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==> BICYCLES ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION IN BANGALORE
Transportation is becoming increasingly difficult in the
Indian city of Bangalore. With motorized vehicles taking
over much of the city's transportation mode share, the
congested city needs to follow the examples of many other
world cities and design its roads to be more bicycle- and
pedestrian-friendly.

http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29842

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== SLUMBURBS?
The recent phenomenon of housing abandonment in the suburbs
is only the beginning: projections now estimate that by 2025
40% of large-lot homes will be standing vacant.
Feb 21 2008 -- Atlantic Monthly
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29815

== DENSITY PLANS 'A HARD SELL' IN VANCOUVER
Vancouver's plans to increase density in the city are being
called "a hard sell".
Feb 23 2008 -- The Vancouver Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29838

== THE FASCISM OF TOD
This editorial from the Hawaii Reporter argues that
plans for transit oriented development are "based in
communist and fascist thinking" and that building rail and
TOD will be bad for Hawaii's families.
Feb 24 2008 -- Hawaii Reporter
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29846

== FRIDAY FUNNY: I CAN HAS ZONING
Cats be zonin'.
Feb 22 2008 -- Cyburbia
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29831

== UNLOCKING THE GORDIAN KNOT OF AUTOMOBILES AND URBAN SPACES
The best way to improve automobiles is to improve cities,
according to this article from Business Week.
Feb 21 2008 -- Business Week
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29808

== SAN FRANCISCO SUBWAY PLANS BLASTED
Plans to build a short subway in San Francisco are meeting
criticism.
Feb 24 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29843

== RETIREES FLEE TO FIND STRONGER DOLLAR
Retirees are increasingly moving to Central and South America
to retire and take advantage of economies where the dollar
retains some strength.
Feb 23 2008 -- The Wall Street Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29837

== TREE MAPS INFORM CITY PLANTING PLANS
A group of researchers is using mapping and satellite data to
help cities quantify their tree canopy cover -- a move that
is spurring efforts to increase tree planting in cities
across the country.
Feb 22 2008 -- Associated Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29819

== THE DANGER OF 1950S PLANNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
An old Navy base presents the San Francisco suburb of Alameda
with a great opportunity. However, a long-standing city
policy that prohibits high-density development could quash
that opportunity.
Feb 21 2008 -- California Planning & Development Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29814

== LAND UNUSED
Residents and city officials in L.A. battle over what to do
with unused land surrounding the Silver Lake Reservoir.
Feb 23 2008 -- LA Weekly
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29835

== HOLLYWOOD DISPERSED
More and more states are looking to cash in on the movie
business by building film studios and offering tax incentives
to filmmakers.
Feb 22 2008 -- Stateline
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29834

== CALLING FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT PATTERN
As the population booms, the need for housing and development
will become even greater over the next 20 years. Many are
arguing for a shift away from the cookie-cutter land use
patterns of the past.
Feb 21 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29800

== CHANGING PATTERNS IN TRAFFIC VOLUME
In recent decades, traffic volumes have risen rapidly
throughout the United States. But a report by the East-West
Gateway Council of Governments argues that growth rates in
traffic volume may be tapering off.
Feb 23 2008 -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29821

== OFF-TRACK BETTING MAY GET BOOTED
A plan to close New York's off-track betting parlors could
erase one of the last vestiges of the gritty city of the past.
Feb 22 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29833

== CITY RANKINGS: KISS OF DEATH OR GOOD BUZZ?
City rankings can be double-edged sword.
Feb 21 2008 -- Governing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29774

== WALKING AWAY FROM THE AMERICAN DREAM
The prevalence of mortgage "walkaways" reveals that the
mortgage crisis has significantly changed the values
associated with homeownership, and reduced the stigma of
foreclosure.
Feb 24 2008 -- Washington Independent
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29836

== CITY OVERHAUL PROPOSED IN TORONTO
Experts are calling for a major revision to the city
operations of Toronto, suggesting the creation of region-wide
toll roads, increased taxes and
Feb 22 2008 -- The Toronto Star
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29830

== BONDS, LAME BONDS
Unprecedented failure in municipal bond auctions is causing
municipal borrowers to flee the auction market and driving up
rates at which cities can borrow money.
Feb 23 2008 -- Bloomberg.com
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29832

== HARLEM DRUG CORNER GOES CONDO
It wasnt long ago that if someone who lived downtown
mentioned needing to make a trip to the corner of Frederick
Douglass Boulevard and 118th Street, you could assume they
were not making the trip to buy groceries.
Feb 22 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29817

== ANCHORAGE SETTLES DOWN
After years of boom-and-bust economic see-sawing, the city of
Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of steady growth and
economic stability.
Feb 21 2008 -- The Seattle Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29798

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