National News Links

• City dwellers leave small carbon footprint (Chicago Sun-Times, June 22, 2009)
• Local governments charge for neglected lawns (ABC News, June 22, 2009)
• Mayors complain about stimulus spending (Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2009)
• Cities' gun restrictions begin to topple (Christian Science Monitor, June 20, 2009)
• ‘Transit cities’ face roadblocks (New York Times, June 19, 2009)
• Philly's fresh-food triumph: Nationally admired program opens supermarkets for underserved (Philadelphia Daily News, June 18, 2009)
• Politics and the Financial Crisis Slow the Drive to Privatize (New York Times, June 4, 2009)
• In suburbia, a megaproject offers hope (New York Times, June 17, 2009)
• Green to keep it green (Columbus Dispatch, June 17, 2009)
• Boulder County Commissioners to tweak house-size rules (Daily Camera, June 16, 2009)
• Savings plan benefits teens leaving foster care (USA Today, June 14, 2009)
• Sherwood rethinks fiber-optic access for all (The Oregonian, June 14, 2009)
• White rooftops may help slow warming (Washington Post, June 14, 2009)
• New rail lines spur urban revival (New York Times, June 14, 2009)
• S.F. OKs toughest recycling law in U.S. (San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2009)
• Portland's streetcar architecture -- past becomes future (The Oregonian, June 10, 2009)
• Ohio Supreme Court rules against city residency requirements (Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 10, 2009)
• Cities clamp down on panhandlers (USA Today, June 9, 2009)
• New growth law offers big possibilities, and big dangers (Orlando Sentinel, June 7, 2009)
• Can Twitter help fix San Francisco's potholes? (Christian Science Monitor, June 6, 2009)
• Senate Passes Bill to Ease Government Consolidation (New York Times, June 4, 2009)
• Urban gardens ease bills, brighten cityscape (USA Today, June 3, 2009)
• More cities encouraging car-sharing (New York Times, June 2, 2009)
• FBI: U.S. crime falls, but small town violence up (USA Today, June 1, 2009)