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The Planetizen News Brief - 10/16/09
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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.
Histories of No History: Commodification and Urbanization in the American West
Josh Stephens reviews two biographies of cities, The Dallas Myth: The Making and Unmaking of An American City and Reno’s Big Gamble: Image and Reputation in the Biggest Little City.
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- Could a Saharan Forest End Global Warming?
- Front Yards Are For Lawns, Not Cars, City Says
- Boomburb Growth Must Go Up, Not Out, To Retain Viability
- Denser Neighborhoods Could Save Bay Area $31 Billion
- Harassment and Assault Common on Subway
- The Robots Behind Interactive Architecture
- Michigan Urged to Keep Film Incentive Program
- Change the Built Environment, Make the World Better
- Broad Plan to Reshape San Francisco's Skyline
- The Totalitarianism of Le Corbusier
"Hoboken Daylighting" In Lieu Of Bump-Outs -- Ian Sacs
Learning from TTI -- Michael Lewyn
Automobility and Freedom: Conflicts and Resolutions -- Todd Litman
Somewhere Between Blight and Gentrification... -- Diana DeRubertis
The Future of American High Speed Rail: Regional and Slow -- Robert Goodspeed
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