On-Premise Sign Regulation
…of on-premise sign regulation. … End of excerpt Ed McMahon is one of the country’s most incisive analysts of planning and land use issues and trends. He holds the Charles Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development…
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What’s So Bad About Zoning?
…reduce property values. Myth # 4 – Planning is a bad idea. Ed McMahon is one of the country’s most incisive analysts of planning and land use issues and trends. He holds the Charles Fraser…
Building Codes Get Smarter
…surroundings, but some requirements are counterproductive.” … End of excerpt Ed McMahon is one of the country’s most incisive analysts of planning and land use issues and trends. He holds the Charles Fraser Chair on…
Green Infrastructure
…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 Planning…
Road Design: A Turn Ahead
…character and environmental resources. … End of excerpt Ed McMahon is one of the country’s most incisive analysts of planning and land use issues and trends. He holds the Charles Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development…
Three Perspectives on Housing
1. Future Housing Demand: Problem or Opportunity by Beth Humstone 2. Perspectives on Planning for Housing by Wendy Grey, AICP 3. Housing: “One-Size-Fits-All” No Longer Works by Edward McMahon Read an excerpt from this article…
Historic Districts and Property Values
Historic districts can bring communities powerful economic benefits, argues PCJ Columnist Edward McMahon….
Planning for Historic Preservation
…the following articles: Historic Preservation Is Smart Growth, by Donovan Rypkema Historic Preservation Ordinances: Frequently Asked Questions, by Julia Miller, Esq. Preservation Takes Center Stage, by Wayne Senville Preservation Boosts Local Economies, by Edward McMahon…
Smart Growth Trends
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Ignoring trends is not smart, especially when those trends affect the bottom…
Challenges & Opportunities
…in Planning by Della Rucker, AICP, CEcD The Place Where We Live by Edward T. McMahon Redefining Our Future by Wendy Grey, AICP Change & Its Impacts by Jim Segedy, FAICP & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP…
Reflections on Portland: Nature in the City & Water
…in the City Urban analyst Edward McMahon has written that “a community … nurtures sense of place by understanding and respecting its natural context, such as rivers and streams, hills and forests, native flora and…
Y is for Youth
…Editor’s note: see Edward McMahon’s “School Sprawl” (PCJ, Summer 2000) and Tim Torma’s “Back to School for Planners” (PCJ, Fall 2004). There are signs of a reversal in this decades long trend, as proponents of…
The Secrets of Successful Communities – pdf download
PlannersWeb members: You can download the complete article, The Secrets of Successful Communities, by Edward McMahon (all 7 parts) as a pdf file. Just click here (pdf file)….
