What Every Planning Commissioner Should Know About Demographics
Understanding why demographics is an important tool in local planning.
Misc. Planning Tools
A variety of other tools than can help planners & planning commissioners in their work.
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Community Noise: Dealing With A Growing Problem
Noise is a problem facing most of our communities, but one that can be dealt with through an effective and enforceable noise control ordinance.
Dreaming the Future: Community Vision Planning
A small town in Massachusetts shows how vision planning works. Including a look at the Places of the Heart community survey.
Understanding & Making Use of People’s Visual Preferences
A look at “visual preference surveys” and how they can help communities plan better.
Community Planning that Works
A look at how a 4 day charrette worked in the city of Brunswick, Maine.
A Primer on Maps:
Part I: Maps for Planning; Part II: Map Compilation; Part III: Geographic Information Systems
Mediation: A New Way to Resolve Land Use Conflicts
Mediation is increasingly being used to deal with difficult land use disputes. A look at how land use mediation works and when it is most effective.
