OK -- so I'm finding some interesting things in the news
C'mon -- it's 2009, times are tough and it's ok to let it all hang out -- at least that's what the news is looking like. Delay in the deployment of DTV could slow down other products industry wants to...
View ArticleCTIA trying to add 'Shot Clock' language to Wireless Broadband Bill
Local Zoning Orinances Could be Federally Pre-empted. We have a new president, and in some cases, new representation in congress. We're facing unprecedented economic stress, and localities are facing...
View ArticleI don't think this is what Obama had in mind...
I saw this and just couldn't resist putting it out there for folks to read...Peter King (R., NY) needs to get a clue... This is not the kind of change America is looking for...there are heavier issues...
View ArticleResolved for 2009: Taking better care of cemeteries
NOTE: This post originally appeared at my blog on cemeteries and land use, Whistling Past the Graveyard, at taphofiles.blogspot.com: THIS IS the last thing you need - another list of...
View ArticleThe Broadband Stimulus Bill...Round II
What's it going to take to create a realistic broadband stimulus bill that will work? No one seems to really know, and trouble is, no one is really agreeing. Congress is in the middle, trying to write...
View ArticleWill folks be ready for the Stimulus when it hits?
Depending on which version you examine (House or Senate), there's going to be some $1Billion in cash, and a similar amount in tax credits made avialable to the carriers and tower industry to provide...
View ArticleOK -- the Stimulus is passed, how do we get at it?
It's too long to post here, but I have blogged about some of the specifics that have emerged at Anvil Partners -- check the details there, and for other links to additional information. Basically, the...
View ArticleDid journalism create sprawl?
When I went to college in the 1970s to study journalism, covering meetings was among the first things we learned. When we got out of college, we cut our teeth on zoning board and planning board...
View ArticleQ&A with James Howard Kunstler on cemeteries and New Urbanism
Please visit my blog, Whistling Past the Graveyard, for an e-mail Q&A with [URL="http://taphofiles.blogspot.com/2009/03/tapho-files-1-james-howard-kunstler.html"]James Howard Kunstler[/URL] on...
View ArticleHey -- I actually got published...
The ICMA's PM magazine picked up a story I wrote on what to expect from the wireless infrastructure industry over the next few years. There's some interesting thoughts that, given the NTIA stimulus...
View ArticleWhat will we do with the money?
Now that the NTIA stimulus money is approved, and ex parte meetings are being held to organize the administration and deployment of the grants, it's time for localities to begin thinking about the...
View ArticleOK -- this time I'd like to know what you think -- Comments, Please...
Is the planning profession interested in the Stimulus Funds, and I think, more importantly, will we as a profession work to create ethical, sustainable projects for that funding, rather than race to...
View ArticleSpringtime in the Rockies
It has been a while since I last posted my blog. It must be Spring in Montana because the dandelions are growing like nobody's business in my yard, much to the chagrin of myself and the annoyance of...
View ArticleSidewalk cutout to nowhere
Discovered in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. ... Suffice to say, there's one on the other side, as well.
View ArticleGerrymandering Galore!
How's redistricting going in your state? Check out this gerrymandering, here in Illinois: http://www.ilhousedems.com/redistricting/?page_id=542 It's almost like they thought the posterchild for...
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Why Baltimore Needs A Downtown Cycletrack
Have you ever biked through downtown Baltimore and thought to yourself, I cant believe I survived that? While riding in traffic is fine for low speed residential streets, downtown arterials require...
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