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Julia Ramey Serazio | Nov 5th, 2009 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Built Environment | Region: Central, East Coast, South | Cities: Atlanta, Baltimore |
A roundup of news from cities around the country. This week: Stimulus money for geothermal power in Reno, America’s most toxic cities, and hope for a streetcar system in Charlotte. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jul 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (
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David Anderson | Apr 2nd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Kansas City, Miami, Tampa |
Mortgage defaults force Denver exodus, protestors interrupt Los Angeles mayor at Skid Row announcement, a silent killer stalks world of urban farming, former HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson forgets to pack painted portrait on his way out and a developer’s mixed-use project pays homage to Savannah’s roots. This and more in today’s headlines. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Mar 25th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, Austin |
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE (
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Jeffrey Hill | Mar 18th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Atlanta |
Headlines are back after a brief vacation. Here’s a quick recap of what you missed:
1.) There is still a presidential election in November and you still have thousands of mind-numbing political ads to be subjected to.
2.) The news media has nothing better to cover than the alleged sexual three-way of the former N.J. governor.
3.) J.P. Morgan bought Bear Stearns for two dollars a share showing that companies can now merge together with the help of a script writer and coreographer.
4.) A tornado ripped through Atlanta.
5.) The nation was shocked when New York governor Elliot Spitzer was discovered to be using the services of a (gasp) prostitute - crossing the fine line of politics and ethics which sent the media and an entire civilization into a frenzy.
6.) St. Patrick’s Day gave millions of Americans a reason to drink other than the state of the economy and primetime television.
7.) There is still violence in Tibet. The Chinese are still killing Tibetans. The Tibetans are rioting. The Dalai Lama may resign as Tibet’s head of state. America and CNN thinks N.J. governor three-way story is more important. (
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Hayley Richardson | Dec 20th, 2007 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Matt Stroud | Dec 17th, 2007 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Maria Saporta’s editorial on economic global competitiveness and megaregions hones in on the most important issue for the future of southeastern U.S. cities - mobility. However, the rest of the world isn’t waiting for experts from the Piedmont-Atlantic megaregion to unite and find direction. (keep reading…)
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE (keep reading…)
