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In this final installment of Planetizen's three-part series on parking, Mott Smith, Principal of planning and development firm Civic Enterprise Associates in Los Angeles, analyzes the urban design problems generated by gratuitous "onsite" parking requirements, which ruin street life and force property owners to use their lots inefficiently.

Joel Kotkin, author of the November 2005 report "The New Suburbanism", introduces the new planning theory, clarifies what it means, and describes how it remains very much a work in progress. This podcast was recorded on April 20, 2006 in Los Angeles by Joel Kotkin.

On April 19th, 2006, the University of Winnipeg, Centre for Sustainable Transportation, and the Institute of Urban Studies, presented a symposium and free public lecture featuring James Howard Kunstler, author of "The Long Emergency". We bring you highlights from James Howard Kunstler's speech at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Canada.

Ecology is and should be the defining force in any plan or development, according to ecologist and land use planner Paul Kephart in his keynote address to the Los Angeles Green Roof Market Development Symposium, a recent day-long conference focusing on implementing green space and ecology into urban areas.

Developer John Elkington identifies five key factors for successfully re-energizing historic and entertainment districts.

We present an audio book review of former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt's book Cities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use in America. Babbitt writes of the failures of local and state governments to curb sprawl and the ultimately insufficient efforts of the episodic conservation efforts achieved during his own tenure at the Department of the Interior between 1992 and 2000. This review touches on some of the highlights of Cities in the Wilderness, including Babbitt’s views on the necessary components of a sustainable land use policy for the United States.

We present an interview with Bob Simon, the founder of Reston, Virginia, America's first post-war planned community. For the last 14 years, Simon has returned as a resident of the community he founded 40 years ago, and at age 92, he looks to the future as his community changes with the times.

We present the first part of a three-part series of discussions about urban renewal with architect and planner Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. In the first installment, Plater-Zyberk discusses Miami 21, the comprehensive planning project her firm Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company is currently developing for the city of Miami.

We present an audio book review of The City: A Global History, renowned author and urban commentator Joel Kotkin's condensed history of all the major cities of the world. Kotkin attempts to boil down the entire history of the world's greatest cities into 200 pages, and surprisingly he doesn't do too bad.

Journalist Ray Suarez, a senior correspondent for the PBS television program NewsHour with Jim Lehrer discusses how New Orleans, its residents and its economy are evolving in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

In this episode, we bring a summary and analysis of the most interesting and intriguing news to appear on Planetizen in September 2006.

In this episode, we bring a summary and analysis of the most interesting and intriguing news to appear on Planetizen in October 2006.

Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, discusses his experiences reviving the city's public infrastructure with a highly-regarded bus rapid transit, an extensive network of bikeways, and a large collection of pedestrian areas and greenspaces.

We present the second part of a three-part series of discussions about urban renewal with architect and planner Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. In the second installment, Plater-Zyberk discusses the importance of political leadership and public input in urban design.

In this episode, we bring a summary and analysis of the most interesting and intriguing news to appear on Planetizen in November 2006.

We present the final part of a three-part series of discussions about urban renewal with architect and planner Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. In the third installment, Plater-Zyberk discusses the increase in public participation in the planning process and the role of the next generation of planners, architects, and designers in creating livable cities.

In this episode, we bring a summary and analysis of the most interesting and intriguing news to appear on Planetizen in January 2007.

In this episode we bring a summary of the National Conference on Disaster Planning for the Carless Society, held recently in New Orleans.

Former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening and Los Angeles City Planning Director Gail Goldberg discuss smart growth, applying lessons of a national scale to the city of L.A.

Listen in for a weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues of the past week.

With more than 100,000 cars driving on it daily, various conflicting replacement plans, and a voting public that doesn't like any of the options on the table, removing a double-decker highway in the middle of one of the nation's major cities is no easy task. We talk with planners and public officials about the controversy over Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.

Urban planning and architecture overlap in many ways, but often the schools teaching these two fields do not embrace their interrelation. Planetizen correspondent Mike Lydon discusses the challenges and trends in education for the two fields with Dean Douglas Kelbaugh and Urban Planning Chair Jonathan Levine of the University of Michigan's A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Listen in for a weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues of the past week.

