The American Dream Coalition’s most recent edition of its e-newsletter, The American Dream Communicator, has these useful links to growth management, land use, and housing issues in the news:
Housing & Land Use
Portland, America’s ultimate White City — Aaron Renn, Dallas Morning News
Living better than the kids — Wendell Cox, OnlineOpinion.com, Australia
It’s A Mall World After All — Joel Kotkin, Forbes
The Essence and Future of Texas vs. California — Tory Gattis, New Geography
US Housing Has Never Been More Affordable — Daily Markets
California Housing Affordability Continues to Decrease — Real Estate Rama
Housing bust halts growing suburbs — USA Today
Growth Rush of 2009 — Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida
Experts: No ‘Quick Fix’ for Market — The Ledger, Florida
Townships told to fight consolidation — Post-Bulletin, Minnesota
Ruling jeopardizes some affordable housing laws — San Francisco Chronicle
Cities find the fine print is costing millions — Business Week
Hard times for homeowner groups — Washington Post
Huge Denver redevelopment highlights potential, limits — St. Louis Today
San Jose mayor calls for temporary redevelopment freeze — Mercury News
MDHA Eminent Domain Battle In Court Monday — WSMV-TV Nashville, Tennessee
Atlantic Yards Wins — Matthew Festa, Land Use Prof Blog
Big Flats Landowners Fired Up Over Eminent Domain — WENY-TV, New York
Taunton looking at $5.2 million eminent domain bill — Daily Gazette, Massachusettes