by Heather Brandon | Mar 23, 2007 | Urban Compass
A man pouring motor oil down a city sewer grate was apparently caught in the act around 5:00 pm yesterday by a passing police cruiser. By the time I noticed what was going on, the man had been placed in the back seat of the cruiser, and the officer questioning him...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 27, 2007 | Urban Compass
Donald Shoup, parking guru and UCLA professor, sat with The Open Planning Project’s Mark Gorton for a recent six-minute interview in New York City touching on Shoup’s book, The High Cost of Free Parking, and how his ideas could benefit the city. From...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 28, 2007 | Urban Compass
The Armoury-Quadrangle Civic Association recently welcomed public safety officials to its March membership meeting. According to secretary Anna Brandenburg’s notes (Word doc):Specifically regarding the downtown homeless population, [Police] Commissioner [Edward]...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 29, 2007 | Urban Compass
An article published this week about growing trends in urban agriculture, "Urban Farming: Coming to a City Near You," by Jason Mark, tells how cities across the country are manifesting these signs of green, propelled in part by the drive for more sustainable...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 30, 2007 | Urban Compass
The Springfield city Web site announces that trash fee postcards (PDF) will be on their way to residents on April 2 explaining the upcoming revised trash fee and the related options available. The Reminder’s G. Michael Dobbs attended a March 20 trash fee press...
