Sustainable Communities

• D.C. Police Fight Crime with Design
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   District of Columbia   |   September 6, 2012
• District of Columbia police aim to work with developers to design safe environments that prevent crime.
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• Gallup: State, Local Governments Hiring Most Since Economic Collapse
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   September 5, 2012
• For the first time since the start of the economic downturn, state and local governments created more jobs than they lost last month.

• California Environmental Law Hurts Effort to Add Jobs, Critics Say
• Source: New York Times   |   California   |   September 5, 2012
• The landmark California Environmental Quality law passed in 1970 has also been increasingly abused, opening the door to lawsuits that, regardless of their merit, can delay even green development projects for years or sometimes kill them completely.

• Minimum-Wage Jobs Leading Florida's Recovery
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Florida   |   September 4, 2012
• A new study found the biggest sources of minimum-wage jobs also are leading Florida’s hiring rebound.

• Senior Job Training: Growing Need, Shrinking Budgets
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   August 31, 2012
• As Americans work longer, state and local officials worry a senior job training program doesn’t have the funding to meet its demand.

• Rethinking the Parking Lot
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   September 2012
• Everything we know about the automobile is under scrutiny, and so is everything we know about the parking lot. Should they be made of concrete or grass? Is their greatest purpose to generate revenue, store cars or act as a public space for people?
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• Immigrant-Friendly Cities Want What Arizona Doesn’t
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   September 2012
• In contrast to some states’ anti-immigration policies, a few cities are actively trying to attract immigrants to boost their own economies.
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• How Will Boomers Reshape U.S. Cities?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   September 2012
• The wave of boomer retirees will transform the way cities look, from the way they grow and sprawl to minutiae such as curb heights and the fonts on street signs.
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• University Business Parks Model North Carolina State’s Centennial Campus
• BY: William Fulton   |   September 2012
• The campus throws academics, nonprofits and businesses together to facilitate the constant and intense interaction required to bring research breakthroughs to market.
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• Missouri's Tax Credit Tab Reaches All-Time High
• Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch   |   Missouri   |   August 31, 2012
• The number has grown so big that Gov. Jay Nixon said he will reconvene a panel that spent months studying tax credits two years ago, hoping to light a fire under lawmakers for changes next year.

• Court: Adult Entertainment Store Regulations Too Strict in New York
• Source: Reuters   |   New York   |   August 31, 2012
• A New York City zoning law designed to keep adult entertainment businesses away from schools, churches and residential neighborhoods was deemed unconstitutional by a New York state judge

• Lowering the High Cost of an Agency's Real Estate Move
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   August 30, 2012
• A private banker has an idea for "rentalizing" upfront costs when agencies consolidate and move into smaller office space.

• The Bottom-Line Benefits of Greening a City
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   August 27, 2012
• Value engineering can reduce the costs of capital projects. But it also can save money over the long haul.
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• Savannah Port Deepening Approved
• Source: Reuters   |   Savannah, Ga.   |   August 24, 2012
• Savannah, the fourth largest container port in the nation according to the Department of Transportation, is among several South Atlantic ports that want to deepen their shipping channels for super-sized container ships expected to come through the expanded Panama Canal starting in 2014.

• Philadelphia Joins Cities with New Zoning Codes
• Source: Philadelphia Inquirer   |   Philadelphia   |   August 24, 2012
• Many large cities, including Chicago, Miami, and Denver, have recently overhauled their zoning codes to reflect changes in the way Americans live and work. Philadelphia's code has been similarly crafted to make its neighborhoods more walkable, discourage parking, and allow residents to enlarge their homes and add roof decks more easily.