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Issue #40: Fall 2000

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Road Design – A Turn Ahead
by Edward McMahon read excerpts from article order and download article

Too often new roadways have been designed to be wider and straighter, without much consideration being given to the character of the surrounding community. In recent years, however, there has been a gradual turn towards more thoughtful, "context sensitive" roadway design. Edward McMahon looks at what's behind this change in direction.

Integrating Land Use and Transportation
by Whit Blanton read excerpts from article order and download article

A growing number of communities are recognizing the close relationship between transportation planning decisions and land use. In these places, transportation planning involves more than just providing for better mobility. Transportation planner Whit Blanton reports on how one metropolitan area has begun to put land use and transportation in balance.

Planning Commissioner Perspectives
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Planning commissioners from Virginia, Pennsylvania, Utah, and New York offer their perspectives on what makes for an effective planning board.

DEPARTMENTS

The Effective Planning Commission:
Getting Out to Where the People Are read full article order and download article

--- PCJ columnist Elaine Cogan looks at how a shopping mall became the location for a creative planning event.

The Planning Commission At Work:
Bringing the Plan to Life read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Most planning commissioners realize that all the effort spent on preparing a comprehensive plan will only pay off if the plan's policies and objectives are implemented. Michael Chandler offers an eight-step process for helping assure that your plan is brought to life.

Ethics & the Planning Commission:
Making Your Opinion Known read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Are there any constraints on when a planning board member can speak out publicly as an individual, rather than as a representative of the board? Greg Dale looks at some political and ethical considerations.

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