[dogscoff]

The best suggestion i recall was to use a pop transport to grab the population and then eject them into space.

Wow... If you ever go into politics I'm not voting for you:
"Citizens! My first act as mayor is to build a new road through the centre of the city to ease congestion and stimulate the local economy."
(Cheers from assembled crowd)
"Any houses on the proposed route will be blown up with the occupants still inside. The bombers are already on the way."
(cheering stops abruptly)