- A Sobering Plan for Jets Stadium on Manhattan’s West Side
New York Times The Jets management, with the support of the city, is threatening to create a new stadium on the far West Side of Manhattan that is so crassly commercial it makes the head spin. It may provide the Jets with a home, but it will extinguish any hope of injecting some humanity into the area. (November 1)
- X-List: Ugliest Buildings Should Be Bulldozed
Sunday Mail Scotland’s top architects want to provide tax incentives to encourage demolition and replacement of the ugliest buildings. (November 2)
- Americans Approve Taxes and Bond Measures for Public Transportation
USA Today Despite concerns over the economy, most voters agreed to help pay for new rail systems, highways and bus routes to alleviate traffic congestion. (November 4)
- Americans Discover Charms of Living Near Mass Transit
USA Today Since the 1980s, Los Angeles has quietly built a mass-transit network — subway, commuter rail, light rail, rapid bus — that's slowly taking strain off roads. Development around that network is taking off. (November 8)
- Mercer Island Seeks a Self-Sufficient Park
Seattle Times Luther Burbank Park, a Seattle-area urban park on Mercer Island, is looking for way to become more self-sufficient, possibly adding a commercial development, marina, or restaurant, rather than instituting a tax increase. (November 10)
- Town Branch Trail in Lexington, KY, Takes Its First Steps
Lexington Herald-Leader Supporters hope the new 8-mile path will one day link neighborhoods, and draw attention to blight. (November 15)
- Transit is Changing the Look of the American Dream
Star Tribune In communities across America, the focus is shifting from owning a suburban home with a big yard and a car to owning a home in a vibrant, walkable community, with access to transit linkages. (November 16)
- Campus Martius Draws High Hopes
Detroit News PPS helped create a vision for the new downtown square that is seen as the key to Detroit’s revival. (November 18)
- Unhappy Shoppers Try to Keep Farmers' Market Open
San Mateo County Times The California Farmers Market Association, which runs the market in Orange Memorial Park, South San Francisco, decided to close it until May because the drop in shoppers during the rainy season made it unprofitable. Market patrons are trying to find a way to keep it open. (November 20)
- Decaying Neighborhood in Cairo is Transformed Into an Impressive Urban Park
BBC News This $45m seven-year project transformed a rundown area of Cairo, Egypt, into al-Azhar Park, North Africa’s largest urban green space. (November 23)
- Clinton Library Builds Bridges
Washington Post The Clinton Library Complex connects and transforms an area of Little Rock that was a wasteland. (November 27)
- New Metro Station a Testament to Cooperation and Optimism
Washington Post The opening of a brand-new rail station for Metro's Red Line promises revitalization for a long-declining DC neighborhood. (November 27)
- Urban Renewal, the Wireless Way
Salon Thanks to Wi-Fi networks, cellphones and global positioning locators, there's a new sense of place in the city. (November 29)
