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  • — ARTICLE: The true story behind Shriners' statues

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 21:46)

    http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100907/FEATURES/309070017/1010/The+true+story+behind+Shriners++statues HIGHLIGHTS: ---Quote--- But few who see the monuments ... at Masonic centers across the country, know they depict a Shriner's kindness 40 years ago to an Evansville, Ind., girl named Bobbi Jo Wright, who was struggling to walk on crutches. ---End Quote--- Nice to know the back story.

  • — Detroit: Program Evaluation (Homeless Action Network)

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 20:21)

    Homeless Action Network of Detroit Is seeking a Program Evaluation Specialist – Full-Time Contractual (Temporary). This position is responsible for developing and beginning the implementation of a robust program monitoring and evaluation system for programs receiving Federal and State funds to serve people who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. The purpose of this program evaluation system will be to ensure these programs: 1) Produce positive outcomes 2) Are based upon identified needs in the community and informed by local data on homelessness 3) Meet the funders’ performance expectations 4) Align with Detroit’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness Additionally, the purpose of this program evaluation...

  • — JNA joins Teh Clubbbbbbbbbbbbe

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 18:39)

    Congrats. 12K, that's something to add to your resume.

  • — new to the forum...and to urban planning

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:48)

    i have enjoyed reading some of the threads posted. I am a recent recipient of a bachelor's degree in Architectural Studies at the U of Utah. As much as I enjoyed the major, there were a number of things that i didn't get too excited about. I am very interested in the well-being of communities and cities. I strongly believe that the interrelationship between environments-humans is reciprocal and often tenuous. Architecture is often "in the clouds" and doesn't address the larger scope of our cities. I was very turned off with the perceived arrogance...

  • — Ann Arbor: energy coordinator

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:40)

    The Clean Energy Coalition, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Washtenaw County, Michigan, seeks a Community Energy Coordinator to assist the City of Ann Arbor in the research, development, and administration of the City’s community-based energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and programs. ... will work with City businesses, residents, and organizations to coordinate projects that increase energy efficiency/renewable energy use and help the City of Ann Arbor achieve its ambitious energy goals. ... works in consultation with CEC Building Technical Services staff and under the direct supervision of the City of Ann Arbor Energy Programs Manager. Minimum Qualifications: ...

  • — Best small towns?

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 14:37)

    Good article on some great small towns. Personally, I have only been to Brevard, NC but found it to be a wonderful place. Anyone else have any experiences at these places? http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests-35617390

  • — PTP exam study resources

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:29)

    I am seriously thinking about taking the PTP exam. I can either take it this October or next March (I am leaning towards October). ITE's application process is much simpler than AICP. Does anyone recommend any study resources? I spent an intense 3 months for AICP. If I take it this October I would only have a month to study. I am swamped with work this month and heavily involved in a state APA conference in early October. For those of you who took the exam, what are your thoughts regarding level of difficulty....

  • — Reminder: Thursday Game Week 1

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:47)

    NFL 2010 Full Team Schedule (http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=REG&season=2010) I know everybody's been paying attention, but just a friendly reminder to set your starting team up prior to kick off for any players involved in the early game.:)

  • — Helicopter parenting

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 10:01)

    ---Quote (Originally by WSU MUP Student)--- School started up for most here in metro Detroit and I noticed that about 99% of the folks in my office who have grade-school age children took today off of work. Is this common among the parents of Cyburbia? This sounds like a hidden perk of having a kid - a built-in excuse for a day off of celebratory fun? Or maybe it's a day off to deal with the pain of sending the little ones away for those few hours for the day. ---End Quote--- I've never taken the day off from work for the...

  • — Campaign finance reform

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 09:47)

    Back in January the Supreme Court reversed some earlier decisions and decided to allow corporations (and unions) to hand out unlimited campaign money as a form of free 'speech'. I personally think this was an extremely wise thing to do as companies like BP (that's British Petroleum) don't seem to exert enough influence on the American political process. This November will be the first election cycle we really get to see some of the effects of this decision played out. We caught an early glimpse when Target and Best Buy donated money to anti-gay candidates/organizations (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/target-best-buy-fire-campaign-contributions-minnesota-candidate/story?id=11270194) in Minnesota and found itself...

  • — Ironic news headlines you haven't actually seen (but wouldn't mind seeing)

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 08:50)

    "New 400 acre gravel mine facility opens next door to local developer's home"

  • — Advice on how to enter the industry in Australia.

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 08:09)

    I recently graduated with a Distinction in my Masters in Environmental Planning while back at home in Belfast. At the time the job situation was dire so I have decided to move to Melbourne to try here instead. I have emailed my CV to a large amount of firms and applied for numerous posts with limited success. Does anyone have advice on how to get into the industry considering I have 1 and a half years planning experience back in the UK? Also, what legislation/ rules/ regulations should I know inside out? Seems difficult to enter the industry as everyone wants local experience which...

  • — Should I be a transportation planner?

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 06:13)

    I've been thinking really hard about becoming a public transit planner in the future. I think it's right for me, but I wanted to get an opinion from someone who has possibly been in that business. I live in Toronto and I’m attending Centennial College for Journalism. I’ve completed my 2nd year of the program and have 1 more year left. My end goal is to get a Masters degree in urban planning, so I’ll need to attend university at the undergraduate level before I can do that. To say the least, I'm a transit geek. I love public transit. I always...

