January 10, 2025: I'd welcome you following me on Bluesky. While I'll be posting on a number of topics, many will be planning related. A number of other| PlannersWeb
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What's the value of uniqueness and community identity? That's the question ULI analyst -- and long-time Planning Commissioners Journal columnist -- Ed McMahon addresses in his dynamic 17-minute TED Talk.| PlannersWeb
In this final part of their series, Mary Madden and Joel Russell discuss the vital relationship between the planning process and the development of a form-based code.| PlannersWeb
Our 4-part series on form-based codes continues with an overview of the typical elements of a FBC and how they enable it to shape public space and create walkable, pedestrian-friendly places.| PlannersWeb
The concepts of “urban form” and “the public realm,” central to form-based codes, are absent from the conventional zoning vocabulary. A look at key differences between FBCs and traditional zoning.| PlannersWeb
An introduction to the use of form-based codes -- how they work and how they differ from conventional zoning. In Part 1: an overview of the origins of form-based zoning and its primary objectives.| PlannersWeb
If there were one thing that would most improve the effectiveness of your community' planning commission, what would that be?| PlannersWeb
We hear back from our survey respondents with ideas on how to strengthen the relationship between the planning commission and governing body.| PlannersWeb
What are the most important things a planning commission or planning staff can do in order to hold an effective public meeting or hearing? Results from our survey.| PlannersWeb