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Smart Talk News and Views about Growth on Long Island October 2006 -- Vol. 4, Ed. 3 |
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Preparations for the 5th Annual Smart Growth Summit are in full swing! This event, which annually draws at least 600 participants, represents the culmination of our four previous Summits. Its format is being enhanced to include even more dialogue and opportunities for participants to become involved.
Policies need to be changed. Projects need to be implemented. This event brings together the broadest spectrum of Long Island experts, leaders and decision makers. It focuses on the projects, and policies needed to advance Smart Growth on Long Island. We need you to be a part of these solutions.
Issues need to be addressed: transportation, energy, education and taxes, infrastructure, codes and regulations, government and public process. All of this has been covered before. Now it’s time for action. This year’s Summit will feature specific recommendations and action steps in these critical areas needed to advance Smart Growth.
This 5th Annual Summit is about confronting challenges and embracing creative, hard-hitting solutions. We like to cheer when good projects are moving forward, but we also need to be honest about what’s not happening, and the work that needs to be done to achieve the goal of creating vibrant, healthy places on Long Island.
Sponsorship packages are available. Download registration forms and information about past events and other activities on our website, www.visionlongisland.org. We also encourage you to contact our offices at 631-261-0242. Let us know how you can best serve this important movement.
Thank you for your time and attention. We need your support!
Let us know what you think! Send comments and contributions to "Smart Talk" at info@visionlongisland.org.
Eric Alexander, Executive Director
Katheryn Laible, Assistant Director
VLI NEWS & EVENTS
5th Annual Smart Growth Summit - Nov. 17th!
Montauk Highway Plan Moves Ahead with $16 Million Investment
Come See the Unveiling of Alternatives for Tallgrass
AROUND THE ISLAND
Chris Jones: Where Have all the CEO's Gone?
LI Index Considers the 3rd Track
2nd Floor Car Crash Underlines Danger of Suffolk Roads
Great Neck Main Street Conference
'Jeckyll & Hyde' Park Opens in Bayville
Brentwood 'Solar Cafe' Open for Business
ACTION ALERTS
Support Nassau County Open Space Bond Act
Vote 'Yes' to Extend East End Community Preservation Funds
10/25: Tall Grass Vision Unveiling
11/1: Public Forum on Transit-Oriented Development
10/28: Manhasset Residents, Support 'Safety Day'
10/26: Tri-State Transportation Campaign Annual Gala
NEW YORK STATE
State Senate Passes 'HELP' Affordable Housing Legislation
NATIONAL NEWS
Knowledgeplex Providing Monthly Dataplace Demonstrations
The Bus Rapid Transit of the Future
The Largest Real Estate Deal in American History
Sewage a Growing Threat to Oceans
New Report Shows Rising Cost of Housing Reaches Deep Into the Middle Class
Thousands Seek Plans to Build "Katrina Cottages"
STATE BY STATE
CALIFORNIA
A Million Trees for the 'Dirtiest Big City'
CONNECTICUT
Could the Next Generation of Monorails Be a Viable Solution for Urban Transit Woes?
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Waterfront Renewal Plan Chosen for D.C.
MAINE
Renovation, Reuse of Old Schools Encouraged by Maine's State Board of Education
MARYLAND
"Reality Check Plus" Report Looks at How Maryland Can Preserve Open Space, Boost Denser Development
MASSACHUSETTS
Resurrecting Downtown...One More Time
MICHIGAN
Student Film Captures the Nature of a 'Lively' Downtown
NEBRASKA
Omaha Developer Ready to Put People First (and the Car in Back) With City's First New Traditional Development
Omaha Charrette Considers Design of New Traditional Neighborhood Set for City's Northwest Side
RHODE ISLAND
Morman Church Has Big Plans for Salt Lake City
VIRGINIA
Legislators' Focus on Gridlock Solutions for Virginia Called "Exercise in Futility"
INTERNATIONAL ITEMS
British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve Effective at Containing Urban Development
Venezuela's Urban Poor Reap Benefits of Oil Wealth
Top Cities for Development in Asia Pacific
Will China's 'Eco-City' Live Up to Expectations?
