National News Links

• Today, Austin becomes an all-green municipal operation (American Statesman, September 30, 2011)
• Many cities imposing broad cuts as revenue shrinks (AP, September 28, 2011)
• Massapequa Park to use sensors to detect illegally parked vehicles (CBSnewyork.com, September 27, 2011)
• Vancouver farmers’ markets struggle to avoid other cities’ mistakes (Globe and Mail, September 26, 2011)
• Bad traffic congestion can be a good sign for jobs (USA Today, September 26, 2011)
• In Tacoma, teachers needed to strike simply to keep the status quo (Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2011)
• San Francisco OKs 'bird-safe' building standard (USA Today, September 21, 2011)
• Rand study finds less crime near pot dispensaries (Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2011)
• Burned at suburban edge, Renaissance Homes turns to urban core (The Oregonian, September 21, 2011)
• Developers Cater to Two-Wheeled Traffic in Portland, Ore. (New York Times, September 20, 2011)
• West Hollywood closer to becoming first fur-free city (Christian Science Monitor, September 20, 2011)
• D.C. Council agrees to raise taxes on city’s wealthiest residents (Washington Post, September 20, 2011)
• Cities ease rules to encourage urban farms (USA Today, September 19, 2011)
• Study: Crime cameras a cost-effective deterrent (Baltimore Sun, September 19, 2011)
• Tax plan to turn old buildings ‘green’ finds favor (USA Today, September 19, 2011)
• More towns study going electric (Boston Globe, September 18, 2011)
• City to workers: Join wellness program or pay $50 a month more (Chicago Sun-Times, September 16, 2011)
• Philadelphia overwhelmed by the homeless, turning many away (Philadelphia Daily News, September 15, 2011)
• More growth for Montecillo. Taxing district okayed for smart-growth project (El Paso, Inc., September 14, 2011)
• 4 Council Members, Each With $1 Million, Will Let Public Decide How It’s Spent (New York Times, September 13, 2011)
• An apple tree grows in suburbia (Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2011)
• How to build a greener city (Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2011)
• A hammer, not a handout: City program allows poor to build their future residences (Washington Post, September 10, 2011)
• Development prohibited on more than 1,000 acres of Howard farms (Baltimore Sun, September 9, 2011)
• Public nudity pushes boundaries in San Francisco (Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2011)
• Fauquier County to votes on rules for farm wineries (Washington Post, September 7, 2011)
• Miami police chief fights to stop firing (USA Today, September 7, 2011)
• Traffic cameras have new prey: Criminals (USA Today, September 5, 2011)
• Balto. Co. proposal on 'in-law apartments' draws criticism (Baltimore Sun, September 5, 2011)
• San Jose's new pickup line: No more doggie bags (Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2011)
• Tiny parks are on a roll in San Francisco (Los Angeles Times, September 2, 2011)
• Ohio corrections system sells one prison to private operator, reorganizes four others (Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 2, 2011)