1. Hampton Roads Transportation Authority greenlights taxes, fees - Daily Press, VA

A regional authority approved a set of taxes and fees Friday to finance Hampton Roads transportation projects but delayed the effective date three months--until April 1--to give the General Assembly time to find alternatives to pay for the projects.

A number of people had protested the package at two public hearings this week of the Hampton Roads Transportation Authority, a panel of 12 local elected officials the legislature empowered to levy the fees and taxes and build new regional roads.

The taxes and fees are expected to bring in up to $200 million a year and will be collected in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and the counties of Isle of Wight, James City and York.

They include a 2 percent gasoline tax increase, a levy of 40 cents paid by the seller of a house per every $100 of the final sale price, a $10 annual increase in vehicle safety inspections and a 5 percent sales tax on car repair bills.

Authority members voted 8-4 Friday to approve a resolution adopting the fee and tax structure--an action the authority's chairman called "a significant moment in the history of Hampton Roads."

"The transportation crisis is real. It's going to get worse, " Paul D. Fraim, who also is Norfolk's mayor, told fellow authority members. "With this action I think we have taken a significant step toward solving the crisis."

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RC: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

 

  2. Toward a better Bay Area - San Francisco Chronicle,  USA 

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The Bay Area is especially adept at pooling charitable resources. The $4 billion in regional community foundation assets, including those held at funds for women, Latinos, political progressives, and gays and lesbians, contributes to our reputation as one of the richest philanthropic regions per capita in the world. Given this, our community foundations should be more visible, more accessible and better understood.

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Emmett Carson, the new president of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, is a Chicago native, educated at Morehouse and Princeton, who comes to the Bay Area from Minneapolis, where he built the community foundation into a public policy force. He brought together community leaders, politicians and philanthropists to develop mutually beneficial policies and programs for immigrants to the Twin Cities.

The foundation looked to the intersections of separate issues, such as domestic violence, homelessness, substance abuse and foster care, and found innovative and effective solutions by bringing resources together. Carson brings an inspirational track record of building a foundation into more than just an aggregator of funds. We should expect this of our community foundations.

There are lots of creative ways for the public to work with community foundations, and lots of ways for these foundations to successfully invest their assets close to home.

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In the Bay Area, where so many of our daily challenges -- from traffic to air quality and housing prices -- don't fit neatly into the boxes of our public jurisdictions, partnerships across community foundations could foster creative regional solutions. With financial resources to invest, local leaders on their boards, and the wisdom of community advisers, there is a great deal community foundations can accomplish.

...

Here are four steps to better community foundations:

-- Think across sectors. ...

RC: Association of Bay Area Governments

 

  3. Plan Development On Regional Basis - Wheeling News Register, WV

To their credit, local government officials in Ohio and Belmont counties have not traded potshots concerning economic development. On both sides of the river, comments on the subject have been, well, neighborly.

That doesn’t change the fact that while a major development in Ohio County, The Highlands, grows, the Ohio Valley Mall and Ohio Valley Plaza in Belmont County have not. In at least one case, that of the J.C. Penney Department Store, Ohio County’s gain literally has been Belmont County’s loss.

Perhaps the failure to gloat has been because Ohio County residents and officials can remember a time, not so long ago, when the shoe was on the other foot: Downtown Wheeling was suffering, in part because of development of the Ohio Valley Mall.

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But the situation brings up questions about development philosophy. Too often, it seems to be an Ohio vs. West Virginia situation. One state’s gain is another’s loss.

It has been pointed out that a regional approach to development would make counties on both sides of the river more successful — and secure — in the long run. We believe that is true.

For regional development to occur, cooperation among local officials needs to involve more than kind words. The same is true of state officials. And state legislators may need to take a look at laws, including those involving economic development incentives and infrastructure funding, that are pertinent.

All of that needs to begin happening — simply in order to make our region of the Ohio Valley more competitive .against other areas with more resources.

RC: Belomar Regional Council

 

  4. Mayors call regionalism key to competitiveness - Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH 

Communities throughout Northeast Ohio, from small struggling townships to economically thriving suburbs, must embrace regionalism if the area is to remain competitive on a national and global level, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said Thursday night.

Jackson's appeal for regional cooperation was echoed by the mayor of Youngstown and a deputy mayor of Akron, who spoke at the Cleveland 365 forum "The Region's New Vision" at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. About 1, 000 professionals from the area attended.

