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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

== PLANNER FOR ANALYSIS OF PLANNING DEPARTMENTS - PART TIME
Jan 31, 2008 -- Zucker Systems, California
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== EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CAMPO
Jan 31, 2008 -- Capital Area Metropolitan Planning
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== MANAGER, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last four days.
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== THE MOST MISERABLE CITIES IN THE U.S.
Forbes has released its list of the most miserable
cities in America. Detroit is at the top.
Feb 01 2008 -- Forbes
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29564

== 100 BEST CITIES FOR JOBS
Salt Lake City, Utah, has been ranked as the best city for
jobs in 2008 by Forbes magazine.
Jan 31 2008 -- Forbes
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29523

== TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AN ECONOMIST'S MIND, NOT AN ENGINEER'S
Reason's Robert Poole responds to the report from
the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study
Commission and argues that despite its many good ideas, the
engineer's perspective should be replaced with that of an
economist.
Feb 02 2008 -- Reason
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29565

== WALKING AGAIN?
This article from Governing looks at the resurgence
in popularity experienced by walkable urban areas and wonders
is walking is truly making a major comeback in the United
States.
Feb 01 2008 -- Governing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29551

== THE SUBURBAN HOME: AN ASSET OR A LIABILITY?
This article from The Atlantic looks at the rising
troubles experienced in the nation's suburbs since the
foreclosure explosion.
Feb 03 2008 -- The Atlantic
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29573

== KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL CRIME 'MYTHS' - PART 1
In part one of a two-part blog post, Jeffrey Spivak calls to
question the Cato Institute's attempts to cast light rail as
crime ridden.
Jan 31 2008 -- Kanas City Star Prime Buzz
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29517

== THE GOO EARTH
As a part of its special series of reports on the Alberta tar
sands, the Globe & Mail outlines the extreme environmental
impacts of the development.
Feb 02 2008 -- Globe and Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29557

== A LIMIT ON DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA?
Is a statewide cap on driving in the works? Bill Fulton says
a regional driving limit may be the only way that California
is able to reach its self-imposed mandates for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
Jan 31 2008 -- California Planning & Development Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29509

== FRIDAY FUNNY: HOMEMADE CROSSWALK LANDS MAN IN JAIL
A grad student in Muncie, Indiana has taken citizen
involvement in traffic calming to a whole new level. He was
jailed 10 hours for painting a crosswalk near his home. Now
free from jail, he plans to complete the three other
crosswalks.
Feb 01 2008 -- WRTV - Indianapolis, IN
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29555

== THE 'MYTH-CONCEPTIONS' ABOUT URBAN DESIGN
London, Ontario's new urban designer describes and debunks
some common misconceptions about urban design.
Feb 02 2008 -- London (Ontario) Free Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29561

== MEXICO CITY STRUGGLING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS
As Mexico City's economy moves from industry to services, it
is attracting new businesses but facing a legacy of haphazard
infrastructure planning that may threaten its economic
prosperity.
Jan 31 2008 -- Times (UK)
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29531

== SMALLER CITIES MAKE PLANS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is catching on in more cities than New York,
Los Angeles, and Chicago. Ventura City Manager Rick Cole
explains how his city's land use practice can impact
California's climate change efforts.
Feb 03 2008 -- VerdeXchange News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29538

== WHEN CLIMATE CHANGES, PRESERVATION CHANGES
Climate change is throwing a wrench into the gears of many
preservation efforts.
Jan 31 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29542

== SMART GROWTH IN UTAH AND THE WEST
How do Utah & the West support population growth without
sacrificing living standards?
Feb 02 2008 -- Utah Stories
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29552

== QUESTIONS SURROUND ATLANTA STREETCAR PROPOSAL
A proposed streetcar system in Atlanta has raised many
questions about feasibility and funding.
Jan 31 2008 -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29524

== GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR PARISIAN SUBURBS PANNED
A group of French academics have written an open letter
decrying the latest in a long string of plans to deal with
the working-class Parisian suburbs, which saw riots in 2005.
Feb 01 2008 -- Truthout
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29540

== BIRTH OF THE 'COOL SPOT'
A new regional planning idea is looking to reduce energy use
and greenhouse emissions.
Feb 03 2008 -- New Urban News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29563

== WATERFREE URINALS PAY BIG EFFICIENCY DIVIDENDS
Waterfree urinals are a sterling example of the benefits
offered by new technology. Forged from a partnership between
manufacturers and labor groups, waterfree urinals save 6
billion gallons of water a year from the Rose Bowl to the
Taj Mahal.
Feb 01 2008 -- VerdeXchange News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29537

== KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL CRIME 'MYTHS' - PART 2
In the second of a two-part blog post, Jeffrey Spivak calls
to question the Cato Institute's attempts to cast Kansas City
light rail as crime ridden.
Feb 01 2008 -- Kanas City Star Prime Buzz
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29518

== A COMPARISON OF CITIES' CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
Los Angeles, Portland, and New York City provide interesting
case studies into the ways that city governments are building
a more sustainable life for their residents.
Feb 01 2008 -- The Planning Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29545

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