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   ==> NOT YOUR TYPICAL REDEVELOPMENT BOARD
   With little else to do, teenagers in the rural Indiana town
   of San Pierre have found a new place to hang out: community
   meetings. But they're not just hanging out, they are actively
   participating in the planning and revitalization of their
   community.

   http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29187

   ==> TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ARE THE TOP WEBSITES FOR PLANNERS!
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   and development websites of the year, and we're interested in
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   > Nominate a site by January 25th by sending an email to:
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   > Check out last year's list of the top planning-related sites
   http://www.p***tizen.com/websites/2007

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements

   == ATTEND IEDCS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES COURSE IN
      NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 7-8
      Jan 18, 2008 -- International Economic Development
      Council
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   == WHOS GOING TO BUY YOUR HOUSE? FACING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE
      GENERATIONAL HOUSING BUBBLE
      Jan 17, 2008 -- routledge
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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.

     == PROJECTING A BLEAK FUTURE FOR WASHINGTON D.C.
     Design teams presented their visions for the future of
     Washington D.C. recently. Their outlook was overwhelmingly
     dire.
              Jan 17 2008 -- The Washington Post
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29347

     == AGING BOOMERS TO CAUSE 'EPIC TRANSITION' IN HOUSING MARKET
     A new report in the latest issue of the Journal of the
     American Planning Association examines how home-owning
     and aging baby boomers will drastically affect the housing
     market.
              Jan 18 2008 -- The Wall Street Journal
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29358

     == ANIMATED TRAFFIC CALMING: THE CHICANE
     A 24-second stop-motion animation illustrating a chicane, an
     inexpensive and effective way to get drivers to slow down on
     your neighborhood street.
              Jan 19 2008 -- Streetsblog
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29346

     == TAPPING INTO THE WISDOM OF CROWDS
     In this article, author James Surowiecki discusses the idea
     that -- contrary to common assumption -- there is a lot of
     wisdom to be found in crowds.
              Jan 20 2008 -- Scenarios
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29363

     == ...AND NOT A DROP TO DRINK
     Desalination plants are being seen as the solution to
     declines in global freshwater supplies. But as Scott Thill
     reports, the plants may be an environmental disaster in the
     making.
              Jan 17 2008 -- Alternet
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29308

     == D.C.'S AIRPORT-RAIL LINK THREATENED BY FEARS OF ANOTHER
     'BIG DIG'
     Despite recent findings by consultants that a plan to extend
     the Washington D.C. metro rail system to Dulles International
     Airport would qualify for full funding, federal officials
     are hesitant to approve it, fearing another Big Dig.
              Jan 18 2008 -- The Washington Post
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29349

     == FUNDING PROPOSAL MAY HALT CALIFORNIA'S HIGH-SPEED RAIL PLANS
     California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted lawmakers to
     pull a nearly $10 billion bill from the November ballot that
     would fund a long-sought high-speed rail system, but he now
     wants the legislation to require private funding
     partnerships.
              Jan 19 2008 -- Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29351

     == CROSSWALK DOUBLE-CROSS: CARS INFRINGING ON PEDESTRIAN RIGHTS
     Streetfilms presents this brief video montage of
     cars infringing on the rights of pedestrians.
              Jan 20 2008 -- Streetsblog
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29365

     == VANCOUVER'S TRANSIT FUNDING SPREE
     British Columbia's Premier Gordon Campbell has announced $14
     billion worth of public transit investment.
              Jan 17 2008 -- Globe and Mail
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29324

     == AFRICAN AMERICAN HOMEOWNERSHIP RATES 'FALLING LIKE A ROCK'
     Having been particularly targeted by subprime mortgage
     lenders, neighborhoods with a majority of African American
     households are bearing the brunt of the housing crisis.
              Jan 18 2008 -- The Nation
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29343

     == CAN ONTARIO CATCH THE TRAIN?
     A high-speed rail connection through the busy Windsor, Ont.,
     and Quebec City corridor has been debated for years. However,
     the Ontario government's $100 billion infrastructure deficit
     and the rising cost of land may make it economically
     unfeasible.
              Jan 19 2008 -- Globe & Mail
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29355

     == AS TOURISM BOOMS, A PUSH FOR NEW MODELS
     Two Turkish villages illustrate the impact of radically
     different approaches to development.
              Jan 20 2008 -- The Christian Science Monitor
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29362

     == NATION'S AGING INFRASTRUCTURE 'NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE'
     In its new report released to Congress, the National Surface
     Transportation and Revenue Study Commission advocates
     hundreds of billions in annual infrastructure expenditures,
     and a significant hike in the gas tax.
              Jan 17 2008 -- AOL News
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29309

     == L.A.'S 'ECOSYSTEM' BEGINNING TO CRACK UNDER HOLLYWOOD STRIKE
     The Hollywood writer's strike is beginning to have ripple
     effects throughout the Los Angeles economy, and has already
     cost the city $1.4 billion in lost wages.
              Jan 18 2008 -- Observer (UK)
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29341

     == CAN THE BIKE COMPETE WITH THE WORLD'S CHEAPEST CAR?
     Cyclists are teaming up in Delhi, forming a club to promote
     the bike as a better transportation alternative than the cars
     that are increasingly flooding the city's streets.
              Jan 17 2008 -- BBC
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29313

     == ECO-VILLAGES RISING SLOWLY, BUT STEADILY
     Despite slow going at the eco-intentional community Arcosanti
     in Arizona, hundreds of similar "eco-villages" have popped up
     around the world.
              Jan 18 2008 -- E/The Environmental Magazine
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29357

     == MARKET SHIFT BRINGS MORE CHANGE TO BOSTON'S KENMORE SQUARE
     A shift in the market has once again transformed the vision
     for developing Boston's One Kenmore, a Massachussetts
     Turnpike air rights development project in the heart of the
     city's Kenmore Square/Fenway Park neighborhood.
              Jan 18 2008 -- The Boston Globe
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29345

     == FRIDAY FUNNY: CAPED CRUSADERS SERVING CITIES
     Superheroes exist outside the pages of comic books, and they
     are committed to improving their communities. Though there
     are few "supervillains" to tackle, these superheroes serve
     their cities through civic volunteerism and general
     do-goodery.
              Jan 18 2008 -- City Pages (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29359

     == THE GROWING DANGER FOR CHINESE PEDESTRIANS
     Walking and biking in becoming increasingly dangerous in many
     Chinese cities. This article looks at what some cities are
     doing to discourage these traditional forms of transport,
     and what they can do to make the streets safer.
              Jan 17 2008 -- UC Berkeley Traffic Safety Center Newsletter
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29348

     == THE FIGHT TO SAVE NEW ORLEANS' PUBLIC HOUSING
     With homelessness rates doubling after hurricane Katrina,
     activists in New Orleans have filed lawsuits and faced pepper
     spray and tasers in their fight to save public housing units
     from being demolished.
              Jan 17 2008 -- In These Times
              http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29332

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