Jackson acknowledged that the regionalism concept has been around for decades but is a necessity today.

"We have to make those necessary changes in order to be able to survive, " he said. "We can no longer compete within the region, because this is a global economy. That means we have to compete nationally and internationally in order for us to survive."

Jackson also said cities must focus on creating a regional economy that does not "steal internally from itself and allow companies and businesses to move freely across boundaries to expand and create jobs."

Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams said he was pleased to see that the region is recognizing the concept of regional cooperation, despite numerous political subdivisions, cities, towns and villages.

Williams said those entities are "inextricably tied whether we realize it or not." Today's global marketplace "no longer understands, recognizes or respects the boundaries that we set ourselves up on."

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Cleveland365-com  RC: Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency   

 

  5. Regional cooperation 'key' - South Bend Tribune, IN

In one episode of "The Simpsons, " a slick salesman convinces the residents of Springfield to buy a monorail by suggesting that maybe the idea would work better in the neighboring city, Shelbyville.

"Now wait just a minute!" Springfield's Ted Kennedy-esque mayor shouts. "We're twice as smart as the people of Shelbyville. Just tell us your idea, and we'll vote for it."

This region might not have such an absurd rivalry between its communities, but local business leaders say cities and counties need to start working together if northern Indiana is to continue growing economically.

It's a song they've been singing for a while, and one that might turn into action if a plan by local business leaders comes to fruition.

Business officials from St. Joseph and Elkhart counties are forming a coalition to get regional businesses working together.

David Ogle, a board member of the Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County and publisher of The Truth of Elkhart County, discussed the new coalition during an economic summit held Tuesday at Indiana University South Bend by U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-2nd.

It's called the Northern Indiana/Southwest Michigan Business Leadership Coalition.

A study is being done right now using private funding, Ogle said, to determine the similarities between counties on both sides of the state line and how they can work together.

Why?

Because what happens in the city next door, or a county over, doesn't always stay there, said Grant Black, director of the Bureau of Economic Research at IUSB.

"If Elkhart and RVs dry up, for instance, what happens here?" said Black, also an assistant professor of economics. "We're certainly not in a bubble."

More regional cooperation will start happening, probably within the next couple of years, Black said.

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RC: Michiana Area Council of Governments

RC: Southwest Michigan Planning Commission

  6.  Momentum Chippewa Valley Taps GSP Consulting for Economic Development Assessment and Strategy - Send2Press (press release) - Torrance, CA, USA

Economic and development opportunities in West Central Wisconsin will be the focus of a formal study of the region being commissioned by Momentum Chippewa Valley (MCV.) The study kicked off August 9 with a visioning session in which local leaders developed a framework for the future economic development of the region.

"Our counties and communities are implementing a process to create a results-based economic development strategy that will take into account the opportunities and achievements we have had to date, and build upon these with action steps to guide our future decision-making, " said Dan McCabe, Board president of MCV. "We are taking a major step toward leveraging our regional assets that will build a prosperous economic future."

MCV is partnering with organizations within its member counties of Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire and Pepin. For this project, MCV will also partner with the counties of St. Croix, Pierce, Polk, Barron and Clark to create a true understanding of the regional assets available in west central Wisconsin. The study results will assist education, workforce and economic development partners in developing strategies to grow local and regional economies using resources that support innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology-led businesses.

The August 9 "vision framing" session brought together economic development experts, business and academic leaders, government officials and other stakeholders from the west central region to brainstorm the region's assets, opportunities and vulnerabilities. The goal of the interactive discussion is to provide a baseline assessment of the region, map regional goals and develop a sketch of the future goals for the region.

The project, which will take approximately 6 months, includes three phases that involve in-depth research and analysis, benchmarking, and engaging stakeholders and residents from throughout the region to develop a strategy and action plan.

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RC: West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission - Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire

 RC: Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission - Pepin

 

  7. Namibia: Regional Councils in a Changing Environment – a Discussion Paper - AllAfrica.com, Washington 

As the nature and composition of the Namibian workforce changes, a question being asked with increasing frequency is: How prepared are Namibia's 13 Regional Councils to evolve their practices and policies to meet the requirements of employing and developing an increasingly diverse workforce?

