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P***TIZEN NEWSWIRE - Jun 02, 2008 EDITION
A Service of P***tizen: The Planning & Development Network
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==> PODCAST: THE SORTED CITY - A DISCUSSION WITH AUTHORS BILL
BISHOP AND RICHARD FLORIDA - PART TWO
Authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida talk with P***tizen about the
increasing trend of people sorting themselves into particular cities and
communities based on their personality types, professional interests and
voting preferences.
Listen or download
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33271
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Press Releases, RFPs, Events, and Announcements
== CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS - 8TH ANNUAL NEW PARTNERS FOR
SMART GROWTH CONFERENCE
June 2, 2008 -- Local Government Commission
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== WORK SMARTER FOR YOUR COMMUNITY'S WORKFORCE -- REGISTER FOR
IEDC'S TRAINING COURSE
May 30, 2008 -- International Economic Development
Council
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== ONLINE FORM BASED CODES STUDIO HELPS YOU HONE YOUR ZONING
KNOWLEDGE
May 30, 2008 -- Rutgers University Professional
Development Institute
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33249
== LEARN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING LAW AND BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
May 30, 2008 -- Rutgers University - Professional
Development Institute
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33268
== SUSTAINABLE URBANISM WEBINAR SERIES WITH DOUG FARR. FIRST
SESSION JUNE 19TH, REGISTER NOW!
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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.
== DID HOUSTON'S LACK OF ZONING SHIELD IT FROM THE HOUSING
MELTDOWN?
A recent report by a Federal Reserve Bank senior economist
argues that Houston's resiliency during the ongoing housing
crisis is due in part to its lack of zoning regulations.
May 29 2008 -- Houston Chronicle
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31416
== PORTLAND'S SMART GROWTH FACES CRIES OF GENTRIFICATION
Portland, famed for its progressive policies and smart
growth, is facing criticism that the same growth they are
applauded for is squeezing other groups out- particularly
African-Americans.
May 31 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31447
== COLUMBUS ANNOUNCES $170 MILLION BIKEWAYS PLAN
City commits to adding over 450 miles of new bikeways/***s
linking neighborhoods, parks, downtown, and employment
centers over the next 20 years and making an initial
investment of $20 million.
May 30 2008 -- The Columbus Dispatch
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31291
== HARVESTING THE WIND ON THE OPEN OCEAN
Offshore drilling company StatoilHydro is finding a new way
to get energy at sea- with large-scale wind turbines.
May 29 2008 -- Energy Business Review
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31404
== L.A. CALLED HOME TO SECOND SMALLEST CARBON FOOTPRINT
New research from the Brookings Institution claims that Los
Angeles has the second smallest carbon footprint of big
American cities -- a finding that contains a few caveats.
May 29 2008 -- Los Angeles Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31436
== STUDENTS BRING NEIGHBORHOOD'S PLANS TO LIFE
Students in Ohio State University's City and Regional
Planning department worked closely with the Franklinton
neighborhood in Columbus to create a new vision for the
community.
Jun 01 2008 -- Columbus Alive
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33243
== KEEPING PUBLIC SPACE PUBLIC IN KNOXVILLE
Downtown Knoxville has seen many improvements in recent
years. This column calls on the city to be careful how it
lets private interests use downtown's new public spaces.
Jun 01 2008 -- Metro Pulse
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33239
== CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR TYSON'S CORNER TO BECOME LIVABLE CITY
Tyson's Corner, an auto-oriented suburb of Washington, D.C.,
reveals ambitious plans to become a dense, urban community.
Officials are bracing themselves for tough opposition from
locals. The Washington Post story includes a video report.
May 29 2008 -- The Washington Post
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31441
== YOUNG AUTHOR WRITES ABOUT HUMAN IMPACT OF SPRAWL
Gina Olszowski's first book focuses on the personal stories
of rural residents impacted by sprawl.
May 30 2008 -- The Beacon News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31438
== BIG BOX THINKING WHEN SITING SCHOOLS IS CREATING SPRAWL
New schools are consistently built far from community
centers, while historic school buildings near where people
live are demolished, The Blue Ridge Press reports.
May 29 2008 -- The Blue Ridge Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31423
== POLITICIANS CALL ON SEATTLE TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT
FREEWAY PROBLEM
In this guest column, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire,
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, and King County Executive Ron
Sims argue that Seattle needs to find a creative solution to
the problem posed by its aging inner-city freeway.
May 30 2008 -- The Seattle Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31442
== SWEDEN CREATES SEWAGE-POWERED CARS, BUT AUTO INDUSTRY LAGS
BEHIND
Household sewage is currently fueling cars in Sweden, and has
for years. But Swedish industry has given up on the idea,
investing in ethanol-based gasoline.
May 30 2008 -- International Herald Tribune
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31437
== THE JOB OF QUENCHING LAS VEGAS' THIRST
With some predicting that this fast growing metropolis will
run out of water within the decade, the head of the region's
water authority has a tough job ahead.
May 29 2008 -- Metropolis Magazine
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31417
== A 'ONE SIZE FITS ALL' RULE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOESN'T
WORK
Requiring all cities and towns to building affordable housing
is bad policy. The focus should be on building housing in
existing urban areas near jobs and transit, not in rural and
suburban towns.
May 29 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31415
== CITIES SEEK WAYS TO FIGHT GROWING HOUSING BLIGHT
In California's Inland Empire, abandoned houses are
plentiful- the fallout from the subprime mortgage mess. Bill
Fulton reports on what some cites are doing to keep the
abandoned houses from dragging down neighborhoods.
May 30 2008 -- California Planning & Development Report
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31430
== FRIDAY FUNNY: DON'T MESS WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
A punch was thrown and hair was pulled at a recent meeting of
the Guilford, Maine, Historical Society after tension arose
over the removal and display of historic photos from the
town museum.
May 30 2008 -- Bangor Daily News
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33254
== BROWNFIELD BECOMES URBAN FARM IN PHILLY
"Honey from the Hood" is one of the home-grown prodcuts from
a Kensington neighborhood garden. To avoid soil contamination
from this former industrial site, plants are grown in raised
beds or hydroponically.
May 30 2008 -- New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31303
== CANADIANS ALSO CONFUSED BY TRAFFIC CIRCLES
Americans are notoriously bad at navigating European-style
traffic circles, but it seems Canadians are also confounded.
May 31 2008 -- Edmonton Sun
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31450
== HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO PLAGUE NEW ORLEANS
By some counts, the number of homeless people in New Orleans
has more than doubled since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
Aid workers are hoping a bill in Congress will bring extra
aid to the struggling city.
May 29 2008 -- The New York Times
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/31422
== U.S. RAIL NETWORK FACING TRAFFIC WOES
Freight trains already face serious traffic on the nation's
network of rails. If nothing is done, insiders project
disaster in the near future.
Jun 01 2008 -- Associated Press
http://www.p***tizen.com/node/33247
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