6/19/2009"Dozens of US cities may have entire neighbourhoods bulldozed as part of drastic "shrink to survive" proposals being considered by the Obama administration to tackle economic decline."
5/1/2009Banker: 'What'd I Do Wrong, Officer?' Cop: 'You've Got Algae in the Pool, Sir' - Wall Street Journal
"Fearing Blight, a California Town Makes It a Crime to Neglect Foreclosed Homes"
3/13/2009"The downturn has accomplished what a generation of designers and planners could not: it has turned back the tide of suburban sprawl."
11/08/2008Enos Park Neighborhood Group Sues Problem Homeowners - State Journal Register
"Instead of waiting for the city of Springfield to take action, the neighborhood association has retained local attorney Don Hanrahan to sue problem homeowners who have a record of nuisance-abatement violations." 7/28/2008"Omaha's one-two punch: It swallows nearby suburbs and then taps new residents for money for downtown cultural institutions"
3/1/1982Classic Article on community policing. "...one broken window becomes many. The citizen who fears the ill-smelling drunk, the rowdy teenager, or the importuning beggar is not merely expressing his distaste for unseemly behavior; ...serious street crime flourishes in areas in which disorderly behavior goes unchecked. The unchecked panhandler is, in effect, the first broken window." |
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