The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's second annual State of the Cities report was released by President Clinton on June 19, 1998, in conjunction with the US Conference of Mayors meeting in Reno, Nevada. Users may download the report (.pdf format) from the HUD USER site. Progress on key urban issues such as job creation, housing, crime, and education is documented in the report....

American City Business Journals publishes metropolitan business newspapers in 35 American cities. The main site is linked to each city's web site containing selected news, information and commentary about local businesses. Most of the news on the site is directed towards small businesses. From this site, there are links to The Real Estate Journal, Health Care Journal, Banking and Finance Journal,...

The University of Pennsylvania has one of the most respected schools of education in the United States, and, with this first edition of the online journal Perspectives on Urban education, they continue with one of their prime interest areas, namely that of urban educational outreach and scholarship. As their mission statement suggests, "The purpose of an electronic journal format is to provide a...

The report finds that while "the booming national economy and the growth of high-tech jobs have helped reverse decades of decline in America's cities," the "digital divide" continues to make itself felt as the number of high-tech jobs is growing 30 percent faster in the suburbs than urban areas. In addition, housing prices have risen at twice the rate of inflation, worsening an affordable housing...

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's third annual State of the Cities report was released by President Clinton yesterday. The report addresses the current status of urban and suburban areas in terms of economic growth, job creation, housing, crime, education, and other relevant issues. The 1999 report contains three major findings: most cities are fiscally and economically strong...