…a dramatic rise in historic preservation and downtown revitalization projects. In 1998, the first year of the new Subcode, historic rehabilitation projects totaled $510 million, a 40 percent increase over the previous year. In 1999,…
…the heart of downtown Bricklyn’s historic district. Keep track of the proceedings before the Bricklyn Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Board, and provide your own comments and feedback. Does what’s happening in the LEGO Realm…
…that consistently is ranked as one of the top tourist destinations in Rhode Island, a state where Newport, Block Island, Watch Hill, and the beaches provide ample competition. The historic preservation advocates of the 1980s…
…of procedural safeguards.” McNabb v. United States, 318 U.S. 332 (1943) Readers of the Planning Commissioners Journal know that citizen participation as a member of a planning commission, zoning board of appeals, or historic preservation…
…securing access to profitable trade areas. They evaluate locations based on their economic potential. If they are asked to address local design, historic preservation, site planning or architectural concerns they will usually do so. Bob…
…were either closing or moving out to the periphery. They left behind places plagued by crime and arson, deferred maintenance, and abandoned properties. Downtowns were in crisis and planners, developers, preservationists, property owners, and city…
…and planning for historic preservation. We’ll also be featuring two year-long series starting next month. One will focus on issues facing both young adults and seniors — and will take the form of a monthly…
…Economic Development – Environment – Food & Farmland – Historic Preservation – Housing & Development – Land Use Law – Livable Communities – Parks & Open Space – Pedestrians & Bicyclists – Potpourri – Retail…
…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 tourism. Deepa also advocates for and writes about…
…These might include, for example, parking standards, sign regulations, landscape requirements, urban design criteria, historic preservation standards, and various environmental criteria (such as requirements for tree plantings in new developments). 6. Administration and Enforcement. This…
…matter and our need for self-preservation, between democratic ideals and economic realities, between Paul Davidoff and Richard Florida. Somehow we have to hold both, deal with both, accept the contradiction and not let it put…
…on development pending completion of a long-range plan does not necessarily result in a taking, especially if the moratorium is of limited duration. Tahoe Sierra Preservation Council v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 2002. In the…
…understanding of an unfamiliar place, people or time.”[ref]Quoting from “Getting Started: How to Succeed in Cultural Heritage Tourism” [on National Trust for Historic Preservation web site][/ref] Water Quality Wars North Carolina lawmakers are challenging existing…
