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Vision Zero Design Thinking Workshop Report
March 2022This report details the feedback local officials in Bellevue, Washington, received during a design thinking workshop focusing on transportation safety. -
18F Methods
March 2023This toolkit provides links to descriptions of various methods project leaders can use for specific human-centered design processes or process steps. -
Design Enters the City: Requisites and Points of Friction in Deepening Public Sector Design
International Journal of Design, Vol 16(, No 3),: December 1–19, 2022by: Antti Pirinen, Kaisa Savolainen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Tuuli MattelmakiThis article explores the challenges and opportunities local officials in Helsinki, Finland, faced when applying design thinking principles to service design. -
Collaborative Planning, Transitions Management and Design Thinking: Evaluating Three Participatory Approaches to Urban Planning
Australian Planner, 54(1):1-10, May 2018by: Katrina Raynor, Andreanne Doyon, Tanja BeerThis article analyzes three participatory approaches to planning: collaborative planning, transitions management, and design thinking. -
City Mobility: Easing Urban Citizens Transportation Via Design Thinking
Bootcamp, December 2021by: Anthony CotsThis blog post describes the design thinking process a user experience (UX) designer used to develop a trip planning mobile application. -
Co-Creating Smart Cities — Design Thinking for 21st Century Urban Planning
European Research Studies Journal, XXV(2): 301–3015, 2022by: Maria SchuldersThis article details why design thinking and co-creating smart cities as a planner is important to interact and conceive a city in as many different angles as possible. -
Design thinking to co-creating cities of the future
URBACT, February 2018by: Jim SimsThis blog post highlights how design thinking emerged as a key theme at the 2017 City Development Forum in Poznan, Poland. -
Why Design Thinking Works
Harvard Business Review, September 2018by: Jeanne LiedtkaThis article briefly explores how design thinking can help organizations overcome common barriers to innovation. -
Innovating the Planning Process Through Community-Centered Design
Planetizen, August 2015by: Sean O'Malley, Andrew Watkins, AICPThis article describes how planners and architects can use human and user-centered design concepts in their work. -
Neighborhood Planning
2005by: Louis Colombo, Ken BalizerThis web page provides links to pages that provide short introductions and supplemental resources for a variety of neighborhood planning topics. -
The Toolkit for Health, Arts, Parks and Equity
July 2020by: Matthew Clarke, Geneva VestThis toolkit offers health advocates case studies, and policy guidelines regarding place-based arts and culture in order to reach health equity. -
Art & Creative Placemaking (We-Making) Repository
2021This clearinghouse is searchable to find recent or current examples of projects within the WE-Making theory of change, while also centering pandemic recovery and/or racial justice. -
The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces
April 2015This article discusses the use of "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper" (LQC) projects to bring revitalize community public spaces in a way that is not expensive or labor intensive. -
A Design Guide for Winter Placemaking
2020This guide provides design guidelines and suggestions for cities, towns, and community organizations to use to activate community spaces during winter. -
Creative Placemaking: How, Why, Outcomes
September 2012This video highlights successful creative placemaking efforts across the county. -
Grundy County, IL, County Code
Updated May 2019The county's unified development code allows accessory solar collector systems in all districts and solar farms as special uses in agricultural and industrial districts, providing detailed standards for both. -
Extraordinary Partnerships: How the Arts and Humanities are Transforming America
2020by: Christine HenselerThis book collects essays focused on changing the direction of our communities thought arts and humanities partnerships, with entries from community leaders, artists, educators, scholars and professionals in the arts and humanities. -
Using the Arts to Connect Neighbors and Cultivate Inclusivity
September 2018by: Jordan ClarkThis podcast discusses how arts can connect, humanize, and empower a neighborhood. -
How Design Thinking Transformed A Neighborhood’s Creative Placemaking Strategy
January 2020by: Sarah Corlett, Caitlin BehleThis article describes how the design thinking process can strengthen creative placemaking strategies. -
Transformative Placemaking: A Framework to Create Connected, Vibrant, and Inclusive Communities
November 2019by: Jennifer Vey, Hanna LoveThis report defines a transformative placemaking framework, using integrated practices. -
Home-Based Business: An Economic Development Alternative
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-915by: Glenn Muske, Mike WoodsThis fact sheet recommends several strategies for supporting home-based businesses at the municipal level. -
Ventura, CA, Municipal Code
2017The development code protects environmentally sensitive habitat areas and recommends sustainable design features, including solar readiness.San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA -
Solar Energy Standards - Urban Communities
Updated 2014by: Brian Ross, AICPThis model solar energy system ordinance with commentary for Minnesota communities addresses standards for accessory solar energy systems, provides for solar access protections, prohibits private covenants from restricting solar energy use, and offers incentives for solar energy system installations and solar access protections.Minnesota -
Renewable Energy Ordinance Framework – Solar
2015This document provides municipalities with a framework for drafting their own ordinances for small-scale accessory solar energy systems, offering a menu of sample ordinance language options to build a customized ordinance that addresses local issues.Philadelphia, PA -
