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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jan 28, 2008 EDITION
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements

== ENVISIONING GREEN LOS ANGELES: GORDON PRICE ON 'ECODENSITY
VANCOUVER STYLE'
Jan 24, 2008 -- Livable Places
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== ATTEND IEDC'S NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES COURSE IN
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 7-8
Jan 23, 2008 -- International Economic Development
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Jan 24, 2008 -- The Providence Plan, Rhode Island
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last four days.
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== CENSORED: PRO-TRANSIT SECTION FROM COMMISSION STUDY
A pro-transit section, written by noted conservative Paul
Weyrich, was excised from the final report, despite being
approved by 9-3 majority vote of the National Surface
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.
Jan 24 2008 -- The National Corridors Initiative Press Release
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29416

== FACEBOOK AS A COMMUNITY PLANNING TOOL?
A Washington D.C. developer is seeking feedback about
possible redevelopment options through the social netowrking
website facebook.com.
Jan 25 2008 -- Washington (D.C.) Business Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29434

== HIGH SPEED TRAINS IN AMERICA
Treehugger interviews New Urbanist Andy Kunz about
the state of the nation's train system and plans for a
high-speed rail network.
Jan 26 2008 -- Treehugger.com
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29428

== THE GENTRIFICATION OF RURAL AMERICA
Rural communities being "discovered" by investors is turning
out to be a mixed blessing for some small towns.
Jan 24 2008 -- The Wall Street Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29412

== HOPPING ON THE DOWNTOWN BANDWAGON
Quite a few Ohio suburbs are planning to resurrect their old
downtowns -- or build new ones from scratch -- to create
human-scaled urban focal points.
Jan 27 2008 -- Columbus Dispatch
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29454

== LITTLE CAMBODIA LEAVES NEW YORK, FINDS NEW NICHES
New York's Cambodian population has seen a sharp drop over
the last two decades, but other American cities have absorbed
these communities to form their own "Little Cambodias".
Jan 24 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29417

== LAWN GREENS
If 'peak oil' makes oil-intensive industrial agriculture
economically unfeasible, will suburbanites need to turn their
lawns into farming plots?
Jan 25 2008 -- Common Dreams
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29419

== NEW ZEALAND'S PLANNER SHORTAGE
Young people in New Zealand aren't taking up careers in
planning, which is causing problems for many cities, and has
developers upset about slow processing times.
Jan 26 2008 -- Scoop Independent News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29452

== PROPOSAL TO 'UNBUNDLE' PARKING HEADS TO SAN FRANCISCO
SUPERVISORS
A San Francisco supervisor has proposed several changes in
parking regulations that will result in reduced new housing
costs, and potentially reduced car ownership and operation.
It requires the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
Jan 25 2008 -- San Francisco Examiner
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29432

== SKY BRIDGE GETS APPROVAL
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission has approved a
controversial plan to build a sky bridge for pedestrians as
part of a new mixed use development.
Jan 24 2008 -- Salt Lake Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29420

== D.C.'S DULLES RAIL PROJECT SEEMS UNLIKELY
A planned rail extension that would have connected the
Washington D.C. area to Dulles International Airport has been
all but killed by a federally-pushed disqualification of the
project from receiving critical federal funding.
Jan 26 2008 -- The Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29450

== EDMONTON LOOKS AT 24-HOUR TRANSIT
Momentum is growing for 24 hour transit in Edmonton, Alberta
- an idea backed by students, business officials, and the
Transit Riders' Union of Edmonton. City officials say it's
inevitable, but is at least a couple years away.
Jan 27 2008 -- Edmonton Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29462

== FRIDAY FUNNY: THE AMAZING DISAPPEARING HOUSE
A woman in Russia returned home form vacation recently to an
empty plot of land. Her home was mistakenly demolished as
developers readied a site for new construction.
Jan 25 2008 -- Associated Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29449

== FLORENCE CONSIDERS MOVING MICHELANGELO'S DAVID TO QUELL
CITY TRAFFIC
Heavy tourist traffic downtown is being cited by city
officials in a proposal to move the world-famous sculpture to
the edge of town.
Jan 24 2008 -- CBC
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29394

== LYON'S TWIN SISTER CITY IN DUBAI
An investor from Dubai is looking to replicate -- in close
detail -- the French city of Lyon in the Arab Emirate.
Jan 25 2008 -- International Herald Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29445

== HOW DOWNTOWN PARKS CAN DRIVE THE ECONOMY
This article looks at the success of downtown parks in cities
big and small and argues that Eugene, Oregon, needs to start
thinking about parks and stop looking at parking lots to
drive the local economy.
Jan 26 2008 -- Eugene Weekly
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29451

== NEW ORLEANS STUMBLES WITH HOMELESS PLAN
With booming homelessness since Hurricane Katrina, New
Orleans is looking to unconventional approaches to handling
the issue. But things aren't quite working out as planned.
Jan 24 2008 -- NPR
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29418

== DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE BANKING ON BOOKSTORE
Construction of a new university bookstore in downtown
Baltimore is seen as a critical piece of the downtown's
rebirth. City officials are looking at offering tax
incentives to ensure the bookstore deals comes through.
Jan 25 2008 -- The Baltimore Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29433

== THIS PARK ATTRACTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY...
New York City parks officials have announced plans to
generate extra revenue by selling off naming rights for some
of the city's public park attractions.
Jan 25 2008 -- New York Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29442

== HOUSING SLUMP NOT RECESSION CULPRIT
In this piece from Reason Samuel Staley argues that
the housing crisis can't be fully blamed for the economic
recession.
Jan 27 2008 -- Reason
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29456

== GLOBALIZATION AND THE POWER OF URBAN TOURISM
Cities across the world are stressing the importance of
tourism in supporting local economies. In this article, Susan
Fainstein wonders if globalization will result in an overall
reduction in the type and variety of urban places and
attractions.
Jan 24 2008 -- Urban Reinventors
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29427

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