Vancouver Receives Mixed Report Card
VLI NEWS & EVENTS
REGISTER TODAY: 5TH ANNUAL SMART GROWTH SUMMIT
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November 17th, 8am to 4pm at the Huntington Town House
This 5th Annual Smart Growth Summit represents the culmination of our four previous events. The focus is on implementation, promoting a Smart Growth Agenda that draws recommendations from past conferences, changes at the state level and a renewed focus on towns and villages.
There are several major projects underway on Long Island. What are their implications for our collective future? What about the good projects that are not moving forward? What needs to be done to address the challenges to creating true Smart Growth in this region?
The Summit draws a broad spectrum of over 600 experts, advocates and decision makers annually. It focuses on projects and policies needed to advance Smart Growth on Long Island. We need you to be a part of these solutions. Sponsorship packages are available. Registration forms, information on past events and more are on our website, www.visionlongisland.org. Contact us at 631-261-0242. Let us know how you can best serve this important movement.
Learn about previous Summits on our website, www.visionlongisland.org
MONTAUK HIGHWAY PLAN MOVES AHEAD WITH $16MILLION INVESTMENT
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Hearings were held on a plan for the portion of Montauk Highway running through the Mastics and Shirley. This strip was the focus of a community planning process led by VISION in 2002. While many residents voiced resistance to the roundabouts at the recent hearings, the rest of the roadway plan recently passed does embrace a great deal of the original community vision. With or without the traffic calming devices, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Legislator Kate Browning voiced strong support for the plan at a press conference last September. The County has allocated $16 million for construction. Read details from the Suffolk County website: http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/pressreleases.cfm?dept=19&id=1727
COME SEE THE UNVEILING OF ALTERNATIVES FOR TALLGRASS
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On October 25th, VISION will reconvene the community planning charrette for Tallgrass Golf Course and Delalio Sod Farm. It will occur at the Tallgrass Golf Course clubhouse. The meeting will feature a series of alternatives for the site that attempt to balance the stated needs of the community and the developer. Residents will have an an opportunity to voice their views these options for development of Shoreham's Delalio Sod Farm and Tallgrass Golf Course that were conceived by the developers and planners with input of community participants who attended the July sessions.
The first phase of the charrette occurred on July 15th. At the event, community members met with architects, engineers and other professionals involved with the project. Information was presented regarding the current proposal for a Planned Development District, as well as other potential scenarios including the “as of right” use of 283 single family homes and the potential for preservation/public acquisition. A Visual Preference Survey was also administered to effectively examine and express citizen's opinions of different development options.
Find out more on our website: http://www.visionlongisland.org.
AROUND THE ISLAND
WHERE HAVE ALL THE CEO'S GONE?
Regional Plan Association's Vice President of Research, Chris Jones recently provided and insightful and critical analysis of a report by the George Washington Institute of Public Policy for the Brookings Institution. This report examines the declining interest major corporations have in helping address hometown issues. Chris Jones provides a thoughtful critique of why, the alternatives municipalities and civic leaders are pursuing, and what it all means.
Check it out at RPA's website
LI INDEX CONSIDERS THE 3RD TRACK
Nancy Rauch Douzinas, President of the Rauch Foundation and Convener of the Long Island Index publishes a monthly column featured in Anton Community Newspapers, the Times Beacon Record and Long Island Business News.
This month's column analyzes the controversy -- or rather the competing concerns --surrounding the proposed 3rd Track of the Long Island Railroad. At essence, she sees a key debate of regional versus local needs. On one side are the folks who see the third track as a prime economic booster that may well be the only way to mitigate traffic congestion and concomitant air and water pollution. On the other side are the folks who would have to live with the construction of a train line that would run through their communities.
