community Services Board of Alexandria, Va., facing budget cutbacks along with many other municipalities in the country, turned to an unusual source recently to help it decide what to keep and |
The Fresno Bee (California), January 1
Jan. 1--The economy is reeling, refurbished Selland Arena just lost its anchor tenant and by taking a high-profile City Hall job Craig Scharton faces questions about his actions as a City Council |
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 1
Despite signs that the region's population decline might bottom out, Western Pennsylvania probably will lose more of its clout following the 2010 Census. The region is losing population to |
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), January 1
Downtown's rebirth can't be stopped by a mere global recession, but the economic downturn is expected to slow the flow of new projects in the coming year. Enough development is in the pipeline to |
The New York Post, January 1
Straphangers could be in for a lot of pain, and with very little financial gain for the MTA. The transit agency recently released a detailed list of cost savings for each subway and bus line on the |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 1
Forsyth County closed the deal Wednesday on two green space properties, despite some concerns that $17 million was too much to pay with real estate prices tumbling nationwide. One site in northwest |
Time, January 12
Proponents tout atomic energy as a clean, carbon-free alternative to coal and oil. But sky-high costs and uncertain financing could sink nukes again Nuclear power is on the verge of a remarkable |
High Country News, December 22
FULL TEXT Westerners will breath the legacy of Bush's BLM It took the Vernal office of the Bureau of Land Management seven years, millions of dollars and 584 pages to lay out a resource management |
The Salt Lake Tribune, January 4
M agna » One town. Two councils -- each claiming to be its voice. These governing boards have become the straitlaced father and protective mother of this former mining town, overseeing the same |
Americas Oil and Gas Insights, January 1
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to block the US Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) scheduled oil and gas licensing auction in Utah. The auction, which is planned to take place on December |
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, January 3
Pennsylvania's commitment to developing and diversifying its biotechnology business sector has helped it to weather the economic downturn and set the stage for future opportunity and innovation, |
Law & Health Weekly, January 3
Massachusetts is the top state in the nation for entrepreneurial activity, according to a study released by Babson College. The 2008 Babson Entrepreneurship Monitor for the Commonwealth of |
Law & Health Weekly, January 3
Zipcar, the world's largest provider of cars on demand by the hour or day, announced a partnership with the City of Atlanta to provide car-sharing memberships to City of Atlanta employees. The |
Ecology, Environment & Conservation Business, January 3
The California Air Resources Board today approved two diesel truck regulations that will dramatically cut the largest source of diesel pollution in the state and are the first of their kind in the |
Chicago Tribune, December 31
Like so many Chicagoans, Walter and Alice Sopala didn't like how their alderman let a real estate developer build a new condo building that placed their home in its shadows. And they really don't |
The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), December 31
Raleigh has a new plan to guide its growth -- and opportunities for you to study the plan and comment on it before the City Council votes on it. The Comprehensive Plan, a catchall planning document |
USA TODAY, December 31
Battles over environmental damage and lack of land access are intensifying. Property owners and riders are under assault more regularly across the USA. Clashes over the sport of off-roading are |
The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, WI), December 30
Business owners, planners and neighborhood residents insist Milwaukee must clean up its streets before it redevelops the 30th Street industrial corridor. Crime is a factor as companies decide where |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), December 31
St. Louis County may scrap its plans for an overpass taking Hanley Road across Manchester Road, and instead use a so-called "Michigan Left" intersection to move traffic better at the heavily |
Bowling Green Daily News (Kentucky), December 30
Dec. 30--A new way to finance at least part of downtown redevelopment continued to take shape Monday morning at a special meeting of the nonprofit corporation formed to oversee the project. |
Newsday (New York), December 31
Metropolitan Transportation Authority service cuts and fare hikes of 23 percent! Long Island Bus prices going up 75 percent! Four new scenarios for fare increases this week! Is the MTA trying to |
Times-Picayune (New Orleans), December 31
A LaPlace attorney is asking the St. Charles Parish Council to rezone an Airline Drive property in Norco for a more intensive use despite the objections of the Norco Civic Association and the |
Los Angeles Times, December 31
California officials are counting on Washington to inject billions of dollars in transportation money to help revive the state economy. But a public advocacy group said the state's wish list of |
The Seattle Times, December 30
Two programs designed to bring affordable housing to downtown Seattle have fallen short of expectations, with officials spending just $5 million of the $20 million collected from developers. The |
UPI, December 30
The Chesapeake Bay's blue crab population has been devastated by pollution, overfishing and lax federal oversight, a U.S. environmental group said. |
Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), December 30
The city of Newberg wants to create more industrial properties in a recently adopted Urban Reserve Area south of the city and is looking for proposals to develop the Newberg South Industrial Area |
The Salt Lake Tribune, December 30
Anyone with a new-generation credit card embedded with an electronic chip will find it quicker to board a Utah Transit Authority train or bus in the new year. UTA's new technology to scan |
Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), December 30
The Nature Conservancy and Snowshoe Mountain Resort announced an agreement Monday to protect and restore 233 acres of high-quality red spruce forestland near the popular resort and ski area. |
The Houston Chronicle, December 30
The developer behind Titan, a 25-story luxury condo tower proposed for a site on Post Oak Boulevard, has scrapped plans to build the project in the wake of the economic crisis rippling through |
Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri), December 30
Two weeks ago, the Bureau of Land Management - acting on orders from the Bush administration - rushed to auction off the drilling rights to nearly 150,000 acres of Utah wilderness adjacent to the |
Austin American-Statesman (Texas), December 30
When Austin last approved a comprehensive growth plan, the Armadillo World Headquarters was still standing, MoPac ended at Far West Boulevard and the city's population was half of what it is today. |
The Times of Trenton (New Jersey), December 30
President-elect Barack Obama surprised nearly everyone when he named Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) as his secretary of transportation. New Jersey transportation wonks hadn't put LaHood on their short |
Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania), December 30
Dec. 30--An ongoing zoning hearing on Lehigh Cement Co.'s plan to expand a quarry in Richmond Township is expected to resume early in 2009, according to the township solicitor. |
The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut), December 30
Dec. 30--NEW MILFORD -- Town officials say a Town Hall workshop reaffirmed the town is taking the right steps to help preserve local farmland. "I think it was successful. It keeps people thinking," |
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, Kentucky), December 30
Dec. 30--The city of Owensboro is hoping to take advantage of close to $4 billion the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has set aside to help neighborhoods left riddled by |
The Janesville Gazette (Wisconsin), December 30
Dec. 30--LA PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP -- No houses, apartment complexes or gas stations allowed. The only "construction" on this property will be nests built by indigo buntings. La Prairie Township landowner |
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Arizona), December 30
Dec. 30--Suzy Phoenix never used public transportation before Monday, the first day that Metro, the Valley's new light-rail system, hit the tracks to move commuters to and from work. She was sold |
The Daily News of Newburyport (Massachusetts), December 30
Dec. 30--AMESBURY -- The town's trying to make the allure of the so-called "Golden Triangle" a bit more precious. A Municipal Council subcommittee is considering new zoning tonight that would |
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine), December 30
FARMINGTON - Strolling through Farmington's history just got easier. Signs highlighting stops and points of historical interest which cover the culture of the town's railroad, canneries, churches |
Religion Clause, December 30
Dec. 30, 2008 (Religion Clause delivered by Newstex) -- In Young v. Jackson County, (OR Land Use Bd. App., Dec. 23, 2008), the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals held that the "equal terms" |
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire), December 30
The Concord Housing Authority could redefine its mission to focus on redevelopment. The authority is considering becoming the Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority. If the change goes through, |
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), December 30
Dec. 30--The Covington Twp. supervisor chairman is asking a judge to throw out a case against him alleging operation of an illegal junkyard. Winship Road resident Scott Van Fleet filed suit in |
St. Joseph News-Press (Missouri), December 30
Dec. 30--Zoning laws designed to draw lines between residential neighborhoods and manufacturing districts may force a local business to leave St. Joseph's boundaries altogether. Brett Halsey, owner |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 30
Mayor Nutter said yesterday that five of the 11 library branches once scheduled to close permanently on Thursday are instead on track to be taken over by private foundations, wealthy individuals, |
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), December 30
Colorado will receive $34 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to deal with the effects of foreclosures and declining home values, under a plan approved Monday by HUD |
Newsday (New York), December 30
Without a bailout from state lawmakers, Long Island Bus customers will pay a hefty $3.50 for a single ride next year, MTA officials confirmed as they released specific figures yesterday on their |
Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri), December 29
After the Columbia City Council in October unanimously approved Amir Ziv's controversial "cottage" housing development in the central city, he had high hopes that his affordable housing project |
The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut), December 29
