National News Links Archive - July 2009
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National News Links
- Playgrounds: They're safer but still can be dangerous (USA Today, July 29, 2009)
- Neighborhoods key to future income, study finds (Washington Post, July 27, 2009)
- To create jobs, Tennessee looks to New Deal model (New York Times, July 27, 2009)
- Energy efficiency incentives likely to grow (Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2009)
- Experts: Government changes to environment can make us fit (USA Today, July 22, 2009)
- Changes to S.F. parking permits proposed (San Francisco Chronicle, July 22, 2009)
- Resolution notes standoff over dead pig that nearly led to war (Miami Herald, July 22, 2009)
- Museums' new mantra: Connect with community (Christian Science Monitor, July 20, 2009)
- On tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emerges(USA Today, July 14, 2009)
- Study: Fewer than 20% walk or bike even part of commute (USA Today, July 13, 2009)
- Tough times lead to local currencies (Time Magazine, July 13, 2009)
- White House to Push Forward on National Urban Policy Agenda (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
- More Families Are Becoming Homeless (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
- Wind Projects at a Standstill (Washington Post, July 12, 2009)
- Lighting Up Tough Parks’ Darkness (New York Times, July 11, 2009)
- Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food (San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2009)
- Championing urban national parks (St. Louis Dispatch, July 9, 2009)
- Land banks gain popularity as way to fight urban blight (USA Today, July 9, 2009)
- Broadway’s Car-Free Zones: This Space for Rent (New York Times, July 8, 2009)
- Homelessness in suburbs, rural areas increases (USA Today, July 8, 2009)
- City under gun to ease blight flight (San Diego Union-Tribune, July 7, 2009)
- High-rises on hold: What to do with empty lots? (San Francisco Chronicle, July 6, 2009)
- Pittsburgh's anti-violence program ready to start (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2009)
- Health co-op offers model for overhaul (New York Times, July 6, 2009)
- More use grazing sheep, goats against invasive weeds, vines (USA Today, July 2, 2009)
- You're not an environmentalist if you're also a NIMBY (East Bay Express, July 1, 2009)
- Cities grow at suburbs' expense during recession (Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009)