In recent months many planning students have
graduated and are moving on to the next phase of life—jobs, internships,
fellowships, and such. For many this will involve a move to a new place. Even
those staying in the same metropolitan area will seldom make it back to their planning program, and besides their fellow students will have scattered. Graduate school
provides a peer group of those with similar interests and training. How do
recent graduates create such a network when they are no longer in residence at
a university?
Activism
New Airport Runway Spawns Town of Activists
Recently approved plans to build a third runway at Heathrow International Airport mean the village of Sipson will be completely paved over. As a result, villagers have become activists, and they discuss their efforts in this video.
Guardian
NIMBY's Warm to WalMart
According to a new survey conducted by The Saint Consulting Group, opposition to WalMart developments has fallen while malls, casinos and landfills have increased.
The Saint Report
Grassroots Environmental Movement Sprouts in China
Environmental activism is on the rise in China. It's not a fast rise, but its existence is seen by many as a major step.
BBC
Reclaiming L.A. as a Cycling City
Over 100 years ago, a wooden bicycle highway linked Pasadena to Los Angeles. Now cycling activists are hoping that, by closing the Arroyo Seco Parkway to automobiles for "ArroyoFest," Angelinos can once again imagine a cycling future for LA.
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