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== TWO IMPORTANT SEMINARS IN AUSTIN THIS APRIL
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last three days.
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== SEX SCANDAL IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
An Australian planner has confessed to having a series of
affairs with prominent developers and subsequently approving
their plans for major developments.
Feb 25 2008 -- The Age
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29860

== IF YOU THINK YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE BAD...
This post from The Mish Mash shows pictures of some
of the worst neighbors to have.
Feb 26 2008 -- The Mish Mash
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29879

== TYING RAIL IN DOWNTOWN L.A.
Plans are being floated to create better downtown linkage
between three of L.A.'s rail lines -- an idea that some
downtown residents are wary of.
Feb 27 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29883

== BIG DIG'S DONE. WHAT NEXT?
With Boston's Big Dig officially completed, many in the city
are looking forward to other urban renewal efforts following
in its wake. But hurdles remain.
Feb 25 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29858

== CARTS VERSUS STORES: AN URBAN GROCERY BATTLE
Small grocers and deli owners in New York are up in arms over
a city proposal to license a fleet of 1,000 street cart
vendors.
Feb 26 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29868

== REMAKING THE WATERFRONT, REMAKING THE CITY
This episode of Smart City looks at riverfront
redevelopment as a tool for recreating cities.
Feb 27 2008 -- Smart City
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29885

== BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
Experts differ on the extent to which the economy will be
damaged as a result of the mortgage crisis. But almost all
agree it's going to get a lot worse.
Feb 25 2008 -- Time
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29840

== 'SKYSCRAPER POLICY' CALLED FOR IN PHILADELPHIA
Big developments are on the slate in Philadelphia, and some
argue that the city needs to develop a skyscraper policy to
control the city's changing face.
Feb 26 2008 -- Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29864

== BUSH DENIES INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
The pleas of governors from across the country for more
infrastructure funding have been shot down by President
George W. Bush.
Feb 27 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29886

== THE CLEANING POWER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
This post from Pruned looks at a proposal to turn a
contaminated reservoir into a "bioremediating ecological
machine".
Feb 25 2008 -- Pruned
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29844

== DEVELOPMENT SPEED DATING
In an effort to bridge the gap between the ideologies of
developers and architects, a "speed-dating" session was set
up to get the practitioners of these two fields to interact.
Feb 26 2008 -- The Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29866

== BREAKFAST OF HISTORIANS
Despite objections from city staff, a former Denny's
restaurant in Washington has been declared a historic
landmark. Many residents are backing the designation.
Feb 27 2008 -- The Seattle Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29884

== MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY WOES
The cities of Vallejo, California, and McCall, Idaho, are
considering filing for bankruptcy.
Feb 26 2008 -- Governing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29873

== ORGANIZED CRIME TRASHING NAPLES
Organized crime has taken over Naples' municipal waste
disposal -- and the resulting, uncontrolled trash heaps are
causing illness, ruining regional agriculture, and
contributing to an atmosphere of ungovernability.
Feb 25 2008 -- Globe and Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29850

== BEARING THE COSTS OF DISASTER AREA DEVELOPMENT
Should everyone pay for a few people to live in fire- and
disaster-prone areas?
Feb 26 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29863

== 'OLDEST URBAN SITE' UNEARTHED
What may be the oldest urban site in the world has been
unearthed in Peru.
Feb 27 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29903

== BALTIMORE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT NIXED
Plans to create an urban renewal district in South Baltimore
have been denied by the city's Planning Commission, arguing
that forcibly removing residents and businesses is not a
reasonable method for saving the neigborhood.
Feb 25 2008 -- The Baltimore Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29849

== THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SPACE IN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
Creating beautiful public spaces is crucial to improving
sense of community, according to urban designers looking to
revitalize the Mississippi town of Tupelo.
Feb 26 2008 -- Daily Journal (Northeast Mississippi)
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29865

== INJECTING PUBLIC SPACE INTO PALM SPRINGS
Palm Springs -- once the epicenter of Spring Break -- is
criticized by many for lacking public spaces. Now, a
collection of architects, planners and urban designers have
put out some ideas for improving the city.
Feb 25 2008 -- The Desert Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29859

== ATLANTA'S BELTLINE PROJECT SOLDIERS ON -- BUT WITHOUT A
LOT OF CASH
After the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the Beltline project
could not use school funds from a tax-increment financing
funding source, what next?
Feb 25 2008 -- Creative Loafing
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29848

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