This question in turn gives rise to other questions: What programmes and policies are already in place? How does the ideal Regional Council intend to monitor the ever-changing environment in order to know where changes need to occur?

What are the future challenges and where are the "blind spots", that is, what areas are so far being neglected or ignored? Conversely, is the Government's agenda pertaining to viable Regional Councils being adhered to?

This opinion piece will generally explore these questions in an attempt to elicit some kind of "fish bowl" debate so that the most appropriate organizational approach will emerge. This, notwithstanding the current status and the main elements of the debate on the transformation of Regional Councils into viable sub-national government entities, cannot be clearly understood without reference to its historical background that was necessitated by the socio-political order of the day.

Regional and Local Government in A Colonial State

History tells us that, prior to independence, Regional and Local Government in Namibia was an instrument of the Apartheid State. It served the interests of and owed its allegiance to that State and thus carried out the political, economic and social functions of the State from which it derived its authority and power and to which it was accountable.

Thus, the exclusion of black Namibians from top administrative, professional and technical posts as well as the non-existence and/or inadequacy of services in the rural areas where the majority of Namibians lived, were the order of the day.

Hence, to illustrate this view, ...

RCs: Association of Regional Councils in the Republic of in Namibia

 

  8. Climate change bill takes aim at cars - North County Times, CA

Local officials are resisting Sacramento's latest initiative in its expanding battle against climate change.

Last year, the Legislature passed a landmark law that requires power plants, oil refineries and factories to slash one-quarter of carbon emissions by 2020.

This year, Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, is taking the campaign further and targeting the cars and trucks responsible for 40 percent of California's emissions of greenhouse gases, which scientists believe are warming the planet at an alarming, unnatural rate.

Steinberg, through Senate Bill 375, would ask agencies that periodically prepare regional transportation plans to build those around local strategies that place housing near jobs, shopping and public transit. The idea is to get people to drive less or ride the bus, and curb carbon emissions in the process.

The kicker is, if agencies didn't design roads in concert with such strategies, they could lose hundreds of millions in state transportation funds annually.

Local agencies have made it clear they don't like the bill. The San Diego Association of Governments voted 11-4 on July 27 to take a position against the bill. On Monday, the Western Riverside Council of Governments voted 14-0 to follow suit.

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Gary Gallegos, executive director for the San Diego Association of Governments, said the bill would force counties to adopt "preferred growth scenarios" that provide blueprints for placing housing and employment side by side. And he said agencies would have to design regional transportation plans around the assumption that those blueprints would be carried out -- even if individual cities refused to follow them.

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Gallegos said his agency is trying to nudge San Diego County cities toward growing more compactly by offering financial rewards. Through the Steinberg bill, he said, "we would be shifting from the carrot to the stick."
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  9. Regionalization efforts gaining steam - The Tribune-Democrat, PA

The Forest Hills Regional Alliance, the first of its kind in the region, is whole again after a decision by Summerhill Township officials to rejoin after leaving earlier this year.

Meanwhile, two other regional organizations in Cambria County are prospering and beginning to make a difference in the lives of area residents.

They all reflect a statewide trend toward joint efforts allowing municipalities to remain independent yet benefit from power in numbers.

“Nobody is asking municipalities to give up individuality or sacrifice needs, ” said state official Kenneth Kolthen, deputy secretary for Community Affairs and Development. “What we’re finding is many needs are shared.”

The state is backing communities’ push toward regionalization with money.

Greg Morgan of the state Department of Community and Economic Development said that last year the agency doled out nearly $3 million to cover the costs of multi-municipal planning and shared services efforts, including equipment purchases.

Both programs are benefiting the Central Cambria Coalition, made up of Ebensburg and Cambria and Jackson townships.

“It’s been a tremendous benefit to us, ” said Dan Penatzer, Ebensburg borough manager.

Joint equipment purchases and sharing has been the big initial benefit for the municipalities making up the Central Cambria School District.

But the coalition is now involved in a joint comprehensive plan, something Penatzer said will save money and guarantee coordination between the municipalities.

The Forest Hills group, which is in the funding stage of municipal planning, is focusing on bringing grants to the area. It also is weighing the possible sharing of health-care services and some equipment.

Alliance officials have applauded the return of Summerhill Township.

