http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/global/recordisplay.cfm?deid=247495
Reports on the vulnerability of 20 urban U.S. watersheds to a range of plausible mid-21st Century climate change and urban development scenarios. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k13/NSDUH098/sr098-UrbanRuralRxMisuse.htm
Describes the prevalence and trend of abuse of prescription drugs and the types of drugs being abused by characteristics of the counties, whether rural, urban, or urbanized but non-metropolitan. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.hrpdcva.gov/news/index/view/id/1520/
Explains that change of status for Williamsburg and James City County from central counties to urbanized area caused Surry County to be dropped from Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area based on commuting patterns. For similar reasons, Gates County North Carolina was added. From the Hampton Roads Plan District Commission
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/cb13-52.html
Press release with information about number and direction of major movers during the 2006-2010 time period. Also provides links to County-to-County Migration Flow Tables. From the Census Bureau.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-2/pdf/expenditures-of-urban-and-rural-households-in-2011.pdf
Examines demographic characteristics and spending habits of urban and rural households in the U.S. in 2011 and highlights important differences. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How to create a practical framework for sustainable urbanization in an era when cities are accelerating in size due to rural to urban migration in developing countries. From the World Bank
http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/activities/files%5CSuperNoVa-Report-lowres.pdf
Outlines transportation policy, program, infrastructure, and service recommendations for the Northern Virginia region. Includes plans for heavy rail, streetcar, and rapid bus plus a network of transit hubs with links for last mile connections. From the Virgina Department of Rail and Public Transportation
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1216/OFR2012-1216.pdf
Proceedings from a 2011 forum in Baltimore on policies and assumptions for creating alternative future land-use scenarios for the Chesapeake Bay area out to 2025 by which the population is expected to increase by 2 million persons. From the U.S. Geological Survey