Western U.S.

The Planetizen News Brief - 10/16/09


4:50 minutes (4.49 MB)

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.

16 October 2009 - 5:00am

Western States Trying to Get on the High Speed Rail Bandwagon

Officials in New Mexico, Colorado and Texas are pooling efforts to try to secure federal funding for a high speed rail link between their urban areas.
13 July 2009 - 8:00am
The Houston Chronicle

Nancy Pelosi, Symbol of the West

The myth of the American West as a wild, natural place is long gone, says urban studies professor Carl Abbott. The Western U.S. is actually the most urban part of the nation.
24 October 2008 - 6:00am
The Hartford Courant

States Respond to Growth With Dam Plans

Growth and rising populations have many Western states reconsidering dams.
8 March 2008 - 11:00am
Associated Press
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