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A Small Non-Transit Related Saturday Message
If you haven’t already, or are visiting for the first time, check out the entries, but definitely do NOT forget to subscribe via the RSS Feed! I’ve been gathering more and more readers here at the Transit Sleuth and am starting to meet, and have some slight impact in the Portland area, so help me out and maybe we’ll just assist in the raised awareness we need in the country for Transit!
…well, seriously, we can at least hope so right? 
The ‘Undiplomatic’ New U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad embodies all of the negative connotations of the American presence in Iraq and provides an example of how not to build an embassy, according to Jonathan Glancey.
Bright Metro Futures Hinge on Transit
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Creating transit, and planning around it, will be the key to success for metro areas, according to a new report from New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
California’s High Speed Rail Struggles Through Recession
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The economic recession is hurting the California High Speed Rail Authority, the lead agency developing the high speed rail network for which the state’s voters approved $10 billion in bonds in 2008. With no buyers, the bond money is unavailable.
Portrait of a Commuter Town
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
A NY Times profile of Suffern, NY focuses on real estate, but in the process creates a miniature of the struggles of all small towns- keeping the historic downtown vibrant, offering varied housing options, and competing with neighboring cities.
One Woman’s Confession: "I Hate Suburbia"
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Turning the page back to 1965, a woman confesses in Ladys Circle Magazine that she hates the suburbs. ‘It isn’t just monotony; it’s stagnation!’, she exclaims.
