Making Neighborhoods More Walkable – Part 2
…with a brief look at another side of Portland. Read the start of this article below; to view full article you need to be a PlannersWeb member. Already a member? — be sure you’re…
Search Results for by PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville
Planner and Commissioner — The Relationship Between Staff & Commissioners
…thoughts. To view this article you need to be a PlannersWeb member. Already a member? — be sure you’re logged-in. Not a member? Consider joining the PlannersWeb which will provide you with complete access to…
Do You Have 60 Seconds to Spare?
…monthly update video. Our aim: to highlight new content in just one minute. If you enjoy visiting PlannersWeb, please share a link to this video with your friends & colleagues! Thanks, Wayne Senville, Editor, PlannersWeb…
How to Print Out Clean Copies of Pages
We’ve had several inquiries from PlannersWeb users that when they print out pages, the left side of the page is cut off — or there are related problems. The way to avoid these problems is…
Keeping the Economy Afloat
…in Northwestern Vermont — where the PlannersWeb offices are located — we have a fairly diversified economy. Yet whenever our region’s largest employer, IBM, starts talking about layoffs at its large Essex Junction facility, everyone…
If You’ve Been Enjoying Our Posts, Please Read This
…providing high quality information for planners, especially citizens serving on local planning commissions or otherwise engaged in local planning efforts. Thank you for considering this! Wayne Senville, Publisher & Editor and Betsey Krumholz, General Manager…
Glenwood Springs – An Introduction to a Rocky Mountain Small Town
A Note from PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville: We’re trying something new over the coming year — we asked four individuals living in very different parts of the country to report to you about some of…
It’s All About Jobs
…also true in other arenas like transportation and housing. A Note from PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville: One other way of bridging the generational divide is through mentorship programs. I personally benefitted from the nonprofit SCORE…
Hey, Where’s the Ski Slope?
…interview of Troy Doss with PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville, August 7, 2013.[/ref] OHSU has 14,000 employees, and an enormous impact on the local economy. Both the City and OHSU eyed an opportunity — “prime for…
American Public Health Association Takes Stand on Noise Pollution
We just received word that yesterday, at its annual meeting in Boston, the American Public Health Association adopted a policy statement on noise pollution. The full statement will be available in a few months, but…
Arts & Culture in Downtown Hillsboro
…Wayne Senville. As Rutzick noted, “about 12,000 people work in downtown, but it’s a very large downtown.” In recent decades the commercial corridor has faced disinvestment,” he told us. “The city,” Rutzick continued, “through an…
On the Verge in Portland
Wikipedia Definition: A road verge, (also verge, boulevard, city grass, devil’s strip, nature strip, parking strip, sidewalk buffer, tree belt, tree lawn, utility strip, parkway, etc.) is a narrow strip of grass or plants and…
“It’s Like Planning in a Big Doll House”
Jim Upham Those are the words recently retired Bath, Maine, planning director Jim Upham used to describe what it’s like to plan in Bath. Bath is just nine square miles in size, with a population…
