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Controlling Strip Development
by Ross A. Moldoff, AICP read excerpts from article order and download article

--- One of the most common problems facing planners is how to deal with commercial strip development along major road corridors. Planner Ross Moldoff provides an overview of some approaches communities can consider to better deal with strip development.

Purchase of Development Rights: Preserving Farmland and Open Space
by Gayle Miller & Douglas Krieger read excerpts from article order and download article

--- The purchase of development rights, or PDRs, is an increasingly used tool in state and local land preservation efforts. Gayle Miller and Douglas Krieger provide an introduction to PDR programs: how they work, what they can accomplish, and questions that often come up in developing a program.

DEPARTMENTS

Current Planning Issues:
Regional Approaches to Planning
by Greg Dale read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Greg Dale continues his series of short articles on key issues facing planners today.

Planning Law Primer:
How Far Is Too Far?
by John Ronayne read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Attorney John Ronayne provides a primer on how courts approach "takings" cases.

The Effective Planning Commissioner:
And the Consensus Is ...
by Elaine Cogan read excerpts from article order and download article

--- How do you build consensus on your planning board? Elaine Cogan offers some suggestions.

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