Check it out here.
2ND FLOOR CAR CRASH UNDERLINES DANGER OF SUFFOLK ROADS
In the October 4th 'Mobilizing the Region', the Tri-State Transportation Campaign reported that, "The September 11 crash of a car and driver into a second-floor apartment, apparently after a high-speed Dukes-of-Hazzard type jump over a berm at the end of a Coram street, made headlines around the world." This bizarre story is used to underscore their critical message: Suffolk County roads the deadliest in the Northeast, equal only to wild highways of the likes of Dallas, Phoenix and L. A.
Check out the full article and more here
GREAT NECK MAIN STREET CONFERENCE
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Back in June, the Villages of Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates and Great Neck began a 'Main Street Conference' public planning effort. It included walking audits, and detailed public presentations by Dan Burden, a nationally renowned pedestrian and traffic safety consultant who has been examining Long Island since 2000. The public was given opportunity to ask questions and suggest ideas. Round two of public workshops is being planned for the end of the year.
Check out the Village's full press release here
For further information, contact Mayor Jean Celender, Village of Great Neck Plaza, at 516/482-4500, mayorjean@greatneckplaza.net.
'JECKYLL & HYDE' PARK OPENS IN BAYVILLE
Brian Brennan recently reported for the Northender on the elaborate reopening of Bayville's beloved amusement park. Owners of 8 Bayville Avenue since 2004, Jekyll & Hyde Entertainment Group intend to haunt the village all fall, then transform into an adventure park until the Halloween season rolls around again.
Read the details in the Northender
BRENTWOOD 'SOLAR CAFE' OPEN FOR BUSINESS
We are now open for breakfast and lunch. Hope to see you there! Mission Statement: The SOLAR CAFE is the nation's first solar powered café. Our mission is to enrich our community, the lives of our guests, and our staff. The Solar Cafe is dedicated to the promotion and advocacy of renewable and sustainable living. We offer healthier food and promote a healthy life style. From the way we produce our energy, to the very food we serve, we seek to protect our environment and community in a very sustainable manner. We do this through education, and offering superior quality ingredients, foods, beverages and personnel. Our staff will deliver an exceptional and rewarding dining experience to every customer, every time.
ACTION ALERTS
SUPPORT NASSAU COUNTY OPEN SPACE BOND ACT
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This Election Day, November 7, 2006, Nassau County voters will have the opportunity to approve a $100 million dollar bond act, to preserve open space, improve parks, and protect water quality. This money will be used to continue the preservation efforts that were begun with the $50 million 2004 environmental bond act. Check out the Neighborhood Network for more! |
Youngs Farm, Old Brookville. One of the few farms left in Nassau County. |
VOTE 'YES' TO EXTEND EAST END COMMUNITY PRESERVATION FUNDS
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VISION recently joined local activists for an inaugural event to launch the East End Community Preservation Fund Committee (EECPF Committee). This Ballot Question Committee is working to help assure the passage of a 10 year extension of the five Town CPF's now in effect on Eastern Long Island.
Since 1999, the CPF has been the most significant source of public funds for conservation of farmland, critical wildlife habitat, open space and community character for the five East End Towns on Long Island. With another 10 years of this fund, we could save an additional 10,000 acres of farmland and open space. Vote 'YES' November 7th to make this happen!
Friday, October 25th, 7:30pm at the Tallgrass Golf Course in Shoreham
Come review the alternatives for Tallgrass Golf Course and the Delalio Sod Farm. More information about this charrette is available on our website: www.visionlongisland.org
PUBLIC FORUM ON TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, 11/1. 8:30am to 12:00pm at the NYU Wagner, The Puck Building
The PCAC (Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee) to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NYU's Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management are holding this public forum. Panelists, including VISION's Eric Alexander will discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD), what it is, specific initiatives, benefits and obstacles. See the flyer in PDF format or the flyer in web format.