This installment features a discussion about how demographic data is changing in the upcoming Census 2010 and the new rolling data collection of the American Community Survey. We talk with census expert Chris Williamson about how new data will be collected, how it's different from what's currently available, and how planners should approach it.

Chris Williamson, Ph.D., AICP, is a Senior Planner for the City of Oxnard, California, and formerly worked at the U.S. Census Bureau developing computer mapping technologies. He is also the author and instructor of the Planetizen online course "Introduction to Census Data, ACS, and Growth".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

We talk with blogger Geoff Manaugh of BLDGBLOG about his work covering architecture and urban issues on the blog, and about some of the most notable trends in architecture and urban planning. We also present the Planetizen News Brief, our rundown of some of the week's most interesting and important news.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

In the first of a two-part series, Planetizen talks with Ed Blakely, executive director of the Office of Recovery Management in the City of New Orleans, Louisiana. He discusses the current state of affairs in the city and how the planning process is working to bring the city back to its former glory.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

This podcast features the second of a two-part discussion with New Orleans recovery chief Ed Blakely. Planetizen talks with Blakely about the recovery planning process and the future of the city in the long-term.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

From cell phones to GPS devices, your location is being tracked. Researchers at MIT recently used this data to create a real-time map of mobility in the city of Rome as part of their "Wiki City" Project. We talk with team leader Francesco Calabrese about the project and its applications in planning.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief covers recent data showing that new residents take up twice the amount of space as existing residents, a move to prevent people from paving over their front yards, and the 15th anniversary of San Francisco's Critical Mass bike ride.

In this podcast we talk with former Salt Lake City Planning Director Stephen Goldsmith, and now the creator and curator of the Temporary Museum of Permanent Change, a conceptual planning project that aims to change the way people think about urban development. Stephen talks about what the museum is and how it fits in to the changing downtown of Salt Lake City.

This podcast features excerpts from a speech by Jaime Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, home of one of the world's first and most successful bus rapid transit systems. In this speech Lerner presents the five commandments of the sustainable city, and introduces a planning concept he calls "urban acupuncture".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief covers the Army Corps of Engineers' plan to buy out more than 17,00 Gulf Coast homes, a congressional proposal to cut mortgage interest tax deductions for homeowners with super-sized houses, and the details of a huge civil engineering canal project proposed in Dubai.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at preventing crime through urban design, a plan to buy out an entire Maryland neighborhood for higher density redevelopment, and plans to build a high-rise next to single-family homes in affluent Houston, the country's biggest city with no zoning laws.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at a nationwide NIMBY attitude towards new development, opposition to big Smart Growth projects on Long Island, and the country's most sedentary cities.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the short-sightedness that led to Atlanta's severe water drought, a new take on how congestion pricing can best achieve its goals, and the measures cities are taking to protect their industrial lands from being converted into housing.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at public participation planning for Philadelphia's waterfront, efforts to shrink Flint, Michigan sustainably, and Seattle's new Bicycle Master Plan.

As a "megacity" in one of the world's most rapidly developing countries, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) has been forced to make major adjustments as it assumes its role at the forefront of globalization. In this podcast, Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, reads from his book and discusses the city and its place in a globalizing world from the perspective of a native returning home after more than 20 years.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the controversy around the "most dangerous cities" ranking, the California attorney general's plan to sue cities for not connecting land use and climate change, and the downtown revitalization tool known as "business incubation".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at Chicago's plan to green its alleyways, efforts by Ohio communities to prevent real estate speculators from buying up their town's foreclosed properties, and the myths surrounding recently rediscovered tunnels in Fresno, California.

As a "megacity" in one of the world's most rapidly developing countries, Mumbai (formerly Bombay) has been forced to make major adjustments as it assumes its role at the forefront of globalization. In this second part of a two-part podcast, Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, reads from his book and discusses the city and India in the context of the globalizing world.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks the battle between preservationists and parking lots in Stockton, California, the shortage of rental housing in New Orleans, and a legal and controversial land-snatch in Colorado.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks light rail plans meeting competition from subway plans in Kansas City, and an unwelcome renovation that has small town New York residents angry.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the determining factor of walkability, the rise of the "green collar" job, and Pennsylvania's toll road woes.

