Issues 2004 to Present

Summer 2008
How Big is Your Community's Carbon Footprint?
Fair Housing Act and Local Planning
Both Advisor and Decision Maker: Fairfield Planning Commission
Keeping the Planning Commission Legal
Resource Finder: Carbon Footprint Reduction
Commissioner's Voice
Planning and Spanish Settlement

Spring 2008
Streets as Building Blocks of Community
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Six Key Points for Planning Officials
A Brief Respite for Klamath Falls Planning Commission
Youth Engagement in Planning
Resource Finder: Universal Design and the ADA
Commissioner's Voice
Mason: Early Company Towns and Master Planning

Winter 2008
From the Neighborhood Up: A Checklist for Great Communities
Making Motions and Creating a Record
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Lindon City (Utah) Planning Commission
Planning Advisory Service
Resource Finder: Planning to End Homelessness
Commissioner's Voice
Pullman: Planning a Company Town

Fall 2007
Art, Culture, and Planning
Sweet Smell of Success: The Right to Farm Act Protects Megafarms
Arlington Heights, Illinois, Plan Commission Works to Ensure Quality of Life in Suburbia
Green Buildings Present New Opportunities for Planning Commissioners
Resource Finder: Green Community Resources
Commissioner's Voice
The Irvine Ranch: The 'Place Where Urban Sprawl Ends'

Summer 2007
Addressing Climate Change and Energy
Environmental Justice
Coordinated Decision Making: Medina, Ohio, Planning Commission
School Buildings and Community Building
Resource Finder: Environmental Justice
Chatham Village and the American Garden City

Spring 2007
Healthy Communities: Let's Plan on It!
Regulating Sex Businesses
Sixty Years of Planning: The Atlanta Regional Commission
Inspiring, Innovative Planning Commission Annual Reports
Health and Planning
Commissioner's Voice
TVA: Large Scale Regional Planning and Integrated Resource Management

Winter 2007
Balancing Change with Community Needs
Exactions, Dedications, and Impact Fees
Built Out in Yorktown: Town of Yorktown Planning Board
Understanding Employer-Assisted Housing
The Housing Plan
Commissioner's Voice
Philadelphia, the Model American City Plan

Fall 2006
Anticipating U.S. Population Growth: Regional Planning Becomes "Mega"
The Billboard Shakedown Scheme
A Long History of Planning, Kingman, Arizona, Planning and Zoning Commission
Credibility, Respect, and Power
Planning Commissioner Training
Commissioner's Voice
Mass Transit and the Growth of Cities and Suburbs

Summer 2006
Successful Public Spaces
Developing a Complete and Effective Record: Part One
Thinking Outside the Box: Ogden, Utah, Planning Commission
Placemaking Through the Transportation Element
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan
Commissioner's Voice
Parks, Planning, and the Suburban Ideal

Spring 2006
The Food System: A New Addition to the Planning Field
Planning and Land-Use Education Resources
A Tradition of Good Planning: Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission
Granting Relief: The Zoning Board of Appeals and Its Relationship to the Governmental Process
Resource Finder for Zoning Board of Appeals
Commissioner's Voice
Housing Policy that Influenced Planning

Winter 2006
The Historic Preservation Response to Hurricane Katrina
Writing Defensible Codes
Ahead of the Curve: Yakima, Washington, Urban Area Regional Planning Commission
Key Issues in Preparing a Historic Preservation Ordinance
Resource Finder for Writing Ordinances
Commissioner's Voice
The Case that Established Zoning

Fall 2005
Eminent Domain Leads to Controversy
The Legality of Staff Review in Historic Preservation
Land Use By and For the People: Anderson County, South Carolina, Planning Commission
The Preservation Element of a Comprehensive Plan
Resource Finder for Historic Preservation
Commissioner's Voice
Union Park Gardens and John Nolen

Summer 2005
Training for a Fast-Changing World
Planning Law: RLUIPA
Profile: Montgomery County, Maryland, Planning Board
Tools and Techniques: Who Should Serve on the Planning Commission?
Resource Finder: Religious Land Use
Commissioner's Voice
Planning History: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Spring 2005
From Commissioner to Civic Leader
Planning Law: Findings of Fact
Profile: Lenexa, Kansas, Planning Commission
Tools and Techniques: Conflicts of Interest in Land Use Planning and Decision Making
Resource Finder: Findings of Fact
Commissioner's Voice
Planning History: The Cleveland Group Plan

Winter 2005
Principles of Safe Growth
Planning Law: Effective Interaction of Planning Commissions, Planners, and Attorneys
Profile: The Voice of the Community: La Mesa, California, Planning Commission
Tools and Techniques: Making TDR Work for You
Resource Finder: Safe Growth
Commissioner's Voice
Planning History: Southdale Shopping Center

Fall 2004
The Role of Staff in Relation to the Planning Commission
Planning Law: Smart Growth Codes: Legal Issues
Profile: Boulder, Colorado, Planning Board
Tools and Techniques: Smart Growth Codes
Resource Finder: Smart Growth
Commissioner's Voice
Planning History: Vieux Carré Historic Commission

Summer 2004
Planning to Resolve Controversy
Planning Law: Legal Issues with Site Plan Review
Profile: Minneapolis Planning Commission
Tools and Techniques: Site Plan Review
Resource Finder for Site Plan Review
Commissioner's Voice
Planning History: Greenbelt, Maryland

Spring 2004
Working with the Media: Your Ally in Telling the Planning Story