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  1. RT @whatchuwanna: 10,000 line up to apply for public housing. http://tinyurl.com/ykvsqp9
  2. Fascinating story on how homeland security is coming between sister towns straddling U.S/Canada border. http://bit.ly/6kmEwG
  3. @pioneerplanning Govt subsidies are everywhere; e.g., we had giveaways of energy-efficient light bulbs; I get nice mtge deduction; etc, etc
  4. Civic responsibility too often ignored in planning & zoning says Ric Stephens; download his draft article at http://bit.ly/4uDE27 #in
  5. Maintaining integrity of streetscape & green front yards key to inviting, walkable blocks http://bit.ly/2PmsGG [NYC zoning amend]
  6. @pioneerplanning "laptop in every house" a lot cheaper than $4000 govt gave thousands to put a new car in their garage #btvlaptop
  7. Review draft article for next issue of Planning Comm'rs Journal by Elaine Cogan -- her final column after 18 yrs: http://bit.ly/4uDE27
  8. anyone w/ideas (including funding possibilities) for #btvlaptop ("laptop in every house") resolution, please RT and/or reply
  9. Burlington VT City Council Resolution calls for City to "develop a plan to put a laptop in every house" http://bit.ly/2AT8ZY #in #btvlaptop
  10. Draft article, "Building Your Planning Process From the Ground Up" for Winter Planning Comm Jrnl available for review http://bit.ly/1bBbg9
  11. Health impact assessments can measure potential health effects of local projects or policies: http://bit.ly/28yAM [good overview] cplan
  12. FHWA reports as of 9.25.09 : bike & pedestrian facility & pgm obligations: $1.117 billion ... almost doubles previous record.
  13. @aaron_holmes Do you have more info or link on Sustainable Speakers series?
  14. Voting in not always necessary ... on a planning commission: http://bit.ly/hCOr3
  15. Warren Buffett today "a train replaces 280 trucks on the road ... & emits far less into atmosphere that's damaging" http://bit.ly/8GGYA
  16. Warren Buffett on BNSF purchase: rail is "most efficient way of moving goods ... & most environmentally friendly" http://bit.ly/8GGYA #in
  17. 50 yrs ago today: the origins of Bottle Refund laws in a Peanuts cartoon strip? http://pic.gd/112b4e [from: http://bit.ly/Rjn62] #in
  18. 42 story bldg planned in Toronto: space for 315 bicycles + 9 cars: http://bit.ly/4bd2MK [from @LandPlanner RT @copenhagenize] cplan
  19. Don’t Bogart that Joint My Friend: Dwight Merriam on local zoning for medical marijuana sales: http://bit.ly/1osfN5 cplan
  20. RT @invcondemnation: Eminent Domain Round-Up http://bit.ly/3KDIe1 [links on latest twist on Kelo case; Pfizer leaves town]