— The Segedys weigh in on the top 10 ways to make your planning commission more relevant.

— Have you taken a look at Elaine Cogan’s latest columns on PlannersWeb? See “On Commitment” and “Dealing with Commissioners Who Have Too Much to Say.”

— Worth reading: Florida planner Wendy Grey’s two-part series on considerations in locating commercial development close to existing residential neighborhoods.

— Not familiar with the Planning Comm’rs Journal? We’ve uploaded ten sample articles you can download at no charge.