Over the course of the year, the editors of Planetizen review and post summaries of hundreds of articles, reports, books, studies, and editorials related to planning and urban development. Now, we take a look back at 2007 and the trends and issues that defined the year in urban planning.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at the nation's first LEED-Platinum city, plans to demolish Seattle's inner-city freeway, and a new attempt to bring citywide Wi-Fi to San Francisco.

Cities on the offense against predatory lenders, a governor on the toll road campaign trail, and the world's cheapest car -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

Planetizen talks with Geoff Anderson, the new president and CEO of Smart Growth America.

Development restrictions approved along the Mediterranean coast, federal land seized in Texas, and gas tax raises opposed -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

This podcast features a discussion with Christopher Leinberger, author of "The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream". Leinberger discusses the two types of development in the country: "drivable suburbanism" and "walkable urbanism".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's New Brief looks at London's big bike plans, a possible chance for BRT in the Washington-Dulles corridor, and Georgia's border-shifting ambitions.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at the unspoken urban issues in the presidential campaign, controversial one-way street conversions, and a fight over transit funding.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at increases in "reverse commuting", rising revenues from a music and media conference, and Lagos, Nigeria's new BRT Lite

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at a bike-sharing program on Capitol Hill, attacks on public art in Los Angeles, and a major push for affordable housing in San Francisco.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". This week's News Brief looks at park planning in Miami-Dade County, an elevated bike trail in Chicago, and new funding sources for a major L.A. project.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, New York City edges closer to a congestion pricing system, the feds propose homeowner assistance, and America moves to Texas.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, New York City's congestion pricing plans die, water shortages are predicted in 36 states, and historic hotels get a reprieve in California.

A look at the increasing trend of cities and states trying to come up with new ways of funding public transportation, and one California bill that aims to shift the costs to drivers.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's New Brief, the burst housing bubble of the United States begins to have global implications, Beijing puts a hold on construction, and ambitious officials in El Paso plan quickly for rapid transit.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's News Brief, the rising population poses challenges to food supplies, "guerrilla gardeners" take over public spaces, and Washington D.C. shares bikes.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". In this week's News Brief, the greening of a tornado-devastated town, the creation of "community living rooms", and the free bike rack that got denied.

Authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida talk with Planetizen about the increasing trend of people sorting themselves into particular cities and communities based on their personality types, professional interests and voting preferences.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at a city gone bankrupt, Chicago's bus rapid transit plans, and a California conservation agreement that will result in a major land development.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at how cities are fighting big box blight, reacting to population decline, and harnessing the power of on-street parking.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at a broad transit plan announced in Kansas City, some pressure on Chicago to preserve better, and some pressure on San Francisco to preserve less.

Authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida talk with Planetizen about the increasing trend of people sorting themselves into particular cities and communities based on their personality types, professional interests and voting preferences.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at why a tornado can be good for a town's future, how Miami hopes to improve its struggling core, and what big boxes are doing to go urban.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at what San Francisco is doing to redefine its public spaces, how conservationists are "re-wilding" the Great Plains, and a Dallas suburb that is considering the nation's first toll on a surface street.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at the urge for urban living, the rise of golf carts, Monaco's expansion plans, and the adventures of the cross-country lighthouse.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Philadelphia's virtual speedbumps, Houston's light rail expansion plans, and the new freeway that created more traffic.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at a huge land conservation deal, some surprising research results about gentrification, and the emerging question about translating public meetings.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at the effect of urbanization on the presidential election, the rise of the "Reverse American Dream", and the rebirth of the downtown theater.

