CenPhoTV for the week of 11-25-2009
This week on cenpho tv, asu students help spruce up downtown, some recognition for the civic space park, buy local week, two parades and two movies.
More materials added to Phoenix’s recycling program
[Source: City of Phoenix] – Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the city’s Phoenix Recycles program is one of the first and largest commingled recycling programs in the nation. More than a million tons of recyclables have been collected and processed since the program began in 1989. As part of that celebration, Phoenix Recycles announced the addition … Read more
Despite mayor’s optimism, downtown Phoenix feels real estate, consumer stress
[Source: Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal] – Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon extolled the economic resilience of downtown Phoenix [last] week during this annual “State of Downtown” speech. Gordon said Arizona State University’s expansion of its downtown campus, construction of the mixed-use CityScape project, and the light rail system are helping the area. He also said … Read more
The Economic Minute: Phoenix and the Recovery, or Beyond Ground Zero
[Source: Knowledge@W.P. Carey] – In this edition of The Economic Minute, economist Dennis Hoffman says that Arizona could be called “ground zero of the worst recession since World War II.” The hard economic fact is that Arizona depends on in migration to keeps its economy vibrant, and the state is not exactly a people magnet … Read more
CenPhoTV for the week of 11/20/2009
This week on CenPhoTV, a favorite downtown coffee shop pulls up roots and moves, news for recyclers, Third Friday, and some great movies.
Census release ranks Arizona’s poverty rate 13th highest in nation
[Source: Christine Rogel, Cronkite News Service] – Arizona’s poverty rate stood at 14.7 percent in 2008, 13th highest in the nation, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Wednesday. In all, 935,000 Arizonans were estimated to live in poverty, defined by the federal government as less than $14,489 per homeowner under 65. That was up … Read more
Riding the Phoenix rocket
Lloyd Alter writes for TreeHugger, is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University teaching sustainable design, and has written for Azure and Ontario Nature magazines. He traveled to Phoenix from Toronto to attend Greenbuild 2009. Click here for his (favorable) observations about Phoenix’s light rail system. In the video above, Lloyd also interviews two light rail … Read more
