Zoning and Changing Lifestyles
Long-time planners and PCJ contributing writers Mike Chandler and Greg Dale take a look at the impact that changes in our society are having on local zoning regulation….
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Traffic Impact Studies
Greg Dale provides an overview of traffic impact studies….
Transportation Plans: An Overview
Greg Dale provides a brief overview of the “3-C” process and the four levels of the transportation planning process….
Building a Sense of Community
How do we build a “sense of community”? That’s a question many planning commissioners ask. Long-time planner and Planning Comm’rs Journal columnist Greg Dale offers his thoughts…
A Question of Balance
Planner and Planning Commissioners Journal columnist Greg Dale explores the question of how to balance community needs and individual property rights….
The Residential Street – Parts I, II, & III
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Most everyone is familiar with the basic classification of roads and streets…
Planning for Parking Series
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. As a planning commissioner, one of the most common issues you are…
Think Regionally, Act Locally
…with affected parties outside your jurisdiction. Your second obligation is to consider the regional implications of your plan implementation actions. In his recent PCJ article, “Considering the Regional Impacts of Local Action,” Greg Dale pointed…
Our Contributing Writers
Use the drop down menu above or the links below to learn about our primary contributing writers — both in the Planning Commissioners Journal and on the PlannersWeb. Michael Chandler — Elaine Cogan — Greg…
Public Hearings Resource Guide – part 4
…during the site visit. Online Resources: Site Visits: Necessary But Tricky, by Greg Dale, FAICP (from Planning Comm’rs Journal) — note: Burlington, Vermont, Site Visit Guidelines are included in a sidebar. Burlington, Vermont, Site Visit…
Holding Effective Public Meetings
…two articles that touch on this issue: Greg Dale’s “Site Visits: Necessary, But Tricky,” and part two of Alan Weinstein’s “Avoiding Open Meeting Law Violations.” 2. Notifying the Public A large number of those responding…
Be the Apple of Your Commission’s Eye
…and character are of particular importance. We discussed various ways this can be done without violating Open Meetings Act requirements in a previous article, “A Walkabout Approach to Public Meetings.” Editor’s note: See also Greg…