Authors Bill Bishop and Richard Florida talk with Planetizen about the increasing trend of people sorting themselves into particular cities and communities based on their personality types, professional interests and voting preferences -- and what it means for the future of cities.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at New York's new measure of poverty, the rebound of Chicago's Loop, and the Berkeley businesses battling BRT.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at calls for HUD to take a hike, the effects of rising fuel prices on small town America, and the hidden economic power of poor neighborhoods.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at new figures showing a drop in homelessness, a crime-deterring device that some say violates public spaces, and China's efforts to push neighborhoods out of sight.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at bikes getting the cold shoulder from the DNC, an unlikely battle between slow food and smart growth, and the slumping economy leading more governments towards privatization.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Beijing's Olympic economic hopes going bust, car bans getting green and red lights, and neighbors teaming up to slow down speeders.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at the U.S. leaning towards high speed rail, rebirth in Atlanta's industrial areas, and the discovery of ancient cities in the Amazon.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at the future of convenience stores, the rise of traditional neighborhoods in Houston, and the backlash against post-9/11 building codes.

Mobile web technology could be the critical ingredient for creating transit systems that better react to the needs of riders -- a "smart" system that groups riders based on location and destination. We talk with Mark Gorton, founder of the Open Planning Project, about this idea.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at why Metrolink's service and safety are limited, how to make cycling safer, and the ideological similarities between upcoming elections in the U.S. and Canada.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at fresh ideas for funding transportation, cities that are rethinking parking minimums and traffic lanes being repurposed for pedestrians.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at mapping gone amateur, New Orleans' adventures in demolition, and Mexico's corruption-fighting mortgages.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at the millions of mortgages overtopping home values, nonprofit hospitals fleeing the city, and a suburban Houston town preparing to become an instant city.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at California's high-speed rail decision, the crucial issue of transit in Honolulu's mayoral race, and the EPA's urban runoff problem.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at a map of the world's underground water, the end of Boston's other Big Dig, and the potential new power of New Orleans' unwritten master plan

What effect will President-Elect Barack Obama have on urban policy in America? We take a look on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City".

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Obama's Office of Urban Policy, the regenerative power of shopping centers and the economy's impact on Christmas celebrations.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at rail's big election, and some of the measures that passed all over the country supporting rail and transit systems.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at San Francisco's congestion pricing hopes, the rising amount of homeowners underwater, and new research supporting the "broken windows" theory.

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A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at what the economic recession will mean for cities, and what they're doing to lighten the blow. Read, listen or download.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Chicago's privatization of its parking meters and how cities across the country are struggling to stretch federal stabilization funds.

A weekly rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, download or listen to this week's News Brief, which looks at Detroit's likely future as a smaller city, and Obama's picks for two key urban policy positions in the new administration.

Clues Phoenix may be shrinking, San Francisco's parking experiment and Seattle's tunnel vision, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, a rundown of some of the most interesting and important news and issues, airing weekly on "Smart City".

Obama reverses a controversial Bush decision, the market crash spurs land conservation, and an economic stimulus gets transit moving in China -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City".

Another mall bites the dust, advertisers struggle to afford Paris' bike sharing system, and Las Vegas gambles on downtown -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

How the stimulus plan affects transit, energy, infrastructure and the environment, and how Obama plans to save America's housing -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

China's Olympic building bust, America's struggling small towns, and why those small towns represent the future of the U.S. -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

New York kicks cars off Broadway, Congress is advised to raise the gas tax and charge by VMT, and transportation jobs hit the street -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

Florida cans growth management, floundering retail leaves cities high and dry, and advertising takes over public spaces -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Florida cans growth management, floundering retail leaves cities high and dry, and advertising takes over public spaces -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Virginia cuts the cul-de-sac, the rectilinear grid comes back into vogue, and the foreclosure crisis is shaking things up for the 2010 Census -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Homeowners become home renters, road contractors slash prices, and Congress is told to link housing and transportation planning -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

Foreclosed homes and abandoned propoerties are becoming a big problem for homeowners, banks and cities. Hear why on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Dr. John Renne, co-director of the University Transportation Center at the University of New Orleans, William Millar, President & CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, and Jim RePass, President and CEO of the National Corridors Initiative. discuss the infrastructure and transportation investments that are needed to develop sustainable transportation systems in New Orleans and the U.S. as a whole. Read, listen or download.