TRI-STATE TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGN ANNUAL GALA
Thursday, October 26th, 6pm to 9pm
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign's Annual Gala will honor Elliot G. Sander, Vice-President of DMJM Harris and co-founder of the Empire State Transportation Alliance. Under his leadership, this business and planning partnership has played key advocacy roles in the formation of the past two Metropolitan Transportation Authority five-year capital programs.
For more information, click here, call TSTC at 212-268-7474 or email Teresa at tt@tstc.org.
MANHASSET RESIDENTS: SUPPORT 'SAFETY DAY' - GET INVOLVED!
Saturday, 10/28 at the Manhasset Park District Parking Lot
The Coalition for a Safer Manhasset is holding its second annual 'Safety Day'. In addition to educating about traffic safety and common courtesy to pedestrian, the event features a Halloween Parade and costume contest, music, games, face painting, a moon bounce, and raffles.
The Coalition's mission is to make Manhasset a better place to walk, focusing particularly on the notoriously dangerous Plandome Road. Safety day is organized and sponsored entirely by Manhasset residents and business partners. Show your support for common sense, and courtesy to everyone on the road. Come to Safety Day!
Read about it in the Manhasset Press
STATE LEVEL
STATE SENATE PASSES 'HELP' AFFORDABLE HOUSING LEGISLATION
From State Senator Carl Marcellino:
"To help make owning a home a realistic goal, I was joined by the entire Long Island Senate Delegation in creating the Homeownership and Economic Stabilization for Long Island Program (HELP). Unlike many existing programs that severely limit the income of those who qualify, HELP is based on the realistic cost of living on Long Island. HELP encourages area employers to create down payment assistance programs by providing 3-to-1 in matching funds. By partnering with Long Island employers, HELP will attract and retain the qualified workforce our region needs to grow. The program also provides assistance for renovations on preexisting homes to help lower initial home buying costs. HELP makes the state a true partner in the future of Long Island and will help make buying a home a reality for many."
Check out the Senator's website http://www.senatormarcellino.com to learn more.
NATIONAL NEWS
KNOWLEDGEPLEX PROVIDING MONTHLY DATAPLACE DEMONSTRATIONS
Knowledgeplex, a leading housing and community development resource has introduced DataPlace (www.dataplace.org). Sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation, this resource combines mapping technology and multiple statistical databases, allowing users to access housing and demographic data about communities, regions, and the nation.
Find out about monthly demonstrations and more on Knowledgeplex.
THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT OF THE FUTURE
The Economist recently reported on plans for a new futuristic mode of transport that blends maglev technology with an ordinary bus. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21454
THE LARGEST REAL ESTATE DEAL IN AMERICAN HISTORY
The New York Times reported this month that the largest real estate deal in American history is underway on the lower east side of Manhattan: 80 acres and 110 buildings from 14th to 23rd Streets overlooking the East River in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Bids may reach $5 billion. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21445
SEWAGE A GROWING THREAT TO OCEANS
CNN News ran a story one United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) reports that increasing levels of sewage in the world's oceans are a major cause of coastal destruction, and pose a serious threat to human health. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21437
SPRAWL ISN'T SO BAD
Streetsblog Blogger Aaron Donovan attends a recent book talk by Robert Bruegmann provides an irreverent analysis of the author's defense -- and definition -- of sprawl. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21443
NEW REPORT SHOWS RISING COST OF HOUSING REACHES DEEP INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS
Although households shouldn't spend more than 30 percent of their gross income on housing, the gap between stratospheric real estate prices and mostly stagnant wages increased in the past five years not only on both coasts and in cities, but also in the Midwest and in suburbs nationwide, report New York Times writers Janny Scott and Randal C. Archibold, with new Census Bureau data showing that the housing squeeze has especially affected renters and "reached deep into the middle class."
