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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - May 12, 2008 EDITION
A Service of P***tizen: The Planning & Development Network
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==> PODCAST: THE SORTED NATION: A DISCUSSION WITH AUTHORS BILL
BISHOP AND RICHARD FLORIDA - PART ONE
P***tizen talks with authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida
about how American cities and communities are increasingly
attracting people with similar personality types, professional
interests and voting preferences -- trends they've each
documented in new books.
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31163
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements
== STREETCARS AND CITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY, MAY 22ND IN L.A.
May 11, 2008 -- Reconnecting America
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== UPCOMING IEDC REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE
May 09, 2008 -- International Economic Development
Council
http://www.p***tizen.com/announce/item.php?id=1757&rf=e
== GRANT OPPORTUNITY: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE FEDERAL
WORKPLACE IN THE WASHINGTON DC REGION
May 08, 2008 -- GSA - Office of the Chief Architect
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
== NEWTOWN CREEK BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITIES AREA DIRECTOR
May 09, 2008 -- Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design
Center, New York
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31148
== PLANNING DEPUTY - L.A. CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 14
May 08, 2008 -- L.A. City Council District 14, California
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31141
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NEWS HEADLINES
The 20 most popular headlines from the last four days.
All 30 articles from the last four days are on the website.
== POTENTIAL RESERVOIR OF URBAN OPEN SPACE
What do you do when 96 football fields worth of space opens
up in a major metro area?
May 08 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31101
== IS 'SEX AND THE CITY' TO BLAME FOR NEW YORK'S
GENTRIFICATION?
With its portrait of glamorous living in Manhattan, some New
Yorkers can't help but blame the television series for
fueling the city's gentrification. Even the show's star,
Sarah Jessica Parker, laments Manhattan's loss of 'grit'.
May 08 2008 -- New York Daily News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31107
== MAJOR LAND DEAL TO PROTECT 240,000 ACRES IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
The developer of the Tejon Ranch agreed to a plan to put
permanent conservation easements on almost 375 square miles
of ranch lands and wilderness 60 miles north of Los Angeles,
in exchange for rights to develop 10 percent of its land
holdings.
May 09 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31144
== HOUSING DEBACLE THREATENS RENTERS
A new report examines the impacts of the mortgage meltdown on
rental housing.
May 09 2008 -- Joint Center for Housing Studies
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31114
== CANDIDATES SIT IDLY WHILE SPRAWL THRIVES AND CITIES DIE
This piece from The Cleveland Free Times argues that
policy can and does encourage sprawl, and none of the
candidates running for president will do anything to combat
these policies. Meanwhile, American cities will continue to
die off.
May 09 2008 -- The Cleveland Free Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31133
== CALIFORNIA HOUSING CONSTRUCTION CRASHES
There is very, very little new housing construction in most
of California, where the number of housing starts is down 75%
from the boom year of 2005. One result is layoffs for
planners, building inspectors and plan checkers.
May 09 2008 -- California Planning & Development Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31117
== A CONGESTION PRICING PLAN FOR AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS BRIDGE
Plans call for raising the tolls on the San Francisco's
Golden Gate Bridge depending on the time of day, but
commuters have so far reacted negatively to the plan,
arguing there are too few alternatives.
May 11 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31146
== MARKET DOWNTURN IS GOOD NEWS FOR LAND CONSERVATIONISTS
While plenty of investors and homeowners are feeling the pain
of the current real estate market, groups trying to protect
land from development are welcoming the downturn.
May 11 2008 -- Wall Street Journal
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31147
== PORTLAND BICYCLING GOES PLATINUM
The City of Portland joins Davis, California, as the only
other city to earn the League of American Bicyclists'
Platinum rating.
May 08 2008 -- The Oregonian
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31088
== TRANSIT SYSTEMS GOING GREEN
Transit operators around the country are looking at ways to
make taking public transportation even more environmentally
friendly.
May 09 2008 -- USA Today
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31134
== A CITY SERIOUS ABOUT RECYCLING
With 70 percent of its waste already diverted from landfills,
San Francisco continues to push forward with new laws and
programs to increase recycling.
May 08 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31126
== URBAN AGRICULTURE PUTTING DOWN ROOTS IN CENTRAL CITIES
Urban farms are popping up in New York and elsewhere,
providing residents with access to fresh, affordable produce.
May 09 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31145
== AMERICA'S FIRST WIND-POWERED CITY
The city of Rock Port, Missouri, recently celebrated the fact
that its four wind turbines produced more energy than the
town needed, becoming the first community in America to be
completely powered by wind.
May 11 2008 -- KOMU
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31138
== LEARNING FROM LONDON'S CONGESTION CHARGE
By looking closely at the key factors that helped London's
congestion charge succeed, other cities can decipher whether
a similar scheme would work in their jurisdictions.
May 10 2008 -- Toronto Star
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31136
== A SILVER LINING TO THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS: MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
The Federal Reserve has announced plans to help community
non-profits to acquire foreclosed homes for use as affordable
housing.
May 08 2008 -- Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31109
== BUILDING WATER SLIDES IN DROUGHT COUNTRY
Water shortages have hammered the Atlanta region. But despite
the drought, one real estate developer is planning to build a
huge water park.
May 08 2008 -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31129
== HOW TO ENCOURAGE BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT
Builders and planners are gathering in Detroit to discuss
funding options for brownfield redevelopment and learn from
region's experience transforming these community eyesores.
May 09 2008 -- P***tizen
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31132
== AFFORDABLE HOUSING VERSUS BETTER WAGES
Massachusetts wants to require affordable housing developers
to pay construction workers a "prevailing wage", but with
costs already totaling $200,000 or more per unit, the
proposal may ultimately decrease the amount of affordable
housing built.
May 09 2008 -- Boston Globe
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31137
== MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: A PEDESTRIAN PARADISE
After a decade spent redesigning the public realm, Melbourne,
Australia is a haven of people-oriented development and
mobility.
May 11 2008 -- Streetsblog
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31099
== STREET SIGNS AND TRAFFIC ISLANDS AS ART?
A Los Angeles activist and artist has taken to placing street
signs mimicking the city's no parking signs on traffic
islands, declaring them parks.
May 11 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31143
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