National News Links Archive - December 2011
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National News Links
- An unlikely group rebels against preservation districts (New York Times, December 31, 2011)
- A city slips as downgrade hits home (Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2011)
- Critics peeved over new sidewalk ‘information pillars’ (Globe and Mail, December 29, 2011)
- Smyrna aims to fuel fleet with cooking oil (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 26, 2011)
- Falling home values mean budget crunches for cities (Washington Post, December 25, 2011)
- Cities find new ways to protect public art (USA Today, December 22, 2011)
- Cops Ready for War (The Daily Beast, December 21, 2011)
- New ordinance would end artistic mural ban in L.A. (Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011)
- High-tech greenhouse planned for city parkade rooftop (The Vancouver Sun, December 14, 2011)
- Designing for disaster - How the need for security leads to enhanced public spaces (The Christian Science Monitor, December 14, 2011)
- U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers (The New York Times, December 13, 2011)
- Demographic Changes Mean Dramatic Shifts in Demand for California Housing: ULI Report Finds Imbalance Between Consumer Preferences and Existing Stock (PR Newswire, December 12, 2011)
- Cities adapt to wacky weather (Christian Science Monitor, December 9, 2011)
- City Crackdown Looming as the Dog Population Rises (The New York Times, December 9, 2011)
- Fastest-growing urban parks are for the dogs (USA Today, December 8, 2011)
- Cities moving beyond segregation (USA Today, December 7, 2011)
- L.A. calls for end to 'corporate personhood' (Los Angeles Times, December 6, 2011)
- Detroit police end free funeral escorts (The Detroit News, December 6, 2011)
- Many Workers in Public Sector Retiring Sooner (New York Times, December 5, 2011)
- Carbon Emissions Show Biggest Jump Ever Recorded (New York Times, December 4, 2011)
- Pain in the Public Sector (New York Times, December 4, 2011)
- Cook County refines tools to fight shoplifting (New York Times, December 3, 2011)
- Iowa town auctioning off right to name creek (USA Today, December 2, 2011)
- ‘Walkable’ steps into spotlight (New York Times, December 1, 2011)