News Editor

P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jan 10, 2008 EDITION
A Service of P***tizen: The Planning & Development Network
http://www.p***tizen.com/

==> PODCAST: THE P***TIZEN NEWS BRIEF
A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important
news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated
radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the
nation's first LEED-Platinum city, plans to demolish Seattle's
inner-city freeway, and a new attempt to bring citywide Wi-Fi
to San Francisco.

http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29214

==> WHAT ARE THE TOP PLANNING BOOKS OF THE YEAR?
Nominate your favorite planning books of 2007 for our annual
list of the best literature in the field. Send nominations to
editor@p***tizen.com.

___________________________________________________________________

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements

== BE IN ORLANDO FEBRUARY 3-5 FOR IEDC'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT-
UPDATE!
Jan 09, 2008 -- International Economic Development
Council
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1631&rf=e

== ROUTLEDGE LAUNCHES URBAN RESEARCH & PRACTICE
Jan 09, 2008 -- Routledge Journals
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1620&rf=e

== RFQ MASTER DEVELOPER
Jan 07, 2008 -- St of Mo Div Facil Mngmt Design & Const
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1629&rf=e

== TRAINING COURSES ON PEDESTRIAN PLANNING AND DESIGN
Jan 07, 2008 -- UNC Highway Safety Research Center
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1626&rf=e

== 7TH ANNUAL NEW PARTNERS FOR SMART GROWTH: BUILDING SAFE,
HEALTHY AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES
Jan 07, 2008 -- Local Government Commission
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1628&rf=e

The planning and development community could be reading your
announcement right now. Post your Premium announcement today to
ensure it appears in the next Newswire.
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/post/

___________________________________________________________________

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

== SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Jan 09, 2008 -- American Architectural Foundation,
District of Columbia
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29217

== ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER I/II
Jan 09, 2008 -- Bay Area Air Quality Management
District, California
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29212

== SENIOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
Jan 08, 2008 -- Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, Illinois
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29194

Your organization could be receiving qualified job candidates
right now. Post a premium or enhanced job listing today to
ensure it appears in the next Newswire.
http://www.p***tizen.com/submit/job

___________________________________________________________________

NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last three days.
All 30 articles from the last three days are on the website.

== THIS IS THE END, MY SUBURBAN FRIEND, THE END
James Howard Kunstler reflects on how the housing crisis
fallout will affect American society in an election year.
Jan 08 2008 -- Jim Kunstler's Blog
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29186

== SUB-PRIME CRISIS + EXPENSIVE GAS = END OF SPRAWL?
This op-ed by Eduardo PeÃ±alver, a Cornell professor of
property and land-use law, suggests that escalating gas
prices and declining home prices may drive development
inward, presenting a great opportunity to end sprawl using
regional planning.
Jan 07 2008 -- The Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29171

== LEAVE PLANNING TO PLANNERS
In this column, APA Executive Director Paul Farmer expounds
on the other professions that are inappropriately making
planning decisions, and discusses how New Urbanists are
close to repeating the mistakes of other modernist movements.
Jan 09 2008 -- Planning
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29216

== WHO YOU CALLIN' WALKABLE?
Seattle was recently named as one of the most walkable cities
in the country, but one local disagrees.
Jan 07 2008 -- Crosscut
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29165

== GETTING PEOPLE ON THE BUS WHO DON'T NEED THE BUS
More and more commuters on the East coast are leaving their
cars at home and riding the bus to work. The transit agencies
in the region are hoping to continue this trend by appealing
to those riders who don't rely on the bus as their primary
transit.
Jan 08 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29196

== URBAN PARKS REBOUND
High-profile urban parks in Denver and Irvine, California,
hint at a resurgence in the creation of outdoor spaces in
America's urban areas.
Jan 09 2008 -- The Economist
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29200

== URBAN INNOVATORS ON LIST OF P***T HEROES
The Guardian has released a list of the "50 people
who could save the p***t," including some urban innovators
who are changing the way the world thinks about cities.
Jan 07 2008 -- Guardian
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29178

== PORTLAND'S 'BIKE BOXES' SEEK TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS
Blue boxes painted on the street at key Portland
intersections are part of an effort to reduce the amount of
bikers hit by cars turning right.
Jan 08 2008 -- The Oregonian
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29183

== HISTORY UNDER FIRE IN VANCOUVER
The demolition of two historic buildings in Vancouver has
many worried that the provincial preservation laws aren't
doing enough to protect the city's historic stock.
Jan 09 2008 -- Globe and Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29201

== MORTGAGE CRISIS SOLUTION IS IN THE PAST
In this column, Neal Peirce argues that the country needs to
take a step back in time to the regulations and policies of
the early 1970s to solve the current mortgage meltdown.
Jan 07 2008 -- The Denver Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29177