  • — Fall '11 Admissions for 2nd Masters in Urban Planning in CA

       (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 00:26)

    Hello Planners, I’ve been thinking about going back to graduate school for Urban Planning for quite some time now. However, this will be my second masters and I am not sure how admissions would feel about that. I want to go back to school in planning after developing a strong interest during graduate work in public policy and my work experience at an urban economics firm. I am interested in learning more about the theory of physical planning and design. What are my chances of getting into the following schools and what do I need...

  • — Removing an outlying property from an HOA

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 23:57)

    Anyone ever seen this accomplished?I'm guessing its a pain and will involve attorneys.Property will be joined to a parcel out of the HOA to create senior housing and will have appropriate zoning and uses allowed to accomplish. Thanks in advance.

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  • — Helping cities adapt to climate change

       (Monday, 28 June 2010 09:12)

    The MIT-USGS Science Impact Collaborative, a field-based graduate training program in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, has released a new publication titled Managing Risk: Helping Cities in Massachusetts Adapt to Climate Change.

    Based on research that began in fall 2009, the report features case studies of efforts underway in four coastal cities to anticipate and respond to the likely impacts of climate change. Adaptation efforts in these four cities are compared with what other Massachusetts cities are doing.

    Read more

  • — Chris Zegras on greenhouse gases and the built environment

       (Tuesday, 08 June 2010 11:22)

    It seems that income and travel are inextricably linked. As communities gain wealth and prosperity, their travel footprint increases. While this relationship affords benefits to those in developed nations, it is not scalable.

    Global population is projected to increase by nearly 2 billion people by 2030. If this newly added population drove just 3,000 kilometers a year, they would emit more tonnes of CO2 annually than all the countries of Latin America emit today.

    “The world simply cannot afford to add another Latin America”, says...

  • — Creating affordable space for artists

       (Monday, 24 May 2010 09:55)

    The Department of Urban Studies and Planning, in partnership with Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), has launched a new program of research, awards and learning to foster the creation of accessible artist space in communities across the United States.

    Funded through a collaboration between the MetLife Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the Space for Change program seeks to identify projects that provide affordable space for artists and that contribute to community revitalization and sustainability through artist programming and active engagement.

    Last fall, to promote and reward best...

  • — Moving in circles

       (Monday, 10 May 2010 00:00)

    In 1994, the United States government launched an ambitious social experiment: Federal officials offered thousands of families who were receiving housing subsidies — and living in some of the nation's highest-crime neighborhoods — the opportunity to move away.

    And so, housing vouchers in hand, about 5,000 American families in five cities — Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York — moved to nicer urban and suburban locales, looked for jobs, entered new schools, and renewed their lives, courtesy of the government’s $80 million “Moving to Opportunity” (MTO) program.

    However, geography is not destiny. The MTO experiment...

  • — Helping out in Haiti

       (Wednesday, 28 April 2010 16:42)

    When the catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, faculty and students from the School of Architecture + Planning were among the first responders in the academic community, much as they were five years ago when Katrina struck New Orleans.

    Read about the SA+P initiatives here

  • — An altered state

       (Monday, 19 April 2010 00:00)

    Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon has made a military campaign against the country’s ascendant drug-trafficking gangs the centerpiece of his presidency. After thousands of fatalities, many of them due to retaliatory strikes by the cartels — including the murders of United States consulate workers last month — the battle remains unresolved.

    “I don’t see the drug traffickers giving up, and I don’t see the Mexican government winning this struggle with violence,” says Diane Davis, a professor of political sociology in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and a leading scholar of society and politics in Mexico.

    Lately,...

  • — Three from MIT win Gates scholarships

       (Thursday, 08 April 2010 13:22)

    Seniors Timothy Humpton and Yufei Zhao and alumna Weifeng Victoria Lee ’06 MArch ’10 have been named Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2010.

    Humpton, who is majoring in chemical engineering and biology, plans to pursue a PhD on oncology at Cambridge University. He has already conducted cancer research in the MIT laboratories of Angelika Amon and Tyler Jacks and in Ju-Tao Guo’s lab at Drexel University. His goal is to prepare for a future career in biological research and innovation with a focus on creating new technologies and devices for disease detection and treatment.

    Humpton, who hails from Warrington,...

  • — Using plants to purify canal water

       (Wednesday, 07 April 2010 00:00)



    Just south of Rome lie the Pontine Marshes, a vexed part of the Italian countryside. In ancient times, Roman emperors tried unsuccessfully to drain the marshes, something only achieved in the 1930s through a system of massive pumps and canals that removed enough water to turn the area into productive farmland. Yet today those canals have become heavily polluted, endangering the area’s agriculture and the health of its residents.

    The conventional way of tackling the problem would be to build a series of large water-treatment plants in the area, which covers about 300 square miles. But Alan...

  • — Slideshow: A Terrascope spring break

       (Friday, 02 April 2010 00:00)



    A group of 58 MIT students, alumni and staff recently returned from a five-day trip to Abu Dhabi to study the practical application of technology for renewable energy solutions.

    The trip was part of Terrascope, a yearlong program for first-year students that begins each fall with a mission to solve an “unsolvable” or very complex problem. The students spend the fall semester designing a viable solution and then travel during spring break to a location related to the complex problem where they experience the reality of the solutions they have proposed.

    This year’s mission is the...

  • — An open, collaborative space

       (Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:00)

    The design of MIT’s new Media Lab building, which formally opened last week, is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also serves the interests of the lab’s own unique culture.

    “It’s a building that very specifically was intended to support a particular kind of community and a particular research style,” explains William Mitchell, the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. (1954) Professor of Architecture and Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT. Specifically, he says, it is intended to foster a serendipitous exchange of ideas among the “intensely cross-disciplinary” researchers by making the laboratory spaces exceptionally open, with broad and often...

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