Biking Needs a Boost in American Cities (June 26)
The US, where cycling is risky and rare, can learn from a Rutgers study of the top cycling countries in Europe. More from New Urban News.

Where New Urbanism is Strong — and Where it’s Weak (June 26)
Fifteen years after its official founding, New Urbanism is growing nationwide, but in some places more than others.More from New Urban News.

The Future Is Here: Technology in Police Departments (June 26)
Technology is changing the way police departments operate, how grants requests are formatted, and what is requested in the local operating budget. Technologies funded today were not even common knowledge just a few years ago. More from The Police Chief.

Tips from the Top (June 26)
Attractive communities come in all shapes and sizes, but the formula for making them flourish always includes a little creative vision, a lot of hard, dirty work, and generous amounts of public support. More from American City & County.

New Sustainable Stormwater Best Management Practices Web Site (June 26)
The Water Environment Research Federation web site is designed to encourage and facilitate the integration of stormwater best management practices into development projects in your area.

Smart City - Driven to the Brink (June 26)
This week's guest on Smart City is Joe Cortright, an economic analyst for Impresa Consulting in Portland Oregon, and author of a new report, Driven to the Brink, showing how high gas prices are devaluing homes that are further away from amenity-rich city centers.

Transit Oriented Development 202: Station Area Planning (June 26)
Station Area Planning: How To Make Great Transit-Oriented Places is the first in a series of ''TOD 202'' guidebooks from Reconnecting America that promote best practices in transit-oriented development.

As Housing Market Weakens, Homes are Getting Smaller (June 26)
The downturn in the housing market, coupled with changing lifestyles, has produced a decline in the size of a typical home. More from AIArchitect.

The Super Sleuth (June 26)
It isn’t all about "gotcha." An auditor can be a positive force in helping a city improve its systems and responsiveness. More from Governing.

IRS Increases Mileage Rates through Dec. 31, 2008 (June 26)
The Internal Revenue Service recently announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. The rate will increase from 50.5 cents to 58.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008. More from the IRS.

Going Holistic (June 12)
Paying attention to an employee's mental health as well as their physical wellbeing is part of a growing trend of breaking down the barriers in the delivery of traditional employee health care. More from American City and County.

Youth Engagement in Planning (June 12)
In a growing number of circumstances, children and youth are taking a more active role in shaping their communities. More from The Commissioner.

Details Emerge on Nationwide Cell Phone Alert System (June 12)
A nationwide alert system that will send text messages to cell phones and other mobile devices when an emergency occurs is beginning to take shape. More from Nation's Cities Weekly.

Commuting to Opportunity (June 12)
A recent report from the Brookings Institution, Commuting to Opportunity: The Working Poor and Commuting in the United States, looks at the commuting and housing expenses of the working poor compared to other workers. More from the Brookings Institution.

Report on Reducing Youth Gang Crime (June 12)
A new report from the Urban Institute, Community Collaboratives Addressing Youth Gangs: Interim Findings from the Gang Reduction Program, presents interim findings of the Urban Institute's evaluation of the Gang Reduction Program, a $10 million, multi-year, federal initiative to reduce gang crime. More from the Urban Institute.

Smart City - Neighborhood Change (June 12)
The High Point, NC, Police Department's ground-breaking technique for getting drug-dealers off the streets has reduced violent crime and won them a 2007 Harvard Innovations award. Marty Sumner, Chief of Staff of the High Point Police Department is this week's guest on Smart City.

The Rediscovery of Place (June 12)
Despite all predictions, old-fashioned geographical community is making a comeback. More from Governing.

Waterfront and Center (June 12)
With renewed interest in revitalizing their waterfronts, many cities are turning their attention to parks and green spaces as critical elements to success. More from Parks & Recreation Magazine.

Urban Planning and E-Government (June 12)
Despite innovations in many areas of governance, the use of the information technology in general and the Internet specifically to facilitate citizen involvement in urban planning has been limited. More from the Goodspeed Update.

Expectations for Performance Audits (June 12)
There is a key difference between auditing finances and auditing performance. More from Bob Behn's Public Management Report.

Gundemic (June 05)
After a decade of declining crime, urban gun violence is surging again. Police are being told to get tough. More from Governing.

Public Safety - Out of Tune (June 05)
When the FCC tried to fix a twisted public safety communications network, they found the lines were hard to unravel. More from American City & County.

Fat Pensions Spell Doom for Many Cities (June 05)
Vallejo, Calif., took the extreme step of filing for bankruptcy to get out of generous obligations to public employees. Other cities and states are watching. More from CNN Money.

Let the Sun Shine In (June 05)
Recent federal funding encourages planning departments to take the lead in residential solar programs. More from Planning Magazine.

An Age of Transformation (June 05)
America's suburbs are coming to resemble its city centres. That is both good news and bad. More from The Economist.

As Fuel Prices Rise, More Turn to Transit (June 05)
As lawmakers struggle to find answers to surging fuel prices, states are weighing alternatives to help their citizens and use of mass transit has skyrocketed across the country. More from Nation's Cities Weekly.

The Finance Officer’s Role in Capital Projects (June 05)
In assuming a greater responsibility or project leadership, the finance officer can help position the local government to consistently make decisions aligned with overall goals and objectives. More from Government Finance Review.

Big-Box Stores Slim Down for Urban Settings (June 05)
Big-box retailers across the country are becoming substantially more flexible about what kind of box they can use. More from Architectural Record.

Getting Your Priorities Straight (June 05)
While focusing on priorities sometimes takes a back seat to other issues during times of fiscal stress, it’s actually even more critical to make prioritization a top priority. More from Public Management.

Best Cities to Live, Work and Play (June 05)
Kiplinger's approach this year to picking the ten best cities in which to live and work was simple: Look for places with strong economies and abundant jobs, then demand reasonable living costs and plenty of fun things to do. More from Kiplinger's.