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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Mar 20, 2008 EDITION
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Mar 19, 2008 -- International Economic Development
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== IEDC'S 2008 EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDS CALL
FOR ENTRIES BEGINS
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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== POLICY AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FOR NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
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Mar 18, 2008 -- Reconnecting America, District of
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== POLICY AND RESEARCH DIRECTOR FOR NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last three days.
All 30 articles from the last three days are on the website.
== THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY RIVER
As part of its yearly tradition, officials in Chicago have
dyed the Chicago River green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
Mar 17 2008 -- Chicago Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30165
== CREATIVES KICKED OUT BY VANCOUVER CONDO BOOM
Condos are booming in Vancouver, and as a result the city's
young creatives are being squeezed out.
Mar 18 2008 -- Globe & Mail
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30166
== SUBPRIME TENT CITIES
This video from the BBC looks at the ten cities that
have sprung up outside of L.A. as a result of the subprime
mortgage meltdown.
Mar 19 2008 -- BBC via YouTube
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30184
== BIG DIG'S AFTERSHOCKS
A look at how the specter of Boston's Big Dig cast a dark
shadow over proposed freeway replacement plans in Seattle and
other cities.
Mar 17 2008 -- The Boston Globe
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30155
== IS PLANNING TO BLAME FOR VIOLENCE?
After a recent shooting death in Toronto, one writer lays the
blame for urban violence on city planners.
Mar 19 2008 -- The National Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30193
== REPLACING TRANSIT WITH TOLL ROADS
The Department of Transportation under President Bush has
placed an emphasis on market-based measures such as toll
roads to alleviate congestion, and this has public transit
advocates worried that the Federal government sees no role
for transit.
Mar 17 2008 -- The Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30153
== IRAQ WAR SPENDING: WHAT COULD WE HAVE BUILT INSTEAD?
Robert Pollin & Heidi Garrett-Peltier writing in The
Nation show that the U.S. has spent hundreds of billions
of dollars in Iraq that could have been much more
productively invested in public goods like sustainable
infrastructure.
Mar 18 2008 -- The Nation
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30172
== GLOBAL IMPACTS ON DOWNTOWNS
This report from Progressive Urban Management
Associates outlines the ten trends that will impact
downtowns over the next two decades.
Mar 17 2008 -- Downtown Idea Exchange
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/29891
== SUBURBAN DETROIT BUILDS UP, NOT OUT
The suburban Detroit town of Wixom is looking to lure in
residents by creating dense downtown living.
Mar 18 2008 -- Detroit Free Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30162
== BRINGING HARLEM BACK
New York City officials hope that a recently approved
rezoning for Harlem will revive the neighborhood.
Mar 17 2008 -- The Economist
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30154
== FUELING A TOWN'S FUTURE
The small Arkansas town of El Dorado has experienced an
economic rebirth since an oil company offered to pay college
tuition and fees for all graduating high school seniors.
Mar 18 2008 -- P***tizen
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30180
== CONGESTION PRICING APPROVED FOR GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
The Golden Gate Bridge District, in agreeing to apply
congestion pricing to the bridge, has saved the $158 million
Urban Partnership grant for the Bay Area in the nick of
time, but has created turmoil with S.F because of where the
revenue goes.
Mar 19 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30156
== MIAMI PARKS PLAN LOOKS BEYOND PARKS
Officials in Miami-Dade County have just released their parks
master plan, an ambitious proposal that looks to go beyond
creating park space by redefining the region's public realm.
Mar 17 2008 -- Miami Herald
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30158
== THE ARMY CORPS AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: AN INTERACTIVE
LOOK
Grist offers this interactive look at various Army
Corps of Engineers projects along the Mississippi River, part
of its series on the Corp and the River.
Mar 18 2008 -- Grist
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30164
== PLANNING A SMART TRANSIT FUTURE IN TAMPA BAY
With a newly formed regional transit authority, Tampa Bay,
Florida, may be ready for a regional transit system. Many
want to do it right.
Mar 19 2008 -- The Tampa Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30194
== D.C.'S GREEN PARKING REFORM TAKES ROOT
Washington D.C. has begun to make key green parking reforms
that will plow parking revenue into neighborhood bicycling
and walking improvements.
Mar 17 2008 -- Streetsblog
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30135
== NEW FUNDING RESUSCITATES L.A.'S GRAND AVENUE PROJECT
The highly anticipated mixed-use Grand Avenue project in
downtown L.A. has just secured $100 million in funding. This
new funding is expected to kickstart the project's
construction, which has been delayed for months.
Mar 18 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30183
== DEBATE CONTINUES OVER NEW YORK STREET MALL PROPOSAL
Neighborhood opposition is hampering plans to convert a
section of New York City's Prince Street into a car-free
pedestrian mall every Sunday.
Mar 17 2008 -- The Villager
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30139
== THINKING ABOUT SMART GROWTH IN MONTANA
Gallatin County, Montana, has experienced 20 percent
population growth over the last eight years, and officials
are hoping that the adoption of smart growth principles will
help guide the rapidly developing area towards a sustainable
future.
Mar 18 2008 -- Bozeman Daily Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30167
== AFTER BUS SHUTDOWN, CITY CONSIDERS MASS CARPOOLING
Residents in the small town of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver
Island are starting a citywide carpooling program to help
provide for people without cars after the city's underused
public transit system was shut down.
Mar 17 2008 -- The Vancouver Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/30140
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