…21 years, we’ve been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners Journal, and now on PlannersWeb.com. Part 1 of Ed McMahon’s “The Secrets of Successful Communities” —…
…DC. McMahon is a frequent speaker at conferences on planning and land development. Over the past 21 years, we’ve been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners…
…study that examined Portland’s ability to attract young, college-educated people (dubbed “YCEs”) and found that: The Portland region attracts YCE’s at some of the highest levels of any metro in the United States. And they…
…been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners Journal, and now on PlannersWeb.com. Notes: I discussed this briefly in “Can Intersections Lead to Stronger Neighborhoods & Empowered…
…Today, high energy prices, smart growth, new urbanism, infill development, transit-oriented development, and sustainability concerns are all coalescing to foster more compact, mixed-use, walkable, higher density development. End of excerpt Ed McMahon is one of…
…Top, the Apple Store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. as built. Below, the initially proposed design. The protracted design review process began when Apple proposed their standard (off-the shelf), modern façade (they are,…
…on planning and land development. Over the past 21 years, we’ve been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners Journal, and now on PlannersWeb.com. Notes: I discussed…
…have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners Journal, and now on PlannersWeb.com. Notes: I discussed this briefly in “Can Intersections Lead to Stronger Neighborhoods & Empowered Residents?” See also…
One of the most important, but often overlooked, contributors to sprawl is the construction of large educational facilities in outlying, undeveloped areas. Edward McMahon takes a look at some of the causes of “school sprawl”…
…the National Association of Home Builders. Most of the speakers were developers interested in building more compact, mixed use, pedestrian friendly communities. Almost to a person the builders complained about the inflexibility of local subdivision…
…and land development. Over the past 21 years, we’ve been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the Planning Commissioners Journal, and now on PlannersWeb.com. Notes: I discussed this briefly…
…in Washington, DC. McMahon is a frequent speaker at conferences on planning and land development. Over the past 21 years, we’ve been pleased to have published more than two dozen articles by McMahon in the…
…square was a little smaller than two city blocks. Dividing each city into equally sized grid squares allowed for an “apples to apples” comparison of areas throughout the city. 3. Researchers matched and fitted the…
