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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jan 07, 2008 EDITION
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==> PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT: THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE OF BETTER
MOBILITY
Two high-profile Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) systems are
currently under construction, and their implementation could
serve as a model for how cities can better connect their
existing transit systems to improve mobility.
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29142
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements
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Jan 03, 2008 -- Urban Land Institute, District of
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last four days.
All 30 articles from the last four days are on the website.
== IS THERE A POINT TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION?
After some underwhelming proposals have come in for a project
at New York's Hudson Yards, this editorial asks whether the
public participation is even necessary for a project that
will most likely evolve with little public interaction and
oversight.
Jan 03 2008 -- The Wall Street Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29138
== BIG DIG: THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY
TollRoads News reviews the "terminally inept Bechtel/Parsons
Brinckerhoff joint venture at the Massachusetts Turnpike's
Big Dig project", and examines how the project is improving
mobility -- estimated to be worth $168 million per year.
Jan 03 2008 -- TOLLROADSnews
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29129
== KANSAS CITY TO REQUIRE LEED-PLATINUM CITY BUILDINGS
The tornado-ravaged Kansas city of Greensburg has announced
plans to become the first city to require that all city-owned
buildings achieve the Platinum rating level of the U.S.
Green Building Council's LEED building standard.
Jan 06 2008 -- U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29166
== FEDERAL TRANSIT GRANTS FAVOR BUSES OVER PORTLAND STREETCAR
Portland wants to expand its streetcar system, and is relying
on federal funds to do it. But the Federal Transit
Administration says it will give grants to only
cost-effective proposals -- creating a heavy bias toward
buses and away from streetcars.
Jan 03 2008 -- The Oregonian
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29136
== SEATTLE VIADUCT'S DAYS NUMBERED DESPITE LACK OF
REPLACEMENT PLAN
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has vowed to dismantle
Seattle's crumbling inner city freeway in 2012, putting extra
pressure on transportation planners, local officials and the
public to agree a replacement solution.
Jan 06 2008 -- P***tizen
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29160
== ONE-MAN ROADBLOCK TO ATLANTA'S BELTLINE PROJECT
The expansive Beltline transit and parkspace development
planned for Atlanta is being hindered by one man's lawsuits
over the legality of the funding used to build it.
Jan 03 2008 -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29145
== 'PHENOMENAL' IMPACT OF MORTGAGE CRISIS ON STATES, CITIES
Numerous foreclosures and vacant properties mean dramatically
reduced property and sales tax revenues and hence significant
budgeting shortfalls.
Jan 03 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29126
== REVIVAL THROUGH THE ARTS
As the population continues to drop in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, many in the city are looking to the arts as a
way to revive and rebuild the community.
Jan 06 2008 -- The Next American City
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29164
== NO ZONING, BUT MANY RESTRICTIONS
Houston may lack zoning restrictions, but the city has taken
a number of steps over the course of the year to limit the
extent and flavor of development.
Jan 03 2008 -- Houston Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29120
== ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MEGACITIES
The increasing populations of the world's cities have a large
impact on energy use and global warming. These populations
should be a major focus of efforts to address climate
change, according to this article from CNN.
Jan 03 2008 -- CNN
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29135
== FROM STRIP MALL TO TOD
In suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, plans are underway to
replace an old strip mall with a mixed use, transit oriented
development.
Jan 04 2008 -- The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29148
== WATERFRONT REDESIGN SHOULD BE MODEL FOR REST OF CITY
The team chosen to redesign Toronto's waterfront has big
plans for updating the area with a better balance of car and
foot traffic. Architecture critic Christopher Hume looks at
the plans as a model of development the rest of the city
should follow.
Jan 04 2008 -- The Toronto Star
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29147
== 'NATURE-DEFICIT DISORDER'
In this interview from Land&People, author Richard
Louv discusses his research into the importance of
interaction with nature in child development, and explains
his concept of "nature-deficit disorder".
Jan 03 2008 -- Land&People
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29146
== REMEMBERING JOHN PARR, CHAMPION OF REGIONALISM
John Parr was one of the few people who could get
narrow-minded local politicians, neighborhood organizers and
business leaders to work together for the regional good.
Tragically, Parr died in a highway crash just before
Christmas.
Jan 04 2008 -- California Planning & Development Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29144
== HOW PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS 'HURTS CITIES'
In this video clip, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown discusses how
presidential politics are unduly influenced by rural power,
at the expense of the interests of cities.
Jan 04 2008 -- Alternet
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29143
== ANTI-TERRORISM INTERSECTS WITH PLANNING
This article from Progressive Planning calls on
planners to more closely consider the way anti-terrorism
planning affects the general practice of urban planning.
Jan 03 2008 -- Progressive Planning
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29123
== NEW JERSEY TAX CREDIT TO ENCOURAGE TRANSIT-ORIENTED
LOCATIONS
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is pushing a bill that would
offer tax credits of up to $75 million to businesses that
locate within a half-mile of a transit station.
Jan 04 2008 -- The Star-Ledger
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29150
== CONGESTION PRICING DEBATED
Experts debate New York's congestion pricing proposal in this
video from Fora.
Jan 04 2008 -- Fora
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29152
== L.A.'S SUBWAY PLANS SHOULD LOOK TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS
L.A.'s regional transit system needs a spine, and the "Subway
to the Sea" from downtown to the westside could be that
spine. But to make it happen, the city needs to think about
a public-private partnership, according to this commentary.
Jan 06 2008 -- Daily News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29163
== WI-FI PLANS REVIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO
A private firm has announced a proposal that would create a
free wireless Internet network in the entire city of San
Francisco.
Jan 06 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29161
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