Recent cities news reports from Brookings Alerts...The Suburbanization of Poverty: Trends in Metropolitan America, 2000 to 2008 | Getting High Speed Rail Right | Obama's Plans to Rebuild American Prosperity View full entry
Cities may be more energy-efficient than the countryside, but we can radically enhance that efficiency with existing and achievable technology plus a little imagination, making cities carbon neutral and all but self-sufficient. Cities may be more energy-efficient than the countryside, but we can... View full entry
Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley look to Akron, Turin, Bilbao and other post-industrial cities for clues to solving America’s greatest urban disaster, Detroit. Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley look to Akron, Turin, Bilbao and other post-industrial cities for clues to solving America’s... View full entry
Der Spiegel interviews German architect on Dubai. "The emirate is an example of failed urban planning." Der Spiegel interviews German architect on Dubai. "The emirate is an example of failed urban planning." spiegel View full entry
DSGN AGNC research in Places Journal. DSGN AGNC research in Places Journal. Including a slideshow illustrating the challenges and opportunities of urban development facing Buenaventura, Colombia. View full entry
An ex Sci Arc student, hometown hero, three times mayor and partly responsible for "Peoples Republic of Santa Monica," designation, Ken Genser died at 59. An ex Sci Arc student, hometown hero, three times mayor and partly responsible for "Peoples Republic of Santa Monica," designation, Ken Genser... View full entry
Then and now views of Los Angeles from the 6th. floor of City Hall. latimes Then and now views of Los Angeles from the 6th. floor of City Hall. latimes View full entry
An SFChronicle photo & video montage on the housing stock and spatial challenges of Chinatown. An SFChronicle photo & video montage on the housing stock and spatial challenges of Chinatown. racewire View full entry
Hantz Farms plans to farm up to 5,000 acres within the Motor City's limits in the coming years. Hantz Farms plans to farm up to 5,000 acres within the Motor City's limits in the coming years. LA Times and more at Hantz Farms official website View full entry
L.A. homeowners fight the glare of digital billboards."You're sitting in a nice residential area and there's this digital thing changing colors all the time." L.A. homeowners fight the glare of digital billboards."You're sitting in a nice residential area and there's this digital thing changing... View full entry
A dip into the poverty and hope. A dip into the poverty and hope. 'watch video' here View full entry
San Jose police test head-mounted cameras for officers. mercury news San Jose police test head-mounted cameras for officers. mercury news View full entry
City planners, building inspectors and others will be axed and won't be replaced until 2024. Sounds familiar? Next visit to City Hall; "take a number and wait for your turn." latimes City planners, building inspectors and others will be axed and won't be replaced until 2024. Sounds familiar? Next... View full entry
via Las Vegas City Center... The massive CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas strip, set to open officially next week, is a blast from the very recent past. read View full entry
Analysis of U.S. domestic and international migration patterns through 2008–2009 reveals that...Brookings: "The recent migration slowdown was the surprising, but in retrospect inevitable, by-product of an unprecedented run-up in both housing values and housing-related debt. The credit crisis... View full entry