Dec. 29--DANBURY -- The position was a campaign issue when he first ran for mayor -- important enough to spend between $65,000 and $68,000 per year since 2004. Now the city's economic development |
The Baltimore Sun, December 29
If you were paying attention on Election Day, you probably felt the jolt. The train has finally left the station. Actually, trains are beginning to leave the station all over the country. This |
Concord Monitor (New Hampshire), December 30
The Concord Housing Authority could redefine its mission to focus on redevelopment. The authority is considering becoming the Concord Housing and Redevelopment Authority. If the change goes through, |
Chicago Tribune, December 29
Chicago-area commuters began 2008 facing the threat of a mass-transit meltdown, and at year's end transportation services in Illinois remain so dicey that icy winter roads aren't being salted and |
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), December 30
Dec. 30--MOOSIC -- The borough may have violated the state's Sunshine Act last week when it held a non-advertised meeting to obtain public comment on a land development plan for Jack Williams Tire |
St. Joseph News-Press (Missouri), December 30
Dec. 30--Zoning laws designed to draw lines between residential neighborhoods and manufacturing districts may force a local business to leave St. Joseph's boundaries altogether. Brett Halsey, owner |
Las Cruces Sun-News (New Mexico), December 30
To view a map of Las Cruces' proposed Tax Increment Development District, click here. LAS CRUCES The state has given preliminary approval to a step that would generate about $3.6 million over the |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 30
The real estate and foreclosure crises have played havoc with property values in Atlanta. Wide areas of south Atlanta and north Clayton, south Cobb and south DeKalb counties have seen so many |
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), December 30
By WAVENEY ANN MOORE Times Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral has taken the next step toward demolishing a large section of the historic former Baptist sanctuary it owns |
The Skyline, December 29
Dec. 29, 2008 (Chicago Tribune delivered by Newstex) -- We've been through the best architecture of 2008; now, to close out the year, we'll do the worst. Here's a survey of truly awful |
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), December 29
EUREKA - Hearings have been scheduled for February on a proposal to build an 87-turbine wind farm, mostly in Minonk Township in eastern Woodford County. Navitas Energy, a Minneapolis-based wind |
The Colorado Independent, December 29
Dec. 29, 2008 (Center for Independent Media delivered by Newstex) -- (Photo/reggmetc, Flickr)Some Cleveland, Ohio neighborhoods have a message for banks that abandon their foreclosed houses or |
Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania), December 29
Dec. 29--A former landfill in Spring Township has been removed from the federal list of Superfund sites targeted for environmental cleanup. The action comes about eight years after the cleanup at |
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Arizona), December 29
Dec. 29--The opening weekend of light rail in the Valley was mostly given over to spectators -- the politicians, journalists and locals who were just plain curious. But today, the first working day |
The Anniston Star (Alabama), December 29
Dec. 29--JACKSONVILLE -- One green-thumbed Jacksonville city councilman is trying to raise a few greenbacks for the city's planned greenway trail. Place 3 Councilman Truman Norred said he has always |
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), December 29
BOSTON -- In 2006, 39-year-old Leticia Brown entered the House of Hope homeless shelter in Lowell. The shelter was a source of support during one of the low points in her life, but Brown had to |
Life Science Weekly, December 30
The American Planning Association (APA) has selected the Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan to receive the National Excellence Award for Innovation in Regional Planning. This award |
National Public Radio (NPR),
JACKI LYDEN, Host: LYDEN: From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I'm Jacki Lyden. Many stories about the city of Detroit view the American auto mecca as a city that's lost its way. Drive down |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 29
Developer Bruce J. Connus admits he was an unusual date when he was still single and out and about with the ladies. "Most guys would be looking at girls," he said. "I was looking at buildings." |
Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida), December 28
Dec. 28--FREEPORT -- Development company Jolly Bay LLC has filed a notice of claim against Walton County for more than $3.35 million under a state law that allows landowners to sue local governments |
Manassa Journal Messenger (Virginia), December 28
Dec. 28--Published: December 27, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration will be a historic event for sure. And a boon for businesses. But it also could be quite a hassle for folks living |
The Baltimore Sun, December 28
If getting a new development approved and built is a battle, the skirmishes are escalating in and around Turf Valley. After the recent launch of a petition drive challenging a law that that affects |
The Baltimore Sun, December 28
A bill intended to help speed construction of lower-priced homes in Howard County by exempting them from some growth-control restraints might be tabled or delayed further, according to its prime |
Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City), December 29
Beginning Thursday, the Utah Transit Authority will collect fares electronically using new readers installed on its 520 buses and 35 TRAX and FrontRunner rail platforms. The readers for the |
