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Issue #25: Winter 1997

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Our Vanishing "Third Places"
by Ray Oldenburg read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Informal neighborhood gathering places were, for many years, an integral part of our cities and towns. Since World War II, they've been vanishing. An exploration of why "third places" are so important to the health of our communities.

Sign Regulation
by Edward T. McMahon read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Too many of our streets look out on a confusing hodge-podge of signs, each trying to out-do the other to get the driver's attention. Regulation of on-premise advertising signs is one important means by which a community can assert control over its physical environment. The end result is not just a more visually attractive environment, but one in which businesses can actually communicate more effectively to their customers.

DEPARTMENTS

The Effective Planning Commission:
You, Too, Can Speak So People Will Listen! read excerpts from article order and download article

--- When you're asked to speak to a community group, do you get a knot in your stomach? Elaine Cogan offers tips on how to make public speaking a less stressful, and more rewarding, experience.

The Planning Commission At Work:
The Role of the Capital Improvement Program -- Part I read excerpts from article
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--- A capital improvements plan is one of most overlooked tools for implementing the comprehensive plan. Yet, as Mike Chandler explains, its use can offer many benefits.

Street Wise:
Getting Started
by Richard Untermann read excerpts from article order and download article

--- "Getting Started" is the theme in the first of a series of columns by Richard Untermann on how our streets can work better not just for cars, but for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit.

Economic Development & Communities:
Community Loan Funds for Business Development
by Jack McCall read excerpts from article order and download article

--- The basics of community revolving loan funds.

Ethics & the Planning Commission:
No Strings Attached? read full article order and download article

--- Has anyone ever offered you a gift or favor because you're a planning commissioner? asks Greg Dale.

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