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Zoning for Successful Transferable Development Rights Programs
Zoning Practice — December 2007by: Thomas Daniels December 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice explains how the TDR process works and shows local governments how to use the zoning ordinance to create effective TDR programs.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Denver High School Students Tackle Issues Facing Their Community
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The Ten-Foot Diet: The Emerging Hyperlocal Food System
May 01, 2016Hyperlocal food production is moving to a commercial scale in cities like New York and Chicago. -
A Smarter Approach to Smart Transportation
May 01, 2016Urban leaders and planners must collect real-time data about traffic conditions so they can implement smart technologies. -
A More Perfect Union: Planning in Urban and Community Forestry
The National Urban Forestry 10 Year Action Plan promotes the integration of urban and community forestry Into all scales of planning. -
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities
PAS Report 518/519by: Betsy Otto, Kathleen McCormick, Michael Leccese May 01, 2004Planning and design guidelines in this PAS Report show how to turn urban riverfronts into valuable economic and community assets.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Goodbye Main Street?
Zoning Practice — October 2007by: Jeff Hirt, AICP, Joe Sellars October 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice discusses various zoning tools communities can use to contend with a lack of affordable commercial space and difficulties in maintaining a healthy mix of uses.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Planning for Cities of Awe
March 01, 2016Planners must look for ways to design and manage cities to maximize moments of awe. -
Is Zoning a Barrier to Multifamily Housing?
Zoning Practice — July 2007by: Gerrit Knaap, Megan Rhodes, AICP July 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice discusses the results of a study using U.S. Census Bureau and local zoning and GIS data to compare key housing indicators across six metropolitan areas.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Strike Two for Urban Revitalization
February 01, 2016In the Viewpoint column from Planning magazine’s February 2016 issue, policy and planning consultant Kris Hartley discusses stadium projects. -
Contribution of Urban Design Qualities to Pedestrian Activity
February 01, 2016Researchers have started to look into how D variables impact walkability and pedestrian activity. -
Jobs-Housing Balance
PAS Report 516by: Jerry Weitz, FAICP November 30, 2003After examining case studies of four types of jobs-housing balance, this PAS Report concludes that the market failed to achieve balance in three of the four scenarios.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Vertical City in a Garden
January 01, 2016Singapore is a model of biophilic urbanism, incorporating plants and nature into all aspects of its urban fabric. -
Planning for Agriculture, Not Just Around It
January 01, 2016In the Viewpoint column from Planning’s January 2016 issue, Julia Freedgood with the American Farmland Trust encourages planners take agriculture into account in their planning efforts. -
The Commissioner — Winter 2012
February 01, 2012In The Commissioner's Winter 2012 issue: "Funding Planning Within a Regional Context," "The Rise of Form-Based Codes," "Boone County, Kentucky, Planning Commission," "Grounding Planning and Communication Value," GIS and "Technology That Revolutionized Planning," and more.List Price$5.00Member$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00 -
The Quiet Revolution in Training Citizen Planners
Zoning Practice — April 2007by: John Nolon April 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice discusses various state requirements related to local planning and zoning board member training and cites a number of voluntary training programs offered by universities and non-governmental organizations.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Case Studies in Inclusionary Housing
Zoning Practice — March 2007by: Nicholas Brunick March 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice takes a look at Chicago's three-pronged approach to inclusionary housing and then compares this approach to requirements in other cities around the country.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
How Cities Use Parks for Climate Change Management
City Parks Forum Briefing Papers 11by: Joseph MacDonald, AICP February 01, 2007Urban parks cool and clean the air, improve and modify local wind circulations, and better regulate precipitation patterns. -
Ozzie and Harriet Don't Live Here Anymore
Zoning Practice — February 2007by: Dwight Merriam, FAICP February 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice explores how American households have changed in the last several decades and offers suggestions for planners looking to bring definitions of "family" and standards for single-family dwellings into alignment with contemporary practice and federal fair housing laws.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Design Review
PAS QuickNotes 8January 01, 2007This edition of PAS QuickNotes explores the use of design review as a tool for protecting community character.List Price$10.00Member$0.00 -
Habitat Loss
