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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Dec 06, 2007 EDITION
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== THE MOST WALKABLE CITIES IN AMERICA
A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks the 30
largest U.S. metro areas according to the number of walkable
places per capita.
Dec 04 2007 -- Houston Chronicle
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== CAR SHARING SERVICE SETS ITS SIGHTS HIGH
A look at the past and future of the car sharing service
PhillyCarShare as they exceed 35,000 members and look towards
the next 100,000.
Dec 03 2007 -- Philadelphia Magazine
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== CRITICISM CAUSES SAN DIEGO POLITICIANS TO RETHINK PLAN
California Attorney General Jerry Brown's criticism of San
Diego's regional transportation plan has some politicians in
the area considering a major revision of the region's smart
growth strategy.
Dec 05 2007 -- North County Times
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== CAN AMERICA'S PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEM EVER CATCH UP?
As Europe and Asia invest in high-speed rail, the U.S.
continues to play politics with Amtrak -- leaving customers
unhappy and taxpayers footing the bill.
Dec 04 2007 -- Washington Post
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== DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY GOES GREEN
Green development is gathering steam in Sal Lake City, where
the downtown area is gaining popularity with new residents
and developers.
Dec 03 2007 -- The Washington Post
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== EASIER TO LOVE A STREETCAR THAN A LIGHT RAIL
The engineering jargon name "light rail" is just not lovable.
Maybe that's why the more familiar streetcar is gathering
support in cities across the country, writes Alex Marshall
in this column from Governing.
Dec 04 2007 -- Governing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28761
== HEAT ISLANDS OR HOT AIR?
Sprawlmeisters take warning, advises Rob Steuteville's
red-sky-at-night commentary from New Urban News.
Your days of high pressure spin are numbered.
Dec 05 2007 -- New Urban News
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== TURNING AROUND JAPAN'S DECLINING TOWNS
Many Japanese cities are in decline, and people there are
counting on the new prime minister to put a stop to it.
Dec 03 2007 -- Der Spiegel
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== YOUR LAND IS NOW MY LAND: THE DOCTRINE OF ADVERSE POSSESSION
Squatters' rights dispute in Colorado causes public outrage.
Dec 04 2007 -- Los Angeles Times
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== QUESTIONS SURROUND SAN FRANCISCO'S TRAFFIC TAX PLAN
San Francisco is studying a London-style plan to charge
drivers a fee when they travel to high-traffic areas, like
downtown SF, during peak commute hours. But is congestion
pricing a boon for public transportation? Or the death of
downtown?
Dec 03 2007 -- KQED - QUEST
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== BIKES ON TRAINS: THE DOWNSIDE OF A POPULAR PROGRAM
Caltrain's bicycle program has proven so popular that bike
riders are regularly 'bumped', i.e they are left at the
platform because the bike capacity has been reached, and
relief doesn't appear to be forthcoming.
Dec 05 2007 -- Palo Alto Daily News
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== EXPLORING BOSTON'S NEW PUBLIC SPACE
A Boston Globe correspondent takes a walk along the still
unfinished Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway that has replaced
the I-93 freeway.
Dec 04 2007 -- Boston Globe
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== ROADSIDE DIGITAL BILLBOARDS PASS MUSTER, BUT OPPONENTS
QUESTION SAFETY
Digital billboards are slowly cropping up in cities across
the country. Federal officials have ruled them safe, but many
opponents are calling them a blight and a safety hazard.
Dec 03 2007 -- Stateline
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== CICLOVA: A MOVING EXPERIENCE IN BOGOTá, COLOMBIA
Every Sunday from 7am to 2pm, up to 2 million residents of
Bogotá, Colombia enjoy over 70 miles of car-free streets. The
event is called CiclovÃa. StreetFilms brings you along for
the ride.
Dec 04 2007 -- Streetsblog
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== TOD SHOULD NOT BE TRANSIT AGENCY'S BUSINESS
This editorial from the Rocky Mountain News argues
that the Denver-area Regional Transportation District needs
to stay true to its promise that it will not use eminent
domain to acquire land for transit oriented development.
Dec 05 2007 -- Rocky Mountain News
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== HOW TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES AT LOW COST
Study finds U.S. "brimming" with opportunities for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions while saving money with small
innovations and modest cost.
Dec 04 2007 -- The New York Times
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== INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PLAN FALLS SHORT IN SEATTLE
Seattle pushes forward with an inclusionary housing bill, but
housing advocates have pushed back, saying the plan does not
go far enough.
Dec 03 2007 -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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== INCENTIVE TO RECYCLING SAVES LANDFILL SPACE
A recycling incentive program that awards households based on
the amount of material they recycle has doubled the recycling
rate in one city after just one week.
Dec 04 2007 -- Environmental News Network
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== MOBILITY MORE OF A CONCERN AS BOOMERS AGE
Access to transportation for the elderly is of increasing
concern as baby boomers approach retirement. Though the
problem is major, many communities already have some
programs in place to improve mobility for seniors.
Dec 05 2007 -- USA Today
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28773
== ILLINOIS POLITICS DELAYING CHICAGO TRANSIT BAILOUT
The governor of Illinois and legislators outside of Chicago
are fighting over transportation funding, which is delaying
the bailout for Chicago transit.
Dec 03 2007 -- St. Louis Post Dispatch
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