The latest in urban planning, placemaking and citizen action:
- Stimulus package allots $8 billion for high-speed rail development. [NY Times]
- Fred Kent lectures on Placemaking in Savannah. [The Creative Coast Alliance]
- Obama encourages planning for the future instead of building sprawl. [Gas2.org]
- Bronx Boro President, Adolfo Carrion is tapped by Obama as the new White House director of urban affairs. [NY Times, Time]
- Richard Florida puts in his two cents on how the financial crisis could re-shape American cities. [The Atlantic]
- Renee Espiau helps kick off the Streets for People campaign in Seattle. [WorldChanging Seattle]
- A new children’s book gets a jump start on teaching urban planning to the next generation. [NY Times]