…Deepa Sanyal is a Community Planning consultant and Training Professional. She provides professional services to local governments, communities, universities, and civic organizations seeking guidance on comprehensive planning, community assessments & revitalization, historic preservation, and cultural…
…Trust for Historic Preservation. Using Level of Service (LOS) Standards Wayne Senville: First off, I want to thank both of you for taking the time to further explore what you covered in your article “Transportation…
…humor apparently had a hand in my resume. As I tried to figure out my next act, I ended up with a consulting business that focused on historic preservation and downtown revitalization. Through a typically…
…10. Tear Downs Beth Humstone works as a planning consultant on a wide range of projects in rural communities and small towns. She is an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation; former Executive…
…in rural communities and small towns. She is an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation; former Executive Director of the Vermont Forum on Sprawl (now Smart Growth Vermont); a past member of the…
…and second classes are on the “History of Planning” and “Master Plan,” while subsequent classes cover topics such as special area plans; applications, permits, and licensing; the public hearing process; and historic preservation. Participants learn…
Jim Upham Those are the words recently retired Bath, Maine, planning director Jim Upham used to describe what it’s like to plan in Bath. Bath is just nine square miles in size, with a population…
by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Scranton, Pennsylvania What, you’ve never heard of “Steamtown”? As you can see from the photo, it’s not about steam coming up out of the ground; it’s about steam…
Over the years, as most of you know, we’ve had the pleasure of publishing more than two dozen articles by Urban Land Institute senior analyst Ed McMahon. Ed recently gave a short TED talk in…
by PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Hartford, Connecticut & the Southern New England APA Conference: Close to Hartford’s “seats of power” — state government; insurance companies; and Trinity College; you’ll find the Frog Hollow…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. … Communities planning for heritage tourism to enhance economic development need to…
by PCJ Editor Wayne Senville, reporting from Richford, Vermont I returned to the small town of Richford, Vermont, as the starting point of my travel plans for this Spring. I had visited Richford last Summer…
