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The Planetizen News Brief - 8/20/09


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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.

20 August 2009 - 5:00am
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Office of Urban Affairs on Tour

Adolfo Carrión, Jr., Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, reports from a tour he's taking to spur a national conversation about the role cities and metropolitan areas should take in national policy.
4 August 2009 - 1:00pm
The White House blog

'Cash For Clunkers' Kaput?

The Fed's "Cash For Clunkers" program, which set aside funds to give people an incentive to trade in old polluting cars for newer models, is already reportedly running out of money. (VIDEO)
31 July 2009 - 1:00pm
ABC

HUD Community Development Fund Down 34% In Proposed Fed. Budget

While HUD's budget has decreased by 4%, the Federal Railroad Administration is up 35%. This is just one of the revelations to be found in this interactive graphic of the Obama Administration's proposed federal budget for 2010.
23 July 2009 - 6:00am
wallstats.com

Are Light Bulbs Insignificant?

Some have grumbled at the Obama Administration's recently-announced standards for light bulbs. But changing industry standards for lighting would have no small effect, says Mark Muro of Brookings.
7 July 2009 - 10:00am
The New Republic

Obama Administration Snubs Mayors

Representatives of the Obama Administration, including VP Biden, were set to be a part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors last week, but they cancelled their appearance so as not to cross a union picket line outside.
18 June 2009 - 2:00pm
Citiwire.net

George Will Slams LaHood

George Will, fresh from denouncing denim as 'the infantile uniform of a nation', is disturbed to find that Ray LaHood has bought the Obama administration's beliefs in regards to mass transit, bicycling, and 'transformation'.
20 May 2009 - 8:00am
Newsweek

High-Speed Rail Means Real Estate Boom

Peter Gertler of HNTB says that the Obama administration's high-speed rail investments will attract new development around stations.
8 May 2009 - 12:00pm
Forbes

Looking Under LaHood

The New York Times asks the question Planetizen readers have been asking for months: Who is this Ray LaHood, and how did he become the choice for Secretary of Transportation?
6 May 2009 - 10:00am
The New York Times

Florida Looks At High-Speed Rail Plan

Richard Florida compares the Obama administration's suggest HSR corridors to the mega-regions they will serve and likes what he sees.
5 May 2009 - 7:00am
The Atlantic

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/30/09


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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.

30 April 2009 - 5:00am
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Obama Announces Federal Highway Administration Pick

Former Arizona Department of Transportation director Victor M. Mendez has bee chosen by the Obama administration to head the FHA.
5 April 2009 - 9:00am
The Arizona Republic

Small Gardens Have Room to Grow

Small farms are getting some attention from the Obama Administration, but what's still holding them back is the proper infrastructure, according to this piece from Citiwire.
30 March 2009 - 9:00am
Citiwire

Water Problems Call for Action from Obama

Global water shortages are an issue the Obama Administration will need to address, according to this piece from Citiwire.
29 March 2009 - 11:00am
Citiwire
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No Plans For Federal VMT Tax Switch

Amid talk by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood of converting the gas tax into a vehicle miles traveled tax, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stated that the plan "will not be the policy of the Obama administration."
22 February 2009 - 11:00am
Newsday

Obama Eyes Infrastructure Bank

In a recent interview with newspaper columnists, President Barack Obama spent some time discussing the idea of a national infrastructure bank and the chances of one taking shape.
20 February 2009 - 12:00pm
The Washington Post

The Planetizen News Brief - 2/19/09


4:05 minutes (3.75 MB)

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.

19 February 2009 - 5:00am
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Obama's Urban Issues Team

Barack Obama has announced the three members of the "urban issues" arm of his incoming cabinet. Grist's Ryan Avent takes a look at Shaun Donovan, Ray LaHood and Adolfo Carrion and what they may mean for urban policy.
17 January 2009 - 9:00am
Grist

New Highways 'A Catastrophic Choice'

Alex Steffen of WorldChanging looks at the Obama administration's moves towards funding more highways, the appointment of Ray LaHood, and argues that we can do much better.
16 January 2009 - 8:00am
WorldChanging

Stimulus Should Fund New, 'Transformative' Ideas

In this column, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer calls on the Obama Administration to direct its stimulus package towards innovative technologies and "transformative" projects, not just the status quo roads and bridges of the past.
10 January 2009 - 5:00am
Slate
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