…rivers, and lakes. Photo by Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy. Photo by Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy. Permeable paving allows water to infiltrate a parking lot rather than run off. A granular base helps to filter pollutants such as grease and…
…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….
…served on the Delaware County (Indiana) Plan Commission. Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP, is the Associate Director for River Restoration for American Rivers’ Pittsburgh field office. Before moving to Pennsylvania, she spent over a decade as a…
Editor’s note: In their previous installment, Jim and Lisa reviewed eight different Bad Apple typologies that may show up on your planning commission or in your public hearing audience. Today, they will review some options…
…the Delaware County (Indiana) Plan Commission. Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP, is the Associate Director for River Restoration for American Rivers’ Pittsburgh field office. Before moving to Pennsylvania, she spent over a decade as a circuit-riding planner…
…elected officials on the policy side. Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy: I think the planning commission and elected body should be trained on plan development and land use decisions together so each has the same basis of understanding…
…was always exciting yet frustrating to Lisa as a child. There were new sights to see, but no familiar landmarks. Finally, after hearing the vexing whine for the umpteenth time, Lisa’s father handed her a…
In our Summer 2011 issue, planner (and PCJ contributing writer) Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy provides a quite interesting look into the benefits of using stories in local planning. Lisa supplements her article, “Inviting Them In: Using Story…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. Lisa recently visited with Paulding County, Georgia’s Planner, Chris Robinson, whose career…
…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…