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5681&state=52
THOUSANDS SEEK PLANS TO BUILD 'KATRINA COTTAGES'
Chosen at the post-hurricane Mississippi Renewal Forum last year as the best alternative to Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers, the tiny "Katrina cottage" is becoming a national hit, reports Boston Christian Science Monitor writer Ron Scherer, with thousands of people seeking the stylish dwellings for starter homes, rental incomes or granny flats.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5682&state=52
STATE BY STATE
A Million Trees for the 'Dirtiest Big City'
According to the Los Angeles Times, the City of Los Angeles has launched a program to plant one million trees over the next several years in an effort to naturally clean the city's air. Due to its smog, L.A. was recently reported as being one of the dirtiest cities in America. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21457
Re-Defining Diversity
The LA Times also recently reported that city planners in Santa Ana, California, a predominantly Mexican enclave, want diversity among types of businesses downtown to attract upscale shoppers, but Mexican business owners claim it's another form of gentrification. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21449
CONNECTICUT
Could the Next Generation of Monorails Be a Viable Solution for Urban Transit Woes?
"The highways in Connecticut don't work anymore," writes New Haven Register columnist Joe Amarante, blaming "all of us: spoiled drivers, lazy bureaucrats, car-related lobbyists and the best little politicians money can buy," and renewing his 2002 call for monorails -- a clean and cost-efficient system championed for the state by Tampa, Florida-based Sky Train Corporation.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5683&state=7
Waterfront Renewal Plan Chosen for D.C.
A developer has been chosen to transform Washington D.C.'s Southwest Waterfront. The chosen firm has high hopes for making the waterfront into a world-class attraction, but also protecting the interests of the local community. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21440
Renovation, Reuse of Old Schools Encouraged by Maine's State Board of Education
"Where schools are built can have a major impact on the character and growth of a community," points out the Bangor Daily News staff, welcoming school siting changes solidified by the State Board of Education (SBE) in July, when it removed the minimum school acreage requirements and told districts to consider renovation or reuse portions of old schools before building new ones.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5684&state=20
"Reality Check Plus" Report Looks at How Maryland Can Preserve Open Space, Boost Denser Development
"People are tired of natural areas being paved over, tired of sitting in traffic, tired of overcrowded schools, tired of worrying that there won't be enough drinking water or that it's contaminated," said 1000 Friends of Maryland Executive Director Dru Schmidt-Perkins of a new report on the need for greater state efforts to boost denser development and save farmland at faster rates than currently planned or permitted by current zoning.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5685&state=21
Resurrecting Downtown...One More Time
The Boston Globe reported that after several failed attempts at urban renewal in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, government officials and investors believe that the latest efforts aimed at reincarnation of the city's core will succeed. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21417
Second Grade Planners
When designing a city for the future, rarely do future residents participate. But, the Landmark reported, in Holden, Mass. the voice of the future is being heard as elementary school students are being asked what they want to see in their town in the future. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21451
Student Film Captures the Nature of a 'Lively' Downtown
In the same vein as Jane Jacobs and William Whyte, Kirk Westphal, reported the Ann Arbor News, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan's Taubman School of Urban Planning, analyzes the success and failures of downtown Ann Arbor. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21434
NEBRASKA
Omaha Developer Ready to Put People First (and the Car in Back) With City's First New Traditional Development
As Omaha spreads northwest through fields surrounding his 160 hilly acres and his home, some five miles beyond the beltway, developer Herb Freeman decided he can't wait to affirm his conversion to New Urbanism and give the city its first "new traditional development," not only with mixed uses, front porches and sidewalks, but also with varied home types and prices, because, he asked, if "you want a five-minute walk to morning coffee and a newspaper, where's the coffee shop girl going to live?"
