Readers respond to President Bush's statement that the nation is addicted to oil.
"The fact that our president is bringing up these energy ideas now is a joke, when in fact they should have be acted upon many years ago..."
"With the growth of cities and their escalating cost of living, workers live farther from their jobs. When more than one person per household works, and mass transit isn't available, more people are forced to drive."
"President Bush in his State of the Union address said the United States needed to develop alternative fuels to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. The next day, the budget for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory was cut by $27 million. This is the laboratory that does the research on alternative fuels. Does anyone else see a problem with this action?"
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A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

Map: Where Senate Republicans Want to Sell Your Public Lands
For public land advocates, the Senate Republicans’ proposal to sell millions of acres of public land in the West is “the biggest fight of their careers.”

Restaurant Patios Were a Pandemic Win — Why Were They so Hard to Keep?
Social distancing requirements and changes in travel patterns prompted cities to pilot new uses for street and sidewalk space. Then it got complicated.

Platform Pilsner: Vancouver Transit Agency Releases... a Beer?
TransLink will receive a portion of every sale of the four-pack.

Toronto Weighs Cheaper Transit, Parking Hikes for Major Events
Special event rates would take effect during large festivals, sports games and concerts to ‘discourage driving, manage congestion and free up space for transit.”

Berlin to Consider Car-Free Zone Larger Than Manhattan
The area bound by the 22-mile Ringbahn would still allow 12 uses of a private automobile per year per person, and several other exemptions.
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