Planner and Commissioner — Surprises
…we decided to ask another seven individuals who have also sat on both sides of the table for their thoughts. To view this article you need to be a PlannersWeb member. Already a member? —…
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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…
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…
Reflections on Portland: A Sense of Place … and More
Reflections from Portland’s Japanese Garden. Photo by Wayne Senville. 7. A Sense of Place Individuality; distinctiveness; sense of place — whatever you want to call it — it’s what makes a city interesting to residents…
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…
If You’ve Been Enjoying Our Posts, Please Read This
…commissions or otherwise engaged in local planning efforts. Thank you for considering this! Wayne Senville, Publisher & Editor and Betsey Krumholz, General Manager Notes: I discussed this briefly in “Can Intersections Lead to Stronger Neighborhoods…
It’s All About Jobs
…community challenges in job creation work. I anticipate that this is also true in other arenas like transportation and housing. A Note from PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville: One other way of bridging the generational divide…
Urban Growth Boundaries
One of the most remarkable aspects of Oregon planning law is the “urban growth boundary” (UGB). We’ve reported before about the use of UGBs (see Beth Humstone’s “Building Invisible Walls“) but actually visiting the Portland…
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…
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…
HotReports Has Plenty of Information to Digest
Yesterday I highlighted the Twitter Town Hall organized by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. The PSC is an interagency partnership (yes, there are such things!) between EPA, HUD, and DOT. I also want to alert…
