Search Results for by Carol Whitlock

Come to Order illustration by Paul Hoffman used for Contentious Public Hearings

Public Hearings Resource Guide – part 8

…Resources: See the photos posted under 9. Have Visible Information for examples of how review criteria and staff recommendations can be shown during the course of a planning commission meeting. Carol Whitlock, “Chairing the Planning…

Illustration by Marc Hughes for PlannersWeb

Holding Effective Public Meetings

…chair who has primary responsibility for keeping the meeting on track. Editor’s Note: For more on the role of the Chair, see Elaine Cogan’s Leading the Commission, and Carol Whitlock’s Chairing the Planning Commission. 5….

The Secrets of Successful Communities

Read ULI analyst Ed McMahon's seven part series.

Basics of Putting Together a Comprehensive Plan

Take a look at this excellent series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy.

Planner & Commissioner

Our 5-part series on the relationship between staff planners and planning board members.

An Introduction to Form-Based Codes

Joel Russell & Mary Madden of the Form-Based Codes Institute cover the basics of this new approach to zoning.

Building Your Local Economy

Planner Gwendolyn Hallsmith offers a progressive take on planning for local economic development in this five-part series starting with Coping With Economic Meltdown.

Also, take a look at our extended reprints from economic development planner Della Rucker's excellent book, The Local Economy Revolution.

Pro-Forma 101 – Getting Familiar With a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis

Ever wonder how a pro-forma is put together & what it is used for? This four-part article provides an easy to understand introduction.