Longmont, CO, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's land development code defines and regulates small-cell wireless and addresses solar, as does its mandatory green building code.Longmont, CO -
Design Review Practices: Issues, Options, and Case Studies
2012by: Dyett & BhatiaThis report evaluates Santa Monica's current design review process and explores options for different design review procedures and best practices.Santa Monica, CA -
Thornton, CO, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's development code addresses wireless telecommunication facilities in the public rights-of-way and solar energy.Thornton, CO -
Right-of-Way Turf Wars: Enter DAS Facilities
Advisor, Fall 2010by: Gena StinnettThis brief article describes challenges of and provides recommendations for regulating DAS in public rights-of-way. -
Misconceptions About Regulating Towers and Wireless Facilities
n.d.by: Lawrence Monroe, Richard ComiThis article debunks more than 40 common misconceptions about regulation of wireless facilities by local governments. -
Alameda County, CA, Staff Report: Amend Chapter 12.08, Roadway Use Regulations
Alameda County Public Works AgencyStaff Report, December 21, 2010This staff report recommends adoption of an ordinance regulating telecommunication facilities in the county right-of-way.Alameda County, CA -
Sunnyvale, CA, Staff Report: Amend Regulations for Telecommunication Facilities Located in Public Right of Way
Report to Mayor and Council, November 13, 2012This staff report analyzes the city's proposed regulation of telecommunications facilities in the public right-of-way.Sunnyvale, CA -
Dunwoody, GA, Consideration of Pole Attachment Agreement with Mobilitie
2015This draft Municipal Pole Use Agreement between the city and Mobilitie addresses the installment of wireless facilities in the public right-of-way.Dunwoody, GA -
Bellevue, WA, Wireless Right of Way Use Agreement
n.d.This draft agreement between the city and NewPath Networks lays out conditions for the installation of radio communication network facilities in the public right-of-way.Bellevue, WA -
Patton, PA, Right of Way Use Agreement
2014This is a draft right-of-way use agreement between the township and Crown Castle NG East LLC.Patton township, PA -
Norfolk, VA, Nonexclusive Telecommunications Franchise Agreement, Mobilitie, LLC
2016This agenda item recommends approval to allow Mobilitie to install telecommunications facilities in the public right-of-way.Norfolk, VA -
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Right-of-Way Use Agreement
2011This staff report recommends approval of a 10-year right-of-way use agreement for NextG Networks to use the public right-of-way to install a DAS system within the city.Rancho Palos Verdes, CA -
DAS: The Ultimate Small Cell
ISE Magazine, December 2013by: John SpindlerThis short article from the wireless industry article defines, describes, and compares DAS and small-cell wireless facilities. -
Overland Park, KS, Ordinance No. TF-3082: Granting to Mobilitie Investments III, LLC, A Contract Franchise to Construct, Operate and Maintain a Telecommunication
2015This ordinance approves an agreement allowing Mobilitie to install telecom equipment in the public right-of-way.Overland Park, KS -
Flower Mound, TX, Agenda: Installation of a Distributed Antenna System within the Town
2011This staff report discusses a proposed installation of a DAS within the town and includes a draft license agreement.Flower Mound, TX -
Telecommunications as Infrastructure: Managing Rights of Way and Municipal Infrastructure in the Age of Telecommunications and the Information Economy
2011by: Robert CiandellaThis law firm memorandum offers an outline on how municipalities can practically and comprehensively address telecommunications infrastructure issues. -
An Introduction to Design Guidelines
2001by: Ilene WatsonThis five-page article from the Planning Commissioners Journal summarizes the importance of design guidelines. -
Maryland Historic National Road Corridor Partnership Plan Update
2015These model design guidelines provide communities with a set of simple design guidelines for new development projects along a national historic byway.Maryland -
Beaverton, OR, Design Review Handbook
2005The guide provides an extensively illustrated set of design review concepts and examples and explains how the processes work.Beaverton, OR -
Seattle, WA, Design Review: General Information, Application Instructions, and Submittal Requirements
Client Assistance Memo 238, 2016This memo addresses the city's full and administrative design review processes.Seattle, WA -
Islamorada, FL, Administrative Design Review Standards Manual
2010This manual describes why and where design review is necessary and offers illustrated design standards and a definitions list.Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL -
Amherst, MA, Design Review Board Handbook
2009This guide offers a detailed application process checklist and provides illustrated design review principles and standards.Amherst town, MA -
Design Review Manual: A Guide for the Blackstone River Valley
2003This guide was written to help smaller communities establish design review processes to preserve historic community character in the face of rapid growth.Worcester County, MA -
Hawaii Transfer of Development Rights Statute
Revised Statutes §46-161 et seq., 1998by:Hawaii’s transfer of development rights statute authorizes counties to establish transfer of development rights programs to protect agricultural areas, scenic open lands, natural resources, sites and areas of historic or cultural significance, and sites of economic interest or value.Hawaii County, HI -
Planner’s Guide to Wetland Buffers for Local Governments
March 2008by: James McElfish, Rebecca Kihslinger, Sandra NicholsThis guide explores a variety of approaches used to protect wetland buffers. -
Delaware NEMO Guide to Natural Resource Based Planning
2005This guide provides information to help local governments identify natural areas to protect from development.Delaware