Power To The People

Affordable and user-friendly technology could provide an exciting new platform for discussing planning and development issues.

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July 14, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Today, the web phenomenon of blogging has achieved widespread acceptance. Universities are including blogging as part of journalism courses. Businesses are using weblogs to reach out to customers and build communities around products... But try searching for weblogs about urban planning, architecture, housing, urban issues, and related topics, and you are likely to find that the pickings are slim. Weblogs devoted to these issues are few or hard to find.

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