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Jerusalem Mayor Wants BRT Finish for Light Rail System
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The mayor of Jerusalem is seeking to cancel plans for expanding the city’s light rail system in favor of buses, which he is calling a less expensive and more flexible alternative.
Miami Seeks Cheaper Finish to Gehry Project
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Officials in Miami are looking to cancel out part of a contract with architect Frank Gehry for a park element to the new campus he’s designed for the city’s New World Symphony. The city wants to find a cheaper alternative, but critics are opposed.
Colorado Stimulus Projects Steer Clear of Sprawl
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Despite some states using stimulus money to fund sprawl-inducing projects, Colorado seems to be avoiding projects that encourage exurban growth, according to this review.
No Ground-Floor Garages … Except This One
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Despite advocating for an end to ground-floor garages, a neighborhood group in Philadelphia is now asking for an exemption to the rule it wrote against them.
The Future of Boston in the Age of the City
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
As theorists predict we are entering the age of the city, Boston Globe architecture critic Robert Campbell reflects on what this shift will mean and how Boston’s landscape will change as a result.
Evolution in Industrial Towns
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Amid the recession, industrial towns in the Rust Belt have been forced to evolve as jobs dry up. But this is nothing new for the region, where towns have been re-imagining their economies for decades. NPR reports.
ASPO President chairs Platts Conference
ASPO International | The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas -
Platts 2nd Annual New Challenges for Crude Oil conference will address and provide the crude oil’s different market players with an outlook on the upstream, midstream and downstream sector. The recent drastic market alterations have shown the limits of a global supply driven market, especially when the understanding of the real driver mechanisms are yet to be fully mastered.
ASPO President Kjell Aleklett has been chosen as chairman for the conference. This may be seen as how ASPO and peak oil has become accepted players within the oil industry and market.
Conference agenda is available from [here].
Read more: Platts
Roads On Sale
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
As business slows down, road construction contractors are slashing their prices. They’re offering lower bids to states across the country for road work, leading many transportation officials to foresee more work able to be funded by the stimulus.
Growth Estimates Predict 300,000 More Households in Portland Region by 2030
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Population estimates mean that the Portland region will need about 300,000 additional homes by 2030. Where they should all go is up for debate.
Replacing Kyoto
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
This report from KQED radio looks at efforts to craft a replacement for the Kyoto Protocols.
