Government / Politics

APA Executive Director Paul Farmer testifies at a joint congressional hearing about plans for rebuilding New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

October 20, 2005 - American Planning Association

Most Americans drive to work out of necessity. If the government wants to provide better transportation and economic opportunity, the government should offer tax credits to help reduce the cost of driving, and enable low-income to afford a reliable car, suggests writer Margy Waller.

October 20, 2005 - The Washington Monthly

In a unique situation in Washington D.C., selected private firms are authorized to approve development permit applications on behalf of the city's overworked and dysfunctional Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs apartment.

October 19, 2005 - Washington City Paper

California's fastest growing region resorts to using the political strategy of 'recall' to slow growth.

October 18, 2005 - Los Angeles Times

The Albuquerque Alliance for Active Living encourages proper pedestrian planning for creating more livable communities.

October 14, 2005 - Albuquerque Journal

How local government policy -- as opposed to state and federal policies -- contributed to Atlanta's sprawl.

October 11, 2005 - Social Science Research Network/Ecology Law Quarterly

Just months after the Pentagon announced that they would close the Brunswick Naval Air Station, The State of Maine and the towns of Brunswick and Topsham have moved quickly to begin the redevelopment process.

October 8, 2005 - Portland Press Herald

With $40 billion in federal dollars at stake for protecting New Orleans from future flooding, Congress is forming a special commission to oversee the allocation of the funds.

October 7, 2005 - CNN

New Orleans city officials are outraged over FEMA's about-face that would have provided housing for over 6,000 displaced workers.

October 7, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

State-led lawsuits and environmental initiatives are changing the face of US environmental regulation.

October 6, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Many different planning factions are fighting to have their say in the long process of rebuilding New Orleans.

October 5, 2005 - The Boston Globe

October 3, 2005 - David Goldberg

A bill rapidly moving through the House favors land developers over species.

September 29, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

In a post-9/11 and post-Katrina world, where mass evacuations mean an exodus in private vehicles, does a lack of appropriate freeway capacity represent a public safety hazard, asks Wendell Cox.

September 28, 2005 - National Review

The money, part of the larger Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief and Economic Recovery Act, would fund a variety of projects, but is drawing a storm of controversy. The amount is 16 times the amount previously needed to protect New Orleans from a Category 5 hurricane.

September 27, 2005 - The Washington Post

According to metereologists we may be heading for a new era of severe Atlantic storms. Coastal communities face six crucial questions.

September 26, 2005 - The New York Times

California politician Nancy Pelosi begins a remarkable trend by offering to give the $70 million earmarked for San Francisco transportation to the Katrina appropriations fund.

September 25, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A nonprofit legal advocacy organization offers a proposal for how New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast region can be rebuilt in a sustainable and socially just way.

September 24, 2005 - Center For Law In The Public Interest

Sandy Springs, GA, is undertaking a bold experiment to outsource city administration to the private sector.

September 22, 2005 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The most striking fact of the New Orleans catastrophe has received less notice than it deserves: The plan for New Orleans in case of a hit from a very powerful hurricane was to lose the city.

September 21, 2005 - Reason Magazine