Zoning Practice — January 2007by: Rebecca Retzlaff, AICP January 01, 2007This issue of Zoning Practice discusses zoning tools such as zoning districts, overlays, and density bonuses that can be used to protect critical and sensitive habitats and species.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Planning for Street Connectivity: Getting From Here to There
PAS Report 515by: Susan Handy, Robert Paterson, Kent Butler June 01, 2003Planners, decision makers, and residents can benefit from a better understanding of the concept of street connectivity. This PAS Report offers examples from case studies of 14 communities and excerpts from their codes.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Inclusionary Housing
PAS QuickNotes 7December 01, 2006This edition of PAS QuickNotes provides an overview of inclusionary housing and includes discussion about types of programs, developer incentives, design strategies, control periods, and program benefits.List Price$10.00Member$0.00 -
Zoning to Expand Affordable Housing
Zoning Practice — December 2006by: Jeffrey Lubell December 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice discusses three zoning tools used by communities to increase the availability of affordable homes: revising zoning policies to make more land available for residential use, adopting zoning policies that support a diversity of housing types, and establishing inclusionary zoning requirements or incentives.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Integrating Stormwater Regulation and Urban Design
Zoning Practice — November 2006by: Lisa Nisenson November 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice explains new federal requirements for stormwater management and offers some words of caution about the potential unintended results of merging land-use and water regulations.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing
PAS Report 513/514by: Stuart Meck, FAICP, Rebecca Retzlaff, AICP, James Schwab, FAICP March 20, 2003Get an evaluation of 23 affordable housing programs across the nation, tracing the history of regional housing planning in the U.S and defining issues of housing affordability. The PAS Report includes a list of state enabling legislation and model state acts.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Modernizing Zoning for Home Occupations
Zoning Practice — September 2006by: Patricia Salkin September 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice offers planners ideas and examples of ways to modernize local zoning laws to balance the growing demand by residents to engage in legitimate home-based businesses, while protecting community character and the health, safety, and welfare of neighbors in residential zoning.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Community Indicators
PAS Report 517by: Rhonda Phillips, FAICP January 01, 2003Community indicators help planners evaluate and monitor a full range of factors that affect a community's well-being. This PAS Report is a guide to using indicators to track past and current trends and make decisions about future outcomes.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Parking Standards
PAS Report 510/511by: Michael Davidson, Fay Dolnick December 31, 2002Expanded and updated from a previous best seller, this PAS Report contains an exhaustive set of parking standards and an examination of the complexities of creating practical parking standards in the present-day U.S.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Development Codes for Built Out Communities
Zoning Practice — August 2006by: Mark White, AICP August 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice addresses the unique concerns of applying development codes to built out communities, including ensuring appropriate context and managing the public process.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Zoning for Mixed Uses
PAS QuickNotes 6July 01, 2006This edition of PAS QuickNotes explores the many benefits of planning for a land use mix that successfully blends residential, commercial, institutional, and, in some cases, industrial uses.List Price$10.00Member$0.00 -
Got Trees?
Zoning Practice — July 2006by: Christopher Duerksen, Molly Mowery, AICP, Michele McGlyn July 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice discusses recent trends in local tree protection, including methods and rationale for tree valuation, legal protections against takings claims, regulatory approaches to preservation, and cutting-edge tree protection programs.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
The Sensibility of Unified Development Codes
Zoning Practice — June 2006by: Stuart Meck, FAICP June 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice discusses the benefits of unified development codes and includes a model unified development review process ordinance with commentary.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
The Commissioner — Spring 2011
May 01, 2011In The Commissioner's Spring 2011 issue: "Urban Agriculture’s Popularity on the Rise"; "Planning for and Regulating Medical Marijuana"; a profile of the Bernalillo County, New Mexico, planning commission; "Avoid Hazards with Coordinated Planning"; the history of the Appalachian Regional Commission; and more.List Price$5.00Member$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00 -
Street Vending: A Survey of Ideas and Lessons for Planners
PAS Report 509by: Jennifer Ball August 01, 2002Some citizens and business owners criticize street vending as an unsightly activity. This PAS Report looks at issues of economic development, urban design, operations, and permitting and enforcement.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Complete Streets
