Citiesonahill: Quick Hits-Condos, Crime & Canada

Chicago's foreclosure troubles suggest a cooling market, which hasn't stopped Mayor Daley, who is gearing up for a tough election, from appointing an affordable housing taskforce that will consider, among other things, a moratorium on condominiums.

Interesting new crime maps in Chicago and D.C.

More power to Canadian cities? Ed Morgan's against it, and explains why "city power over land use has segregated rather than integrated residents."