“This means we have achieved solidarity, ” Alliance executive director David Knepper said. “It’s like any family. There are going to be disagreements, but the family is back together.”

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10. U.S. regional communities - sub-State, State or multi-State - in news articles. Highlighted words are Google search terms. In this and the following section, links to websites of organizations are added to the news excerpt when this is the first time an organization has been found. A goal of this newsletter is to find every regional council in the U.S. in a news story.  In most cases, where a full name is present a Google search will quickly get one to that organization. 

    .10  Next Mayor TV: Featuring everyone's favorite regional transportation authority
Phillynews-com – PA, USA
There's also a preview of the issue of regionalism - one of our upcoming episodes. And here's the fun part... the next mayor doesn't really have direct statutory authority over much of it. This is one of those issues where "soft power" ... 

 

    .11  Commissioners approve action to re-direct regional investment money
Newport News Times, OR 
The programs provide funding for projects that create jobs in 13 regions statewide, including the four-county BL3. County commissioners from those four ...

 

    .12  Community preservation success
Boston Globe - United States
… Community Preservation Coalition, the Metro Mayors Coalition, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, advocates, and legislators have been working together for more than two years to improve the law, while also making it more attractive for lower income communities. …

 

    .13  Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods expands courses
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA 

The alliance, at 850 Cranberry Woods Drive, offers degree programs from 12 Pittsburgh-area colleges and universities. Most students enrolled live and work in the northern suburbs. ...

 

    .14  10 towns sign EMT regionalization agreement
Today's Sunbeam, NJ 

Leaders from the 10 communities participating in the first phase of Gloucester County's regionalized ambulance service came together today to make it official. ...

 

    .15  PUL Alliance receives grant for infrastructure
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS 

Improvements at the Wellspring Project site will continue with a $1.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. ... fund wastewater connections to the Toyota assembly plant ...

 

    .16  ARC study: Atlanta has biggest population spike in decades
Bizjournals.com, NC

... Since 2000, the Atlanta region has added, on average, almost 86, 000 net new residents every year -- an increase greater than the average annual increase for 44 states. ...

 

    .17  Area’s transportation subject of forums
Sharon Herald, PA 

Mercer County Regional Planning Commission; Western Reserve Transit Authority, Youngstown; Niles-Trumbull Transit System; and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, Youngstown, are cooperating on the plan. ...

 

    .18  Towns will get their say
Northwest Herald, IL

A representative of the McHenry County Council of Governments will join the McHenry County Regional Planning Commission as a non-voting liaison, commission Vice Chair Dennis Dreher said.

 

    .19  Dixie Fix committee trying to build momentum
Community Press - Florence, KY, USA
"We know this isn't going to happen overnight, " said Logsdon, a planner with the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission. … attempting to get the mayors of all 10 cities along the Dixie to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will then be sent to the state legislature. Logsdon hopes that the project will show the unanimous need across the region for changes along the heavily-traveled corridor. …

 

    .20  Crete, Beecher tangle over boundaries
Star Newspapers - Tinley Park, IL, USA
The two villages filed "facility planning area" amendment requests with the Chicago Metropolitan Area Planning Council to expand their sewer service areas. The requests overlap in what is now a non-designated area....

 

    .21  Verizon Wireless Investment in Philadelphia Region Network Since 2000 Passes $1 Billion Milestone
CNNMoney.com - USA
… Christine Baron, president of Verizon Wireless' Philadelphia Tri-State Region, "We will make more of these significant investments in our wireless network to ensure we continue to deliver the reliable and innovative services our customers want."...

 

    .22  Best Places to Work: New England
Computerworld - Framingham, MA, USA
In addition to hosting some of the more successful professional sports franchises in the US, New England (the six-state region that stretches from Connecticut to Maine) ...

 

    .23  The Regional Reference Desk for Research on Education Launches
American Digital Networks (press release) - Annapolis, MD, USA
The purpose of the Regional REL Reference Desk is to provide educators, policymakers and others with timely, evidence-based research to help guide their decisions about effective education policies, programs, and practices in the field ... REL Network encompasses ten geographical regions …

 

    .24  State will offer $3000 to trade in old, smoky cars
Houston Chronicle - United States
To apply: Contact the Houston-Galveston Area Council at www.h-gac.com or 866-237-9392. Houston-area drivers willing to trade in their pollution-belching ...