Condos converting to affordable housing in New York, bankrupt developments converting to parks in Florida, and solar power heads to the Vatican, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

The missing Office of Urban Policy, the unlikely success of a park under a bridge, and a plan to map the nation's playgrounds, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Petaluma, CA is used to attention from the planning world, because they were one of the first cities in the United States to adopt a form-based code. Now the planning department is on the cutting edge for another reason: the city has decided to entirely eliminate its planning function due to budget cuts. We called Mike Moore, community development director for the City of Petaluma, to get the full story. Read, listen or download.

Neighbors come together, cities sue the California High Speed Rail project, and London's got its eye on a "living bridge", all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Minorities rise in the 'burbs, small cities struggle to retain youth, and a look inside declining Las Vegas, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Patricia Salkin is a professor at Albany Law School in Albany, New York, and is one of the most interesting and prolific writers on the topic of land use law. She is the author of several books on the topic, and has a blog called The Law of the Land, covering everything from eminent domain to religious land use. Her latest book is actually an update to a classic reference guide, Andersen's American Law of Zoning.

Phoenix goes bust to boom, creative cities have no jobs for creative youths, and two reports highlight the disaster risks of urbanization, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Unexpected cities for jobs, parks facing funding trouble in California, and the new U.S. Energy Secretary says to paint the world white, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

The role of buildings on global warming, a car-free housing development, and the end of sprawl in New Jersey, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

San Francisco gets tough on trash, bulldozers are seen as solutions for some cities, math helps solve traffic jams, and the affects of prison design -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City".Read, listen or download.

City crime rankings drill down, small-town Pennsylvania turns its cameras on, and big city mayors gripe about unfair stimulus distribution -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Rural areas feel the pain of renewable energy, Colorado catches rain, and London turns its temporary Olympic stadium permanent -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Enviros struggle to move past NIMBY tendencies, iPhones begin tracking urban nuisances, and a small town main street succeeds -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

L.A. uses park lights to fight crime, New Orleans debates tearing down a freeway, and New York turns abandoned homes to affordable housing -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Crime drops in U.S. cities, El Paso tries to block new billboards, and a new green street opens in California -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Concerns over the Supreme Court nominee's eminent domain leanings, Chicago's expensive Olympic bid, and Brazil's even more expensive World Cup -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

San Jose on the way to energy independence, two U.S. Cities dabble in bike-sharing, and the 'Detroit of Canada' struggles through the recession -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Miami nixes form-based code, cities warm up to tent cities, and Boston tries to be better to bikers -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

The dream of owing a home is turning out to be more of a nightmare for many Americans, and now the Obama Administration wants to put more focus on renting -- hear more on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

States reach out for rail money, HUD tightens lending rules, and slum dwellers pin hopes for revival on summer blockbuster -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Creating a new New Orleans, getting on the BRT in Johannesburg, and finding value in parks -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Turning off traffic lights in London, reducing VMT through density, and the rising demand for parks -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Towns join forces to fight the recession, Portland opens a new light rail line, and a new study reveals surprising results about bike lane safety -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

Detroit shifts gears to the fashion industry, and light rail sees unexpected success in Phoenix -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

The end of The World, New Jersey planning under fire, and the benefits of green roofs -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

The Galapagos Island deal with a human invasion, and vacant retail is finding new life all across the country -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, download or listen.

In the second part of a two-part interview, Planetizen talks with White House Office of Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion, Jr. about the federal government's new role in urban policy and the importance of regional planning. Read the full transcript, download, or listen.

Planetizen interviews White House Office of Urban Affairs Director Adolfo Carrion, Jr. about his vision for the office's role in guiding urban policy from the federal level. Read the full transcript, download, or listen.

Saving money by housing the homeless, Western cities team up to lure high speed rail funds, and the work begins on Rio's Olympic preparations -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, download or listen.

Miami approves a form-based code, Houston leans towards zoning, and non-profits work with HUD to green affordable housing -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.