I-93 Task Force Shapes Master Plan for Region
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By Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Dec. 16--TEWKSBURY -- An area that would feature clean and environmentally friendly industries, with green spaces and a strong commercial tax base -- all with minimal traffic impacts to surrounding neighborhoods.
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By Terrence Stutz, The Dallas Morning News  May 24--AUSTIN -- Impoverished inner-city neighborhoods would receive new protections when they are targeted for redevelopment under legislation adopted Wednesday by the Senate that imposes new requirements on eminent-domain projects.
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By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff Writer  SANTA CLARITA -- Water agencies, developers, environmentalists and local government will sit down together this week to draft what's intended as the ultimate plan to manage the region's most precious resource: water.
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By Erik N. Nelson  For once, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is in a position to offer millions of dollars worth of highway projects to all nine Bay Area counties simultaneously.
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By Russell Clemings, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Feb. 19--Major development projects in Madera County's Rio Mesa area are nearing milestones with the county Board of Supervisors expected to cast votes on the fates of several within the next year.
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By Rocky Barker, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 21--Gov. Jim Risch outlined a new approach to managing the state's 9.3 million acres of roadless land Wednesday that state and federal officials say will go forward despite a federal court ruling that challenges the state's involvement.
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Democrats and environmental groups on Monday expressed hope that changes in the Bush administration Cabinet could moderate a White House plan to open some 60 million acres of federal forests to logging.
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Federal officials agreed Friday to a plan to build up levees to 18 feet high along the Rio Grande that would eliminate the need for a section of a U.S.-Mexico border fence that could have stranded dozens of homes.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jan. 30--NORTH MYRTLE BEACH -- If a proposed master plan takes shape, the area surrounding City Hall could become a hub for business, the arts and recreation in North Myrtle Beach, according to city officials.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 16--When community leaders returned from a trip to Richmond, Va., in September, they were fired up over how to improve Wichita.   It has been three months since the trip.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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By AMY WOLD  When a federal coastal restoration task force meets in January, it will consider spending $34 million to build two restoration projects in the coming year.  A project in Jefferson Parish and one in St.
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A far reaching consultation into plans to upgrade flood protection across the country is to be unveiled.
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A watchdog group says the $14 billion blueprint for rebuilding the city after Hurricane Katrina is a muddled wish-list of projects, and city officials should use the best parts to create a more cohesive, realistic plan.
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By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 22--From health care to poverty to education to recreational activities to transportation to economic and other issues, Compass 3 -- a collaborative program organized by Great Rivers United Way -- is working to assess the needs of the region.
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By Ray Reed ray.reed@roanoke.com 981-3351  State officials will announce plans within the next month for improving Interstate 81, Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday during a visit to the Roanoke Valley.
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By Travis Tritten and Lisa Fleisher, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 13--Area officials will hash out plans today for a committee that could guide an expansion of Myrtle Beach International Airport.