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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jan 24, 2008 EDITION
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements

== ATTEND IEDCS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES COURSE IN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 7-8
Jan 23, 2008 -- International Economic Development
Council
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== LEARN SITE PLANNING ANALYSIS, RETAIL MARKET ANALYSIS,
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING LAW AND MORE
Jan 23, 2008 -- Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy
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== LEADING PRACTITIONERS OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Jan 21, 2008 -- Planning Academy at Virginia Tech
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== LINCOLN INSTITUTE OFFERS WORKSHOPS ON TOOLS FOR DEVELOPMENT
WITHOUT DISPLACEMENT
Jan 21, 2008 -- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

== INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR
Jan 22, 2008 -- Florida Department of Transportation,
Florida
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== DIRECTOR OF SMART GROWTH/ URBAN PLANNING
Jan 22, 2008 -- Sarasota County, FL, Florida
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Jan 22, 2008 -- Florida Department of Transportation,
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last three days.
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== CLEVELAND: SUBPRIME'S 'EPICENTRE'
Cleveland, which last week filed suit against 21 banks to
regain revenues lost from a massive wave of foreclosures,
epitomizes the extent of America's housing crisis.
Jan 22 2008 -- Globe & Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29374

== DRY DRY WEST
This article from National Geographic looks at the
increasing strain on the water supplying the western U.S.
Jan 21 2008 -- National Geographic
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29377

== NEW BOOK EXPOSES EXTENT OF BIG BOX STORE SUBSIDIES
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author David
Cay Johnston talks recently on NPR's Fresh Air about
government subsidies for big box stores.
Jan 23 2008 -- NPR
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29390

== CLEVELAND SUBURBS: TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT?
After black teenagers from Cleveland severely beat a white
man, Shaker Heights residents reconsider the safety of their
community.
Jan 21 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29344

== THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S 'WAR ON PLANNING'
The decay of America's infrastructure and the Bush
Administration's repeated excuse, "Nobody could have
foreseen..." reveals how much of America's planning
tradition has been lost to free market ideology, writes
Sarah Robinson.
Jan 23 2008 -- Campaign for America's Future
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29409

== A TEST FOR WALKABILITY
The city of Pasadena, California has enlisted a groups of
more than 100 volunteers to walks and evaluate its streets to
rate the city's walkability.
Jan 22 2008 -- Pasadena Star-News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29401

== TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OPPOSES CALL FOR GAS TAX INCREASE
In this opinion by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary
Peters, she rejects the recommendation by a national
transportation commission to increase the gas tax, instead
preferring road tolls, congestion pricing, and other private
sector investment.
Jan 21 2008 -- The Wall Street Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29372

== DIRE OUTLOOK FOR AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE
America's infrastructure is struggling, but from where will
the funding and political will come to fix it?
Jan 22 2008 -- Stateline
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29386

== AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE STREETS OF DETROIT
This series from The Detroit Free Press looks at the
state of the city that is both struggling and succeeding.
Jan 23 2008 -- The Detroit Free Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29406

== AGREEMENT BANS DEVELOPMENT ALONG MEDITERRANEAN COAST
A coalition of 21 countries has signed an agreement that will
prohibit any development within 100 yards of the
Mediterranean coast -- a broad agreement that will affect
more than 29,000 miles of coastline.
Jan 21 2008 -- Christian Science Monitor
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29383

== BABY STEPS TO DOWNTOWN LIVING
Downtown L.A. is redeveloping into a residential
neighborhood. But is it baby-friendly?
Jan 22 2008 -- L.A. Downtown News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29381

== L.A. LOOKS TO GO ZERO WASTE BY 2030
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced plans to
bring the city to a zero-waste policy by 2030.
Jan 23 2008 -- The Daily Breeze
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29407

== KEEP TRANSIT AND GROWTH MUTUAL
Public transit systems must be closely linked with new
development and projections of growth for communities to
sustain themselves in a changing environment, according to
this op-ed.
Jan 21 2008 -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29368

== THE FLOOD-PRONE SHOULD LOOK TO THE DUTCH
Plans for 250,000 new houses on a floodplain in Britain and
broad redevelopment plans in New Orleans have many wondering
why planners aren't looking to the flood expertise of the
Dutch.
Jan 21 2008 -- Guardian
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29380

== NEW TRANSIT FOR VENICE: NO TOURISTS ALLOWED
The City of Venice, Italy, has just opened a new waterbus for
its canals that is reserved for use by local citizens only --
part of an effort to make the tourist-heavy city more
friendly to its own people.
Jan 22 2008 -- International Herald Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29389

== CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
The launch of the Tata microcar has raised concerns about a
huge magnification of traffic congestion and pollution. But
without changes in the developed world, such criticisms are
hypocritical, write Brendan Smith, Tim Costello and Jeremy
Brecher.
Jan 23 2008 -- Common Dreams
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29399

== CONTROVERSIAL SKY BRIDGE UP FOR VOTE IN SALT LAKE CITY
Controversial plans to include an elevated enclosed
pedestrian bridge as part of a major development in downtown
Salt Lake City will face a vote before the city's planning
commission this week. The vote, however, is not expected to
be the final word.
Jan 22 2008 -- The Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29387

== MEASURING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT
A 2,300-unit development near a Maine lake is facing an
environmental test to determine its carbon footprint.
Environmentalists say the impact is too great, but
developers dispute the analysis.
Jan 22 2008 -- The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29400

== LIBERTARIANS PROD KANSAS CITY TO FORGET LIGHT RAIL
Libertarian groups Cato Institute and Show-Me Institute are
scrambling to convince Kansas City to end talks to consider
building a light rail system in the city.
Jan 23 2008 -- Kansas City Star
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29410

== FEMA TRAILERS FINDING NEW LIFE
Retired FEMA trailers originally sent to house the displaced
after Hurricane Katrina have found new purpose in a
government programs that distributes them for use by local
municipalities.
Jan 21 2008 -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29370

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