"We can always go out at another time, if the city does not deal with us in a fair and swift manner."

Other big cities are also dealing with the growing need to reduce traffic.

"A lot of local issues have national dimensions," he said, adding that other cities are dealing with similar increases in youth violence.

What they did next reflects a monumental change in the way cities are dealing with children from troubled homes.

While expressing renewed confidence, the agency warned that the city still must deal with difficulties.

Smaller cities are dealing with the influx of Hispanics in very different ways.

By the late 1950's the city was dealing with 64 lamppost designs.

In addition, on Jan. 15, the city dealt another blow to the project's opponents.

"That situation is the primary burden that the city of Hartford must deal with."

"If the 2 percent increase sticks, the city will be dealing with a larger universe of abandonment," he said.