FEATURES |
"Open Space" Zoning: What It Is & Why It Works
by Randall Arendt
--- Conventional large-lot zoning has contributed to the consumption of vast amounts of open space and farmland. Randall Arendt proposes "open space" zoning as a better method for local governments to use when regulating new land development.
Map Compilation: Planning the Perfect Map
by Thomas L. Millette
--- In Part II of his three-part introduction to mapping, Tom Millette looks at what it actually takes to put together a useful map.
DEPARTMENTS |
The Effective Planning Commissioner
Positive Media Relations Requires Special Effort
--- Many planning commissioners feel that the media performs poorly when covering local planning issues. Reporters and editors disagree. Elaine Cogan looks at both sides of the story in explaining why positive media relations requires special effort.
Ethics & the Planning Commission
Revisiting Conflicts of Interest
--- Greg Dale returns to the subject of conflicts of interest in responding to questions from two readers.
Planning Law Primer:
An Introduction to Subdivision Regulations, Part I
by Martin L. Leitner, Esq. & Elizabeth A. Garvin, Esq.
--- Attorneys Martin Leitner and Elizabeth Garvin begin their two-part introduction to the basics of subdivision regulation -- and also offer some background on how subdivision regulation has evolved over the years.
Insights:
Urban Design -- A Place in Planning
by Brenda Lightner Scheer
--- When you think about how your community looks, does legibility mean anything to you? How about aesthetics? Urban designer Brenda Lightner Scheer argues that many of us are unhappy with the way our towns and cities look because legibility and aesthetics are too often ignored.
News & Notes:
--- Knoxville's "box city"--- Scouting for planners in Columbus, Indiana
--- Reader Response: Tips on street lighting