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Issue #22: Spring 1996

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"Center-ing" Our Suburbs
by Richard Untermann read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Encouraging mixed-use centers is one way of reducing suburban dependence on the automobile. Richard Untermann describes how existing underutilized shopping areas can be converted into such centers, providing a mix of commercial, office, and residential uses, as well as improved pedestrian and transit access.

The Mis-Marketing of Transit
by Patrick H. Hare read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Why would anyone switch to transit, and put up with slower speeds and less convenience than provided by their car? The answer lies in the substantial savings from not having to own a second, or possibly any, car, according to planner Patrick Hare.

Legal Issues Facing Planning Commissions & Zoning Boards:
A Roundtable Discussion
with Carolyn Baldwin, Neil Lindberg, Charles Wolfe, & Richard Lehmann read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Four land use attorneys discuss key issues facing local planning and zoning boards, and look at ways in which boards can improve their dealings with attorneys.

DEPARTMENTS

The Effective Planning Commissioner:
Ask Questions Well and You May Even Receive Worthwhile Answers! read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Elaine Cogan explains that if you know how to ask questions well, you might even receive worthwhile answers.

Looking Around:
Green Enhances Growth read full article order and download article

--- 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, as Ed McMahon points out in his column.

Talking Transportation:
The Residential Street -- Part III read excerpts from article
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--- Greg Dale & Jennifer Sharn conclude their three-part series on residential streets by looking at the influence of the modern land use development pattern.

Economic Development & Communities:
Finding Economic Development at Home read excerpts from article order and download article

--- How much money is leaving your local economy? Jack McCall explains why that's an important question for you to answer.

The Planning Commission At Work:
Putting Vision in Our Plan -- Part II read excerpts from article
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--- Mike Chandler takes a look at the four steps involved in a community visioning process.

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