Environmentally Sensitive Development
Edward McMahon has found that many developers and environmentalists agree on at least one thing: local zoning regulations need to be more flexible.
Environment
Working to preserve natural areas and a healthy environment is a key concern for most planning commissions.
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Green Enhances Growth
People care about trees, and not just because they’re pleasant to look at look and provide cooling shade. Trees also increase property values and can help boost a community’s economic development.
On the Value of Trees and Open Space
Trees and open space not only benefit the environment, but property values as well.
Lighting & Its Impacts
Street lighting profoundly affects how or towns and cities look. Robert Prouse provides an introduction to the basics of lighting. Plus: Astronomer David Crawford and author E. Annie Proulx on the impacts overlighting on viewing the night sky.
Planning for Trees
Street trees can help define the hearts of our cities and towns. But too often tree planting programs are based on poor planning and faulty assumptions. An introduction to some of the basics of planning for trees.
