Houston switches plans from light rail to bus rapid-transit. KPRC Local 2
Mayors unveil carbon footprint calculator. NYT
New Anchorage logo replaces blog. Daily News
Planning for a climate-changed world. MIT Tech Review (pt 1, pt 2)
Fmr. Largo, FL, council member makes debut as a woman. St. Pete Times
NAFTA who? U.S. House votes to restrict Mexican trucks. Houston Chronicle
LA County Supervisor turns his blog into a clearinghouse for Catalina post-fire info. Knabe, via LA Observed
And finally...a Dearborn, MI, cop smokes pot, freaks out, calls 911, asks about the hockey score. Watch the vid:
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Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
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