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P***tizen Newswire: December 20, 2007
P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Dec 20, 2007 EDITION
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determining factor of walkability, the rise of the green
job, and Pennsylvania's toll road woes.
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28987
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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== LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEA: SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PLACES: FORUM OF DESIGN
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last three days.
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== THE DETERMINING FACTOR OF WALKABLE PLACES
Almost all of the towns with high percentages of walking
commuters are centered around an institution, like a
university or military academy, where many are housed very
close to their classes or jobs.
Dec 17 2007 -- Streetsblog
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28941
== WIND POWER GOES SMALL SCALE
A wind turbine installed in one weekend is saving homeowners
about 80% on their electricity bills.
Dec 18 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28945
== LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT MAY BANKRUPT CITY
After denying plans for a subdivision, the city of Half Moon
Bay, California, was sued. The city lost and now must pay a
settlement of nearly $40 million -- more than three times
the city's annual budget. Many worry the city may have to
fold.
Dec 19 2007 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28975
== THE MYTH OF RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY
John Brätland, senior economist with the U.S. Department of
the Interior, offers his observations on how economists have
let the myth of resource exhaustion persist from the
nineteenth century to the present, and why it is misguided.
Dec 17 2007 -- The Independent Institute
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28942
== NEW YORK: THE NEW AMERICAN TEARDOWN CAPITAL
Surpassing metropolitan Chicago, metro New York now hosts the
highest amount of teardowns in the country.
Dec 18 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28950
== HEATHROW'S PRT SYSTEM ON TRACK FOR OPERATION
A personal rapid transit (PRT) system is currently under
construction as part of the renovation of London's Heathrow
airport. The system is on track to begin operations within
two years.
Dec 19 2007 -- BBC
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28969
== EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON URBANIZATION
The Freakonomics blog at The New York Times
recently put together a panel of experts and asked them to
outline the implications of our increasingly urban world.
Dec 17 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28951
== TRAFFIC PROBLEMS HAVE RELOCATING BUSINESSES WARY OF ATLANTA
Atlanta's traffic problems are beginning to affect
businesses' decisions to relocate there.
Dec 18 2007 -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28967
== DO STARCHITECTS' EGOS GET IN THE WAY OF GOOD DESIGN?
One critic claims that "starchitects" are more interested in
flash than function. He recommends these architects work with
mainstream developers to have a more positive impact on
average people.
Dec 17 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28946
== THE RISE OF THE 'GREEN COLLAR' JOB
By creating "green collar" jobs, cities across the country
are creating jobs and helping the environment.
Dec 18 2007 -- USA Today
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28954
== GREENING LEVITTOWN
County officials in New York are looking to transform
Levittown -- often called the nation's first suburb -- into
the nation's first green suburb.
Dec 19 2007 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28974
== THE PLEISTOCENE DREAM?
Owning a home may appeal to primitive happiness-seeking
instincts, but the resulting suburban isolation and solitary
commutes many people face may be making us profoundly
unhappy, writes Charles Montgomery.
Dec 18 2007 -- The Walrus
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28961
== PENNSYLVANIA TOLL ROAD PLAN HITS WALL
Plans to convert a 311-mile section of Pennsylvania's
Interstate 80 have been dealt a severe setback by the federal
government, which recently returned the state's application.
Dec 17 2007 -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28939
== REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF DEATH
When people die, they can still create negative impacts on
the environment. Green burials are becoming a popular way to
address this environmental concern.
Dec 18 2007 -- NPR
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28956
== ANAHEIM PLANS TO REMAKE ITS SPORTS DISTRICT INTO HIGHRISE
URBAN VILLAGE
Anaheim (Orange County, CA) has big plans: 20,000 urban
infill homes planned for their sports district. While the
zoning change passed the council on a 4-1 vote, developers
will wait for the housing market to recover.
Dec 17 2007 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28940
== WHAT'S NEXT FOR NEW ORLEANS DEMOLITION SITES?
In this commentary from Bloomberg, James S. Russell
looks as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's threat to withdraw hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of housing vouchers from New Orleans and the
future of the city.
Dec 19 2007 -- Bloomberg
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28971
== ARCHITECTURE AND THE CITY: A CHANGING RELATIONSHIP
On the 10th anniversary of Getty Center art museum in Los
Angeles, architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne examines
how architecture and its relationship with the city have
changed over the past decade.
Dec 17 2007 -- P***tizen
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28949
== TECH STARTUPS REBUILD RURAL AREAS
High-tech businesses and industries are popping up in more
and more rural towns, bringing jobs and boosting the
economies of these small areas.
Dec 18 2007 -- The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28957
== BUYING FORECLOSED HOMES A STRUGGLE UNLESS OCCUPANTS ARE
BOOTED
Buyers looking to snatch up renter-occupied foreclosed homes
and apartment buildings are meeting opposition from mortgage
companies who want all tenants out before a sale. This
leaves many buyers unsatisfied and many renters feeling
insecure.
Dec 18 2007 -- The Boston Globe
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28958
== L.A. CONSIDERS RAIL TURNSTILES
As one of the only major U.S. cities that has no turnstiles
at its rail stations, Los Angeles is feeling the pinch of
riders who don't pay. But now, local officials are trying to
get turnstiles installed.
Dec 19 2007 -- NPR
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/28988
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