Sustainable Communities

• Medical Marijuana Businesses Lured to Arizona by New Law
• Source: New York Times   |   Arizona   |   June 8, 2012
• Arizona has one of the country’s strictest set of requirements governing the sale of medical marijuana.

• Cities and the Coming Walmart Invasion
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   June 7, 2012
• The world’s biggest retailer wants to build stores in urban areas. That’s good for cities, but they need to be careful.
• 4 Comments

• Study: States, Feds Don't Target Transportation Spending
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   June 7, 2012
• Money's tight. So why don't governments work to determine how to get the best bang for their transportation buck?
• 2 Comments

• Maryland Awards Pinterest-ed Entrepreneurs
• BY: Government Technology   |   Maryland   |   June 6, 2012
• Business pitch contest yields diverse field of entries via popular social media platform.

• New Life For D.C.'s Tunnels?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   Washington, D.C.   |   June 5, 2012
• A nonprofit hopes to turn an abandoned, underground streetcar station into a new type of development in Washington, D.C.
• 5 Comments

• 2022 Winter Olympics in Nevada?
• Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal   |   Nevada   |   June 5, 2012
• Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki looks over lush forest toward the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe and imagines a day nine years and eight months from now when a worldwide television audience exceeding 2 billion will view this scene during the Winter Olympics.

• New San Francisco Tech Boom Brings Jobs -- And Worries
• Source: New York Times   |   San Francisco   |   June 5, 2012
• The influx has raised fears about the tech industry’s growing political clout and its spillover economic effects.

• Why We Shouldn’t Be Cutting Higher Ed
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   June 4, 2012
• Reducing our investments in public colleges and universities — one of our great engines of economic development — may cost more than it saves.
• 3 Comments

• Struggling State Fairs Go Private
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   May 31, 2012
• State fairs are facing a budget crunch, and one solution is to turn them over to private ownership.

• Walmart Makes Its Urban Debut
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   June 2012
• In the past, cities have resisted big-box stores. But now, government leaders from New York to New Orleans are actively courting places like Walmart and Home Depot to move in.

• The New Black South
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   June 2012
• After nearly a century of moving north, African-Americans are reshaping cities and suburbs in the South.
• 7 Comments

• Parklets: The Next Big Tiny Idea in Urban Planning
• BY: Zach Patton   |   June 2012
• Cities from coast to coast are giving up parking spaces (and the revenue that comes from them) to create green public places for people to sit.
• 3 Comments

• Ohio Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against Casinos
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Ohio   |   May 30, 2012
• A Franklin County judge tossed out a lawsuit that challenged the legality of Ohio's casinos and racinos, removing the final major obstacle to Scioto Downs opening this week.

• Ex-Red Sox Schilling, Rhode Island Gov. Chafee Trade Blame over Firm’s Demise
• Source: Boston Globe   |   Rhode Island   |   May 30, 2012
• The relationship between Curt Schilling and Rhode Island appears irrevocably damaged, as the former baseball star-turned-entrepreneur trades blame with the governor over the collapse of Schilling’s video game company, 38 Studios LLC.

• Miami-Dade Questions $1.7M In Stadium Expenses
• BY: News Staff   |   MIAMI   |   May 29, 2012
• County leaders believe charges like pillow cases shouldn't be credited towards team's portion of construction bill.