National News Links

• In the exurbs, the American Dream is up for rent (Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2009)
• Urban coyote attacks rise; residents alarmed (USA Today, March 29, 2009)
• Banks Starting to Walk Away on Foreclosures (New York Times, March 29, 2009)
• Companies pretty up prices to win stimulus projects (New York Times, March 28, 2009)
• Cities deal with a surge in shantytowns (New York Times, March 25, 2009)
• Why college towns are looking smart (Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2009)
• Mediators help in neighborly dog disputes (USA Today, March 16, 2009)
• Harnessing the sun, with help from cities (New York Times, March 14, 2009)
• Prison population continues to rise (USA Today, March 18, 2009)
• Cities, states tack on more user fees (USA Today, March 18, 2009)
• Americans are moving on up to smaller, smarter homes (USA Today, March 17, 2009)
• Merging county offices results in large savings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 16, 2009)
• Using tax dollars to turn lives around is money well-spent (Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2009)
• Times are tough, and libraries are thriving (New York Times, March 13, 2009)
• YouthBuild: one stimulus model (Christian Science Monitor, March 13, 2009)
• Dallas lawmaker sponsoring bill to tax plastic bags in Texas (Dallas Morning News, March 10, 2009)
• Urban areas see revival in housing construction (USA Today, March 10, 2009)
• Stimulus dollars energize efforts to smarten up the electric power grid (Washington Post, March 10, 2009)
• Public transit ridership rises to highest level in 52 years (Washington Post, March 9, 2009)
• High-speed rail drives Obama's transportation agenda (Washington Post, March 8, 2009)
• Austin signs up for $250 million solar project (American-Statesman, March 6, 2009)
• City may replace parking meters with solar-powered kiosks (American-Statesman, March 3, 2009)
• Greening the prison-industrial complex (New York Times, March 3, 2009)
• San Diego reinvents a fading quarry (New York Times, March 3, 2009)