Greenways: Planning Paths for Your Community
by Anne Lusk
--- The basic steps in planning a greenway -- and where you can look
for money. Also, the Yakima, Washington, Greenway; a proposal
for an East Coast Greenway; and recreational trails and crime.
Humanizing the Urban-Industrial Environment
by Laurence C. Gerckens
--- Historian Larry Gerckens traces the evolution of greenway and
parkway systems, and their role in softening the edges of the
urban environment.
Making Communities "Bicycle Friendly"
by Bill Wilkinson
--- What it takes to make communities more accommodating to
bicyclists, and how planning can help foster a "bicycle
friendly" environment.
The Effective Planning Commissioner:
It's Okay Not to Be A Professional Planner
--- Elaine Cogan looks at some of the benefits a citizen planner brings to the planning process.
Talking Transportation:
The Contents of Traffic Impact Studies
--- Continuing his discussion of traffic impact studies, Greg Dale
focuses on evaluating the impacts of increased traffic.
The Planning Commission At Work:
Developing the Comprehensive Plan -- Part I
--- Mike Chandler covers key considerations in putting together a comprehensive plan, in the first of a three-part series.
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