Plannerisms We Can Do Without
…is eight units per acre,” say, “the proposed development calls for eight units per acre.” End of excerpt. Dave Stauffer continues with a look at smart growth, along with a sampling of several other plannerisms….
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New Ways to Weigh Economy vs. Environment
…claiming we have to choose between the economy and the environment. Dave Stauffer is a freelance writer and chairman of the Yellowstone Business Partnership. He is a former city planner, planning commission chair, and city…
Smart Messages
How we frame our messages to the public is of critical importance in how they’re received, argues planning consultant Dave Stauffer….
What’s “Sustainable”?
Sustainability may be hard to define, but it’s increasingly being discussed by developers and local planning commissions. Observations from PCJ columnist Dave Stauffer….
Emerging Water Shortages Are No Mirage
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. On a spring day in 1977, newly elected U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop,…
Stop, Look, Loiter
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Use of the word “loitering” is usually pejorative. The Merriam-Webster dictionary says…
Getting the Planning Commission to Know the Community (and its issues) Better
…topics over the course of this Fall. Possible topics we’re considering: Surveying the public with questionnaires. Being a “loiterer” in your own community (we’ll take another look at some of PCJ columnist Dave Stauffer’s ideas…
Getting Our Arms Around “Externalities”
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Externalities are increasingly in the news these days — for example, in…
