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Report/Paper: A Planner's Guide to the Urban Food System
Published by Arly Cassidy and Bowen Patterson

Why should planners care about the food system in their area? How can planners help shape a healthy food system? This guide sets forth a vision for an urban food system and describes the interlocking aspects of planning and the food system.

Downtowns across the U.S. see streetcars in their future
Published 13 August 2008 by New York Times (original article)

Cities like Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio are deciding that now is the time to install or reinstall streetcar systems - both because of their revitalizing effect on downtowns, and because fuel and project costs will continue to rise into the future.

Airline industry backpedaling on expansion?

After my presentation to the Anchorage (Alaska) Municipal Assembly last week, I chatted with a local businessman who gave me a piece of surprising news: local airline industry reps recently came out against an expansion at Anchorage International Airport.

Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration
Published 5 August 2008 by The Washington Post (original article)

After decades of migration to ever-further-out suburbs, high gas prices are spurring a rethink of homebuying priorities and policies that subsidize sprawl.

How students get around

Schools are starting to encourage students to use other, human-powered modes to get to and from school. The many benefits of this development may seem clear, but what does it mean for, say, school buses? Does a movement toward walking and cycling really pose a challenge to the yellow icon of our school system?

Report/Paper: Green Rehabilitation of Multifamily Rental Properties: A Resource Guide
Published by The Bay Area Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Build It Green (original article)

A basic guide for taking a more sustainable approach to rehabbing multifamily rental properties, focused on important changes that can be made while rehabilitating multifamily units. While this is not as exciting on the surface as new zero-energy buildings, efficiencies can be one of our greatest tools in reducing energy use, and encouraging efficiencies at the time of rehab may be the best time to capture those opportunities in rental buildings.

12th Annual Conference of the Community Food Security Coalition
October 4, 2008 - Oct 8 2008
Published by Community Food Security Coalition (original article)

This conference is the nation’s primary food systems networking and educational event: five days of presentations, workshops, networking, local eats, and field trips. This year’s event will focus on access to healthy food: how many communities have been transformed into food deserts; the health and economic impacts that these communities face; and the policy and grassroots-based solutions to this ever growing problem.

Report/Paper: Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
Published by The National Academy of Sciences (original article)

This booklet presents recommendations from the National Academies' many expert reports on climate change in an easy-to-read format. Now in its third edition, the booklet includes an expanded section on impacts and updated figures and graphics. A short and readable basic introduction to the science.

How's your local tourist economy?

How are rising oil prices affecting the summer tourist season and cities that depend on vacationers? The news isn't all bad, especially for destinations that cater to local and regional tourism. The long term trends are indeed shifting, however, with unclear prospects for business travel and the tourist dollars it generates.

Video: Peak Oil and Energy Uncertainty: Challenges for Local Governments
Published by Post Carbon Institute (original article)

This excerpt of Daniel Lerch's presentation at the Spirit of Red Hill Valley 2007 lecture in Hamilton, Ontario, categorizes some of the short and long term challenges that peak oil will present to local governments. A good introduction for colleagues who may have heard of peak oil but don't associate it with local issues.



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