…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…
…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…
…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 Residents?”…
…The answer is obvious: too often signs are misused, poorly planned, oversized, inappropriately lit, badly located, and altogether too numerous. A good sign code is pro-business, since an attractive business district will attract more customers…
…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 “Can Intersections Lead to Stronger Neighborhoods &…
…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 Residents?”…
…told federal rules “require” the new wider bridge. Does this sound familiar? Well it should because this scenario, in one form or another, has been repeated through America. Over-scaled, over-priced highway projects are imposed, where…
…the downtown, increased the value of nearby properties and uses, and ensured that existing infrastructure would be used more efficiently. On the other hand, if the County had moved its offices out of downtown, private…
…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 have published more than two dozen articles…
…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 “Can…
…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…
…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 the…
…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…