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5686&state=28
Omaha Charrette Considers Design of New Traditional Neighborhood Set for City's Northwest Side
Led by Florida-based PlaceMakers experts on New Urbanism, a five-day Omaha charrette to design a new traditional neighborhood for 160 acres owned by local developer Herb Freeman on the city's far northwest side attracted up to 50 attendees each day, while his project's web site recorded from 500 to 1,800 daily hits, with many guests asking questions, offering ideas or, reports Omaha World-Herald writer Deborah Shanahan, sharing "heartfelt remembrances about growing up in neighborhoods where people easily gathered, children were within walking distance of each other and ice cream cones and other treats were simple."
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5687&state=28
South Kingstown Enacts Inclusionary Housing Regulations to Help Meet Rhode Island's Housing Affordability Goals
With coastal zone housing increasingly beyond the reach of workers and all Rhode Island towns obliged to provide 10 percent of units for their low to moderate income residents by 2025, the South Kingstown Town Council's newly enacted 'inclusionary housing' regulations require developers of six or more lots to set aside 20 percent of units as affordable, in exchange for density bonuses to offset such units' cost.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5688&state=40
Morman Church Has Big Plans for Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the Mormon Church has unveiled major plans for urban renewal in Salt Lake City, recently presenting its vision for a walkable and mixed-use development complete with housing, commercial uses and public space. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21439
Liberty and Music for All
A wheelchair- accessible rotary playpark has been installed in the heart of Salt Lake City, UT. It features an extraordinary array of musical instruments for all to enjoy.
See, hear here.
Legislators' Focus on Gridlock Solutions for Virginia Called "Exercise in Futility"
With all 40 Senate and all 100 House seats up for the November 2007 election, and with GOP majorities of 23 and 56, respectively, lawmakers had declared gridlock solutions their first 2006 priority, extended the regular two-month session past mid-March, and met several times throughout the summer and September, which cost taxpayers $300,000 extra, but got bogged down in Republican "bickering" and achieved practically nothing, report Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot writers Christina Nuckols and Tom Holden, quoting House Appropriations Committee Republican Chairman Vincent Callahan Jr., who called the efforts an "exercise in futility."
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5689&state=47
INTERNATIONAL ITEMS
BRITISH COLUMBIA'S AGRICUTURAL LAND RESERVE EFFECTICE AT CONTAINING URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Created to protect some 4.7 million hectares (about 10.6 million acres) in the province's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), the independent Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) has recently rejected several requests for growth area expansion on Barnston Island and in Richmond, both south of Vancouver, and in Kamloops, 150 miles northwest, with Smart Growth B.C. Executive Director Cheeying Ho calling the ALR "one of the best tools we have for urban containment."
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5690&state=54
DURHAM OFFICIALS REWARD CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS BY DESIGNATING TORONTO'S GOLDEN HORSESHOE GREENBELT LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT
A 100-mile-wide rural arch across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the anti-sprawl Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt, is already facing a threat in its northern sector, where Durham region officials designated 2,200 hectares (5,430 acres) for future development in May, to reward some local developers for their campaign contributions, with the Ontario Smart Growth Network and other advocacy groups bringing the issue to the forefront of the province's municipal elections on November 13.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/article.asp?art=5691&state=54
VENEZUELA'S URBAN POOR REAP BENEFITS OF OIL WEALTH The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Venezuela's oil wealth is enabling massive new investments in that country's cities that are mostly benefiting the urban poor. But there are concerns that the strategy is risky and not economically sustainable. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21425
TOP CITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC
Osaka, Shanghai, and Tokyo are considered top Asia Pacific cities in terms of real estate investment and development prospects, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2007, just published by the Urban Land Institute. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21403
WILL CHINA'S 'ECO-CITY' LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS
The Economist reports that Chongming, a remote island north of Shanghai, is set to become a showcase of sustainable development, but doubts remain about the viability of the plan. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21453
VANCOUVER RECEIVES MIXED REPORT CARD
The Vancouver Sun ran a story on a new report by the Vancouver Foundation gives the city high marks for livability, but identifies housing and poverty as persistent challenges. http://www.planetizen.com/node/21444
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