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Ten Things You Should Know About How the Public Feels About Development

by Patrick Fox, The Saint Consulting Group

…Centers. You can email him at: fox@tscg.biz About The Saint Consulting Group: With experience on more than 1,800 controversial land use permitting projects in 46 states, Canada and the United Kingdom, The Saint Consulting Group…

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Ten Things You Should Know About Project Opponents

by Patrick Fox, The Saint Consulting Group

…beat upon. Be aware of the political opportunist twisting the system for personal gain and making a mockery of the approval process. Patrick Fox is president of The Saint Consulting Group, a land use political…

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Ten Things You Should Know About Project Applicants

by Patrick Fox, The Saint Consulting Group

…negotiations in the next community. There are no secrets anymore and virtually all of the information is available to all the people all the time. Patrick Fox is president of The Saint Consulting Group, 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.


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