On-Premise Sign Regulation
…to visit. On the other hand, the more a community does to enhance its unique assets, the more tourists it will likely attract. This article examines some of the key legal, political and practical aspects…
Search Results for by Edward T. McMahon
What’s So Bad About Zoning?
…Chair on Sustainable Development and is a Senior Resident Fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC. McMahon is a frequent speaker at conferences on planning and land development. Over the past 21 years,…
Building Codes Get Smarter
…Sustainable Development and is a Senior Resident Fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, DC. McMahon is a frequent speaker at conferences on planning and land development. Over the past 21 years, we’ve been…
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
…and is a Senior Resident Fellow at the Urban Land Institute 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…
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
…that the Denver, Colorado City Council sought to answer in 1988 when it designated the Lower Downtown Historic District. More than 75 percent of the area’s property owners initially opposed the historic district. They feared…
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)….
