by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting on the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations Conference in Saratoga Springs, New York In keeping with the flood of acronyms I heard at the AMPO conference the past two…
From PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: The first video below is about two individuals who, arguably, have had more of an impact on the course of urban planning in North America than any others — Robert…
From PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: Reid Ewing “The future belongs to walkable communities,” claimed planning scholar Reid Ewing at a forum in Burlington, Vermont, sponsored by the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center and the…
by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from the lakeshore of northwestern Indiana Mt. Baldy dune formation along Lake Michigan in Northwestern Indiana The sign warned that it would be a strenuous climb. Could this really…
Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: We love maps — and are happy to see that the Web seems to be proliferating with fans of geography and cartography. So, maybe it shouldn’t come as a…
by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting on the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations conference in Saratoga Springs, New York One of the key themes I heard during sessions at the AMPO conference was the importance…
Stephen Coronella, librarian in Putney, Vermont. by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Putney and Brattleboro, Vermont Those are the words that Stephen Coronella used to describe the role of the Putney, Vermont, public library….
Note from PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: How often do you use the stairs when there’s an elevator available? Some public health advocates and architects are starting to give more attention to the value of stairs…
Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont, along the Connecticut River. by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Brattleboro, Vermont No, no, I’m not encouraging Red Sox fans to take down Derek Jeter or…
From PCJ Editor Wayne Senville: we received this announcement which, we think, will be of interest to a number of planning commissioners. I’ve met Jennifer Evans-Cowley and have also heard her speak. Based on that…
The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Cooperstown, New York Cooperstown looks at you with two faces. There’s the baseball Cooperstown, with its dignified National…
Part of Ford’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan. by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from the Ford Motor Company River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Ten years ago Ford reached the decision point on…
by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Scranton, Pennsylvania In thinking about my visit to the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre region, I heard about a number of challenging land use and development issues. But one group…