PAS QuickNotes 5April 01, 2006The edition of PAS QuickNotes explores the concept, design consideration, and benefits of designing streets for all potential users.List Price$10.00Member$0.00 -
Zoning for Universal Design and Visitability
Zoning Practice — April 2006by: Jennifer Evans-Cowley, FAICP April 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice takes a look at a number of communities that have incorporated universal design and visability principles into their building and zoning codes.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Buildout Analysis
Zoning Practice — March 2006by: David Godschalk, FAICP March 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice discusses how a GIS-based buildout analysis can help a community predict and plan for hazard and infrastructure vulnerabilities.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Telecom Hotels: A Planners Guide
PAS Report 505by: Jennifer Evans-Cowley, FAICP May 02, 2002Telecom hotels — datacenters — began appearing in cities around the late 1990s. This PAS Report defines their facility requirements and location criteria and provides sample ordinances and a model ordinance.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Old Cities/Green Cities: Communities Transform Unmanaged Land
PAS Report 506/507by: J. Blaine Bonham, Gertrude Spilka, Darl Rastorfer May 01, 2002Vacant land is a common sight in virtually every American city. This PAS Report looks at strategies and programs that create green areas out of brownfields and abandonment.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
The Practice of Parking Requirements
Zoning Practice — January 2006by: Donald Shoup January 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice critiques minimum parking requirements by describing how city planners typically determine and apply off-street parking requirements.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
The Commissioner — Winter 2011
February 01, 2011In The Commissioner's Winter 2011 issue: "APA in Multiple Media"; "Nonconforming Uses: Part Two"; a profile of the Brookline, Massachusetts, planning board; "Planning Commission Absenteeism" and sample commission attendance provisions; Lady Bird Johnson's conversation efforts; and more.List Price$5.00Member$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00 -
Mechanics of Code Writing
This presentation covers the ABCs of code writing. Learn how to target problem issues, allocate resources, integrate graphics, and manage the process of producing a code that stands up to scrutiny.January 1, 2011, 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. CST- Wayne H. Feuerborn,
- Tina Axelrad
- Elizabeth A. Garvin,
- Mark White,
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Let the Courts Guide You: Planning and Zoning Consistency
Zoning Practice — November 2005by: Brian Ohm November 01, 2005The idea that local land-use decisions should be consistent with an independently adopted local comprehensive plan is a fundamental concept of planning practice. This issue of Zoning Practice explores some of the case law developed by the courts as they interpret statutory requirements for consistency.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00
Classifying and Defining Uses and Building Forms
Zoning Practice — September 2005by: Mark White, AICP September 01, 2005This issue of Zoning Practice introduces the concept of a land-use classification system and explores different approaches to defining and categorizing uses and building forms in zoning codes.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00
The Commissioner — Fall 2010
November 01, 2010In The Commissioner's Fall 2010 issue: "Ten Habits of a Good Planning Commissioner"; "Nonconforming Uses: Part One"; a profile of the Blue Springs, Missouri, planning commission; "Digital Coast Shapes Planning"; "The City Social Movement," and more.List Price$5.00Member$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00Cmsr Subscriber$0.00
Creating Community-Based Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies
by: David Morley, AICP, James Schwab, FAICP, Laura Solitare October 01, 2010Abandoned or dilapidated buildings on brownfield sites signal neglect even in an otherwise well-maintained neighborhood. Contaminants found on brownfield sites can pollute soil, air, and water resources on- and off-site. This poses environmental and public health threats. Safety is another issue as neglected sites are a breeding ground for illegal activities, such as dumping.
Monitoring and Evaluating a Zoning Code
Zoning Practice — July 2005by: Arthur Ientilucci July 01, 2005This issue of Zoning Practice discusses Rochester, New York's efforts to monitor and evaluate outcomes against its zoning code's stated intentions.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00
Out With the Old, in With the New: The Cost of Teardowns
Zoning Practice — June 2005by: Lane Kendig June 01, 2005This issue of Zoning Practice discusses zoning tools to help communities deal with excessive residential teardowns.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00
How Thirsty Is Your Community?
Zoning Practice — May 2005by: Paula Van Lare May 01, 2005This issue of Zoning Practice shows how urban form affects the demand for and cost of drinking water. It draws on a variety of studies that illustrate the relationship between lot size and water consumption.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00