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Search Results for by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

Downtown Memphis

A Healthy Downtown is Key to a Strong Community

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…Andy Kitsinger is a principal consultant at The Development Studio, a firm focused on helping clients build stronger communities. He writes about Downtown and Main Street Issues. Kitsinger’s thirty-year career as an architect, urban designer,…

The number 7 made up of spices

Seven Ingredients for Building a Healthy Downtown, Part 1

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…to: “Promote reinvestment and revitalization of the urban core while providing for orderly development in the suburban and exurban areas of the County.” In Part 2 of the article, Andy Kitsinger covers three other aspects…

Greeley Square in Manhattan

Seven Ingredients for Building a Healthy Downtown, Part 2

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…it challenging, exciting, and rewarding. Andy Kitsinger is a principal consultant at The Development Studio, a firm focused on helping clients build stronger communities. He writes about Downtown and Main Street Issues. Kitsinger’s thirty-year career…

Beale Street in Memphis. Courtesy Downtown Memphis Commission.

Avoiding a Nightmare on Main Street: Handling Conflicts Between Living & Playing Downtown

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…as we have learned, finding the right balance is the key to any effective zoning ordinance. Andy Kitsinger is a principal consultant at The Development Studio, a firm focused on helping clients build stronger communities….

portion of Memphis' Park(ing) Day poster

“Tactical Urbanism” or Public Vandalism?

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…for the better. Better communication between municipal officials and community activists can forge new public-private partnerships to leverage this movement to the benefit of our communities. Andy Kitsinger is a principal consultant at The Development…

Abandoned buildings in Philadelphia. Photo by Juke Bot. Flickr Creative Commons license.

How Cities are Taking on Blight

by Andy Kitsinger, AIA, AICP

…cause or to single out the enemy, however the residual effect of blight is apparent on the health, safety, and welfare of the community. Andy Kitsinger is a principal consultant at The Development Studio, a…

The Secrets of Successful Communities

Read ULI analyst Ed McMahon's seven part series.

Basics of Putting Together a Comprehensive Plan

Take a look at this excellent series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy.

Planner & Commissioner

Our 5-part series on the relationship between staff planners and planning board members.

An Introduction to Form-Based Codes

Joel Russell & Mary Madden of the Form-Based Codes Institute cover the basics of this new approach to zoning.

Building Your Local Economy

Planner Gwendolyn Hallsmith offers a progressive take on planning for local economic development in this five-part series starting with Coping With Economic Meltdown.

Also, take a look at our extended reprints from economic development planner Della Rucker's excellent book, The Local Economy Revolution.

Pro-Forma 101 – Getting Familiar With a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis

Ever wonder how a pro-forma is put together & what it is used for? This four-part article provides an easy to understand introduction.
Planning ABC's

The late Professor Laurence Gerckens' delightful and informative Planning ABC's can be viewed online.


Planning Director Tim Brickedy, one of many characters in the LEGO-based world of Bricklyn.

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