Putting Some Oomph into Planning
…from the governing body –- or should the governing body give deference to the commission as the community’s “expert” on land use planning and policy – or neither of the above? Jim Segedy: The planning…
…from the governing body –- or should the governing body give deference to the commission as the community’s “expert” on land use planning and policy – or neither of the above? Jim Segedy: The planning…
…prevent the normal interaction of rainfall and land. Concrete drainage channel. Photo by Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy. Our continued pattern of urbanization has resulted in multiple problems: (1) consumption of land has resulted in increasing amounts of…
New Planning Commissioners Journal columnists Jim Segedy and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy kick off a series of articles on the basics of putting together a useful comprehensive plan….
…word of caution, however. Avoid ex parte communication by sticking to general issues and not discussing particular development permits that you’re scheduled to hear. As with the Segedys’ last post, we warn you that if…
…development permits for major projects outside the city limits. Walls of this kind can stop communications in both directions. … End of excerpt Jim Segedy, FAICP, worked for many years in Ball State University’s Community…
…live, work, play, and do business — and the forces that affect your city or town. series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy Lisa was on the city council agenda that night to…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. In the mid-1990s, Jim served a term on the Delaware/Muncie Metropolitan Plan…
…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…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. If you’ve been a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, or an uncle,…
…where Della responds to a question I posed about what you just read. See also Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy’s article Are We There Yet? (about using benchmarks & indicators). Next in The Local Economy…
Ten tips from the Segedys to help you better prepare and implement your community’s long-range plan….
…Jim Segedy and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy in their The Planning Commission at Work column, along with long-time planner Steve McCutchan and others, will continue to dedicate many articles to covering the basics: that means how to…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from…