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Externalities R Us & Evaluate Already

by Della Rucker, AICP, CEcD

…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…

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Stand By Your Plan

by Jim Segedy, FAICP, and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP

Ten tips from the Segedys to help you better prepare and implement your community’s long-range plan….

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Eight reasons to become (or continue being) a member of PlannersWeb.com:

…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…

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Where Do We Want to Go?

by Jim Segedy and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy

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…

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Community Self-Assessment

by Jim Segedy and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy

Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. How do you as a planning commissioner make sure that your plan…

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How Do We Get There?

by Jim Segedy, FAICP, and Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP

What’s the recipe for successful implementation of your community’s plan? That’s the focus of this installment of the Segedys’ series on preparing the comprehensive plan….

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Inviting Them In: Using Story as a Planning Tool

by Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy

…End of excerpt … article continues with look at how stories can be used in planning. Editor’s note: Lisa supplements her article, by describing in a short audio clip, three important lessons she’s learned about…

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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.


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