 

    .25  Another View: Vineyards accomplishes Blueprint objectives
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
That option is a response to the Blueprint Project, a smart-growth program developed by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments. ...

 

    .26  Ozone Alert Today: City sees second violation in 2 days
Tulsa World – OK, USA
"It looks like more of the same Wednesday, " said Nancy Graham, who coordinates the Ozone Alert program for the Indian Nations Council of Governments. Winds are expected to increase at least slightly Thursday, which might help dissipate the smog that ...

 

    .28  Siskiyou County seeks youth grantmaking board members
Siskiyou Daily News – CA, USA
Shasta Regional Community Foundation is seeking applicants for membership on Siskiyou County Grants Advisory Board for Youth (GABY). (GABY).  The board will be comprised of 12 – 19 year olds, and will make decisions about funding proposals written by local youth. GABY provides the opportunity for young people to learn about grantmaking and program development, as well as presentation and facilitation skills and youth civic action projects throughout the county, ...

 

11. Other in the news: Highlighted words are Google search terms.

    .10  Northern city regions have 'achieved much'
bdaily, UK
Northern city regions have made good progress in establishing strong City Region Development Plans (CRDPs), according to a recent report. ... The Northern Way, the collaboration between the three Northern Regional Development Agencies: Yorkshire Forward, Northwest Regional Development Agency and One NorthEast....

 

    .11  MMRDA to focus on entire metropolitan region
Business Standard - India
Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) will focus on implementing and funding the projects in entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region and not ...

 

    .12  Blue planet: water management and the international context
ScienceAlert - Australia
R: Water systems don't respect national and regional boundaries. How are different countries dealing with the problem of regulating across multiple ... KH: The most significant step forward in water resource management over the last decade has been the understanding that we need to put the environment first. …

 

    .13  Southern Africa: Regional Economic Outlook Good, Says Salomao
AllAfrica.com, Washington

... preliminary Forecast of Regional Food Security and vulnerability situation for 2007/08 indicated a regional cereal deficit of 4.35 million tonnes compared to 3.50 million tonnes in 2006/07. , , ,

 

    .14  Cameroon: Development Channels for 2008-2012 Traced
AllAfrica.com, Washington

... global objectives of the plan are: reinforcing the state of the law and democracy, promoting growth and economic competitiveness, reducing to half poverty within the next ten years, modernising Cameroon's diplomacy and promoting sub-regional cooperation, and finally, valorising cultural, tourist and sporting potentials.

 

    .15  Regional council `should stick to advocacy role'
Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand

... While Mr Bridgeman acknowledged the sea would eventually claim his beachfront properties, he wanted the opportunity to spend his own money on mitigation in order to enjoy the buildings for as long as possible. ...

 

    .16  Greater Bendigo first regional council to achieve environmental management certification

Bendigo News, Australia
“Through the audit process all the external operations ... were looked at to see if they met the international standards required to achieve Environmental Management ISO 14001 certification.”

 

    .17  Arctic neighbours draw up battle lines
BBC News, UK

"Canada has taken its sovereignty too lightly for too long. This government has put a big emphasis on reinforcing and strengthening our sovereignty in the Arctic, " Mr Harper declared as he toured the region. ...

 

    .18  Quebec Inuit community aims to run own government
CTV.ca 

... according to a new agreement-in-principle the community has made with the province and Ottawa. The community of about 11, 000 Inuit living in the area will soon have its own self-governing region with its own elected assembly. ...

 

    .19  End of life as we know it
Torres News, Australia

“Communities in the Torres Strait receive and expect a wide range of extra services you wouldn’t receive from a Regional Council on the mainland (like bank, postal agency, community housing, CDEP etc).

 

    .20  Agency extends nominations for regional council
Sun.Star, Philippines
... National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) is extending the deadline for submission of nominations for the Regional Development Council (RDC), ...

 

    .21  Regional development vital to keep up balanced economy
Ceylon Daily News, Sri Lanka

Over fifty per cent of the National GDP is dominated by the western province economy. Provincial participation on national GDP varies from province to province.

 

    .22  'Green scheme' launches design competition
24dash.com, UK
The Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Forestry Commission have launched a design competition for a project that will become the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Britain’s largest eco-regeneration scheme.

