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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jan 17, 2008 EDITION
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==> AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT OF SMART GROWTH AMERICA
P***tizen talks with Geoff Anderson, the new president and CEO
of Smart Growth America.

http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29336

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== NATIONAL CHARRETTE INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY
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Jan 16, 2008 -- National Charrette Institute
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== ATTEND IEDCS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES COURSE IN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 7-8
Jan 16, 2008 -- International Economic Development
Council
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== TERRAIN.ORG'S ISLANDS & ARCHIPELAGOS ISSUE NOW ONLINE AT
WWW.TERRAIN.ORG
Jan 14, 2008 -- Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built &
Natural Environments
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== CHICAGO SUBURB REMOVES PEDESTRIAN MALL
The Chicago suburb Village of Oak Park opens the Marion
Street Mall to automobile traffic again for the first time
since 1974.
Jan 14 2008 -- Chicago Public Radio
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29274

== THE EMERGENCE OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MEGAREGION
The powerful northern California "megaregion" was revealed
when it was awarded $840 million by the state Transportation
Commission to the amazement and chagrin of southern
California, which had been expecting to receive the majority
of state funds.
Jan 16 2008 -- Contra Costa Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29301

== NORTHERN VIRGINIA FUNDS STREETCAR SYSTEM
The first 4.7 miles of a streetcar network have been funded
along a major corridor in Northern Virginia.
Jan 15 2008 -- The Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29284

== NEW PRESIDENT COULD SLOW POPULATION GROWTH
This op-ed form The Christian Science Monitor argues
that a new president would most likely enact policies to
encourage family planning throughout the country and across
the globe.
Jan 14 2008 -- The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29287

== CAR VERSUS BIKE: POINT-COUNTERPOINT
Part of a week-long series, Randal O'Toole and blogger Will
Campbell debate where fault should be placed in the
often-unpleasant conflicts between driver and biker.
Jan 14 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29263

== SKY ISLANDS OF NORTH AMERICA: A GLOBALLY UNIQUE AND
THREATENED INLAND ARCHIPELAGO
"Sky islands" are a globally unique convergence the
north-south overlap of two major cordilleras spanning the
temperate and subtropical latitudes, covering some 40
distinct mountain ranges in the southwestern U.S. But they
are at risk.
Jan 15 2008 -- Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural
Environments
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29273

== ATLANTA'S MOST FAMOUS STREET CONSIDERS A STREETCAR, BUT AT
WHAT PRICE?
A streetcar has been proposed for Pechtree Street in Atlanta,
but with the bulk of project's funding to come from a tax
hike along the streetcar's route, some are concerned that
gathering political support will be difficult.
Jan 15 2008 -- Creative Loafing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29275

== REVITALIZATION EDGING OUT BLACKS IN SAN FRANCISCO
A new light rail line, a number of condo projects and a broad
revitalization plan are changing the face of San Francisco's
Bayview district. Many in the neighborhood see the changes
pushing out blacks.
Jan 14 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29289

== OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANT OVERCOMES MAJOR OBSTACLE
An offshore wind power farm proposed for construction in the
Nantucket Sound has been found to have only minimal
environmental effects, clearing the way for the project's
federal approval as soon as the end of the year.
Jan 15 2008 -- The Boston Globe
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29311

== MAYORS' CLIMATE CHANGE VOWS RESULT IN LITTLE ACTION
Despite the signatures of hundreds of U.S. Mayors, the
Climate Protection Agreement that says cities will take the
lead on addressing climate change has resulted in little
action, according to this article.
Jan 14 2008 -- Voice of San Diego
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29292

== FLORIDA LAUDS TORONTO'S 'TOWN GOWN' SUCCESS STORY
Richard Florida tours the University of Toronto and finds
that its seamless "organic" integration with downtown Toronto
makes it a unique "town-gown" success story.
Jan 15 2008 -- Globe & Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29278

== MANY UPSET ABOUT PLANS TO KEEP INDUSTRIAL LANDS INDUSTRIAL
Plans to keep nearly 80% of downtown L.A.'s industrial lands
exclusively industrial has developers and business leaders up
in arms.
Jan 15 2008 -- L.A. Downtown News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29302

== TRAIN FUNDING LOWERS RIDERSHIP IN L.A.
Funding for L.A.'s rail projects is lowering transit
ridership, according to this op-ed based on an analysis of
transportation spending, subsidies and boarding statistics.
Jan 16 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29323

== FIRST BALTIMORE, NOW CLEVELAND: BANKS FACING MORE SUBPRIME
LAWSUITS
With thousands of its homes abandoned and public works
projects permanently postponed for lack of revenue, Cleveland
is filing suit against 21 of the nation's largest banks for
their role in the subprime mortgage fiasco.
Jan 15 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29282

== POLITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE?
Sierra Magazine asks Matt Stoller, Michael Bocian, David Orr
and Newt Gingrich to square off on how climate change will
figure in the 2008 Presidential election.
Jan 14 2008 -- Sierra
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29246

== HOUSTON NEEDS PLAN TO SOAK IT UP
With a patchwork of building regulations, development can be
difficult in Houston. This op-ed argues that what the city
needs to guide itself to a more organized development
pattern is a highly-defined plan to improve the city's
permeability.
Jan 14 2008 -- Houston Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29283

== STRONG HOUSING POLICY WOULD HAVE BENEFITS BEYOND HOUSING
The U.S. needs a strong national housing policy -- not just
to house the needy, but to save money and improve lives in a
wide variety of ways, according to this op-ed.
Jan 15 2008 -- Movement Vision Lab
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29299

== HOW DO YOU QUANTIFY A CULTURAL INVESTMENT?
Salt Lake City's hip art center has experienced
gentrification with the ironic turn of yuppie retail making
the neighborhood less safe. Now property owners and artists
will need to find a new agreement.
Jan 15 2008 -- Utah Stories
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29293

== ARCHITECTS REDEFINING THE CIVIC BUILDING
Architype Review profiles 8 Civic Buildings in the words and
images of their design teams.
Jan 16 2008 -- Architype REVIEW
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29304

== BRINGING 'THE PROJECTS' TO MUMBAI
Mumbai, Istanbul and other cities in the developing world are
launching ambitious slum redevelopment plans that seem doomed
to repeat the "urban inhumanity" of western postwar urban
renewal projects.
Jan 14 2008 -- Globe and Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29277

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