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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 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 Obama's Office of Urban Policy, the regenerative power of shopping centers and the economy's impact on Christmas celebrations.

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 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

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 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 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 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 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.

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.