 

    .23  Japan urges CARICOM states to submit more project proposals
Stabroek News, Guyana

Looking at cooperation in fisheries, Japan noted the ongoing regional cooperation project, "The Formulation of a Master Plan for Development and Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Caribbean, " ...

 

    .24  EU wants proposed cooperation pact tied to RP rights record
INQ7.net, Philippines 

The European Union (EU) wants to tie development assistance and economic benefits under the proposed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with the Philippines with the latter’s records on human rights, rule of law, and democratization. ...

 

    .25  Summer Fires Reveal Lack of Regional Cooperation
BIRN 
The Croatian authorities are concerned that poor cross-border cooperation, the weakness of Bosnia’s fire fighting services and the challenges posed by the inaccessible mountainous terrain in the region mean its Dalmatian coastal resorts will continue ...

 

    .26  Some real destinations for the geotourism crowd
StarPhoenix - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Geotourism is a term becoming more and more popular with the jetsetting and backpacking crowds alike. It not only encourages eco-friendly forms of travel ...

 

    .27  Online Community Allows Regional Items to be Shipped to Members Worldwide
PR.com (press release) 
DeliverThat, an online community helps expats, students, and travellers get items from their home country that they are unable to get within the country which they currently reside. ...

 

    .28  Debate over police offices is a matter of taxes, services
Niagara Falls Review, Canada

...  I am eager to participate in the debate for lower taxes by eliminating duplication within the present structure of Regional Niagara. ...

 

    .29  Atlantic Connectivity Alliance calls on Government to support Ryanair move to rescind Shannon/Heathrow slots decision
FinFacts Ireland 
The entire West, Mid-West and Midlands regions, across business, tourism and other sectors, is heavily dependent on these slots for connectivity to key international markets. It is incumbent on the Government that it does whatever is necessary to protect them now and into the future, in accordance with the spirit of the National Spatial Strategy for balanced regional development....   

 

12. Blogs: Highlighted words are Google search terms.

    .10  How do you envision the Puget Sound region by 2040?
By Reba Haas
If you want to get a voice in how things are shaped for the Puget Sound region over the next 30 or so years, or you just want to see what kinds of data are being collected and the projected outcomes for our region, stop by this website: ... 

 

    .11  COLLAPSING BRIDGES AND MIXED USE
By Rod Engelen
We must make more areas in our cities and regions more intense, compact and accessible. We must use a pattern that is older than civilization but which we have largely ignored for the past fifty years, at least in the US This pattern is ...

 

    .12  Regionalism Means Sharing
By cthompson
During numerous conversations this week across Northeast Ohio I was challenged to explain what "regionalism" really means. Every person brings their own perspective and experience to defining that term. Those of us who are working to ...

 

    .13  City Mouse vs. Country Mouse
By cvarley
One of the key assumptions behind the push for regionalism in Northeast Ohio is that cities matter--that they are important to the economic health and vitality of the entire region, regardless of how often (or even whether) you ever ...

 

    .14  Decentralization and localism vs. the nationalization of markets
By Richard Layman(Richard Layman)
Connected to number one above, regionally-based theatres should encourage the development of local aesthetics. Regional theatres should not be like malls -- the same no matter where you are in the country. The choice of plays, ...

 

    .15  Momentum Chippewa Valley to expand membership
By (ask5000)
"You must have regional cooperation to drive the economy and to make a healthy state, " said Sorensen, a member of the Momentum board. "You must have cooperation between the four (higher-education) schools in this region to make that ...

 

    .16  We Need A Federal Government
By Steve V(Steve V)
That is the inherent nation of regionalism, and for anyone to assume "open" federalism can function with coherence is kidding themselves. We need the federal government. Demonizing, easy target, scapegoating aside, if there is to be a ...

 

    .17  EIF Week 16 - Causes of land-use and land-cover change
By laura.deangelo
In general, proximate causes operate at the local level (individual farms, households, or communities) and underlying causes originate from regional (districts, provinces, or country) or even global levels, though complex interplays ...

 

    .18  Northern sovereignty and mining rights
By 900 ft Jesus(900 ft Jesus)
Jean-Francois Arteau, the head legal adviser for the Quebec Inuit, said he would expect all future maps of Canada to include the Nunavik region, which uses the 55th parallel as a southern border and makes up one-third of Quebec. ...