== L.A.'S PUBLIC SQUARES LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED
This piece from the Los Angeles Times Magazine looks
at the recent trend of including public squares in
high-profile L.A. projects, and examines why they don't
really work in the traditional sense.
Jan 08 2008 -- Los Angeles Times Magazine
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29195

== REPORT EXAMINES FLOW OF JOBS AND WORKERS
This report from The Brookings Institution examined
census data for the largest 150 municipalities in the U.S. to
determine if and how jobs follow rising populations of
workers, and what cities can do to increase access to jobs
and workers.
Jan 09 2008 -- The Brookings Institution
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29208

== EXURBAN GROWTH WITHOUT SPRAWL?
Johnson County's rural residents fear the expansion of nearby
Overland Park is a land grab that will perpetuate suburban
sprawl, thereby diminishing their quality of life.
Jan 07 2008 -- The Kansas City Star
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29174

== HOUSING QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
City Limits Weekly presents a rundown of some of the
biggest housing-related issues facing presidential candidates
this year and looks at the policies and records of those
vying to take over the country's top post.
Jan 08 2008 -- City Limits Weekly
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29182

== MIAMI'S FORECLOSURE DISTRICT
The Brickell District in downtown Miami is fast becoming the
epicenter of condo unit foreclosure in southern Florida.
Jan 09 2008 -- Miami Herald
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29209

== THE HEALTH RISKS OF SUBURBIA
Suburban and sprawling neighborhoods have been connected with
disease and obesity in a new report.
Jan 07 2008 -- Globe and Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29162

== ABOLISH MONTREAL'S 'LITTLE KINGDOMS'
Owing to political fragmentation and 20 different mayors, the
Canadian city of Montreal is becoming increasingly
dysfunctional and must be simplified, writes Lysiane Gagnon.
Jan 08 2008 -- Globe & Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29179

== ELECTRIC CAR SHARING SERVICE TO DEBUT IN PARIS
Paris plans to unveil an electric car-sharing service
throughout the city to complement its successful bike rental
system.
Jan 09 2008 -- The Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29199

== EXTREME MAKEOVER: GOVERNMENT EDITION
According to columnist Ken Miller, government agencies can
learn a lot from the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition".
Jan 08 2008 -- Governing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29184

== SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO CALIFORNIA'S WATER SHORTAGE
Years of low rainfall are causing many in California to think
hard about diminishing supplies of water. In this commentary,
author Peter Gleick argues that wise water use and
management -- not big-scale infrastructure projects -- is
the solution.
Jan 07 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29176

___________________________________________________________________

ABOUT THE P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE (ISSN 1536-0547)

You are currently subscribed as:
Cliford Harry - clifordharry@gmail.com

To *** or manage your subscription, please use the links
at the bottom of this email.

If you require a personal response, please send an email
to info@p***tizen.com.

Copyright 2000-2008, Urban Insight, Inc.

The P***tizen Newswire is delivered electronically every Monday
and Thursday, free of charge. Permission is granted to copy and
distribute this work only in its entirety, without modification,
for non-commercial use, and with proper attribution.

News (Updated daily): http://www.p***tizen.com/news
Op-Ed : http://www.p***tizen.com/oped
Features : http://www.p***tizen.com/features
Announce : http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/post
Jobs : http://www.p***tizen.com/jobs
Consultant Directory: http://www.p***tizen.com/consultants
Online Courses : http://www.p***tizen.com/courses
AICP* Prep Course : http://www.p***tizen.com/courses/plan310
Grad School Guide : http://www.p***tizen.com/guide
Podcast : http://www.p***tizen.com/about/podcast
Forums : http://www.p***tizen.com/forum
Radar : http://www.p***tizen.com/radar
Top Websites : http://www.p***tizen.com/websites
Top Books : http://www.p***tizen.com/books
About P***tizen : http://www.p***tizen.com/about
Advertise : http://www.p***tizen.com/about/advertise
Mobile Edition (PDA): http://www.p***tizen.com/about/mobile
Email newsletter : http://www.p***tizen.com/enewsletter
RSS Feeds : http://www.p***tizen.com/about/rss
Webfeed : http://www.p***tizen.com/about/feed
How to Participate : http://www.p***tizen.com/about/participate
Write for P***tizen: http://www.p***tizen.com/about/write
Search : http://www.p***tizen.com/search

*AICP is a registered trademark of the American Planning Association
(APA) and the APA's institute. Neither APA nor AICP are affiliated
with P***tizen or this website.

This message was sent by: P***tizen, 5657 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 290, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Powered by iContact: http://freetrial.icontact.com

Forward to a friend:
http://app.icontact.com/icp/sub/forward?m=73391&s=3921050&c=LK8P&cid=179798

Manage your subscription:
http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=3921050&l=674&s=LK8P&m=73391&c=179798

Back to newsletter list

Date:

From:

Subject:

P***tizen Newswire: January 10, 2008