 

    .19  The Race to the Arctic and International Law
By EricPosner
A few days ago, Denmark announced that it, too, would send a scientific expedition into the arctic region; its goal was to provide scientific support for Denmark's claims on the region. 4. Meanwhile, the United States has sent its own ...

 

    .20  Small steps toward knowledge resilience
By Harold

In a few decades there may be only be one major automaker remaining. Can you imagine a world where automakers don’t reign supreme? ...

 

    .21  Transnational crime and street gangs in Oceania
By Phil
The response has been for Australia and New Zealand to offer aid, training and partnership to Pacific police forces, along with a regional Transnational Crime unit set up in Suva and individual Transnational Crime units in most Pacific ...

 

    .22  Regionalizing Competition Policy?
By Damien Geradin

A wind of separatism blows on Belgium lately. The big issue: regionalizing many matters that are currently dealt with at the federal level. Belgium is indeed a "federal" state, composed basically of three communities/regions, ...

 

    .23  Let Us Thank the British
By Icarus(Icarus)
In what was essentially regionalism disguised as patriotism, Bombay became Mumbai, Madras became Chennai, Calcutta became Kolkata, and Bangalore became Bengaluru. But the British-given name of the country still clings on, ...

 

    .24  Regionalism and nationalism in Canada – Part Five
Enter Stage Right, Canada - By Mark Wegierski

Whether, at that point, Canadian society can move towards some forms of social and cultural restoration (which may in fact have to be concretized through regionalist tendencies), or ...

 

    .25  Kudos to Rick Davis for his platform!
blog.sunvalleyonline-com
Rick’s regionalism is also laudable. Hailey has too often removed itself from valley-wide community interests. Yet, what happens in the north valley affects Hailey and vice versa - so why not work and plan together to share best practices, ...

 

    .26  CENTRAL ASIA : From Communism to Clannism
By Naxal Watch(Naxal Watch)
Ethnicity, ingrained Soviet thinking, regionalism, and inscrutable economic networks all figure prominently in structuring the elite systems of the various 'Stans. Two recent works seek to elucidate how power is acquired, legitimated, ...

 

    .27  Place, space, and public policy
By Zack Taylor
As the literary scholar Jeff Karem says, there is a "crucial connection between regionalism and ethnicity ... in American literary history." Not so much in Canada.

 

    .28  Regional Conflict Advisor - Small Arms and Armed Violence - Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

Relief Web

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2007 Location: Panama (Panama City) Source: United Nations Development Programme.

 

    .29  Regional Funding Manager

Relief Web

Closing Date: 06 Sep 2007 Location: Cambodia (Phnom Penh) Source: fauvelife.

 

    .30  Triplett Files For East Lansing City Council!
By Triplett for East Lansing
I want to bring a strong progressive voice to the council focusing on smart growth and sustainable development, protecting city services, and fostering regionalism and a positive relationship between MSU and East Lansing. ...

 

13. Announcements and Regional Links

    .10  Connecting Communities: Using Information to Drive Change - October 18 - 19, The Brookings Institution, Washington

Featured Speaker: Anthony Williams, Co-Author of Wikinomics. As we understand the power of web-accessible data, indicators, and tools today, the web itself is changing to a new version of interaction that is at its core collaborative and customized. These new technological directions, as well as the role of collaboration, present a unique opportunity for the field of community development to innovatively leapfrog to the forefront of connecting communities using information to drive change. Event details accessed through the register link.

 

    .11  Aerotropolis - Airport Cities - Dr. John Kasarda

Airport Cities

Major airports are key nodes for global production and enterprise systems offering them speed, agility, and accessibility. They are also powerful engines for local economic development attracting aviation-linked businesses of all types to their environs. These include, among others, time-sensitive manufacturing and distribution; hotel, entertainment, retail, and exhibition complexes; and office buildings that house regional corporate headquarters and air-travel intensive professionals.

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    .12  Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology

Edited By: Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies, Barbados; Wal Taylor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa; Xinghuo Yu, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

 

    .13  The Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit has been created to demonstrate the power of maps. An initial theme of this exhibit is to compare and contrast first maps of our entire planet with the first maps of all of science as we know it.

 

    .14  AccountAbility works with regional and national governments, and with multi-sector alliances to help reshape markets. Our goal is to build social and environmental innovation into the core of competitiveness strategies. … Our Wor