| Sarah James is a consulting city/town planner based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Meredith, New Hampshire. She gives workshops and presentations in New England and nationally on the subject of planning and sustainability. She is a co-author of the American Planning Association's Policy Guide on Planning for Sustainability. | Moving Towards Sustainability in Planning and Zoning PCJ #47, Summer 2002 |
| Barbara A. Jarvis is an attorney, who has worked with mediation and arbitration. She has also served as a member and chair of the Ashland, Oregon, Planning Commission. Prior to moving to Oregon, Jarvis served as Alhambra Village Planning Committee Chair in Phoenix, Arizona, and Chair of the Phoenix Board of Adjustment. | Let's Not Plan by Siege PCJ #20, Fall 1995 |
| Former U.S. Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont is active in dealing with environmental and land use issues. He was named the American Planning Association's 1996 Legislator of the Year. | Smart Growth: A View From Captol Hill PCJ #39, Summer 2000 |
| Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr. is former Mayor of Rochester, New York (1994-2005), the state's third largest city. Prior to being elected Mayor, Johnson served for 21 years as President and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester. | Metropolitan Pressure Points PCJ #32, Fall 1998 |
| Bernie Jones is Associate Director of the Colorado Center for Community Development at the University of Colorado at Denver, where he also teaches urban and regional planning. Jones has long been active in the city's neighborhood movement, and on city-wide issues. He has also been a member of the Denver Planning Board, where he encountered the difficulties of plan implementation first-hand. Jones is the author of Neighborhood Planning: A Guide for Citizens and Planners (American Planning Association 1990). |
A Primer on the Politics of Plan Implementation PCJ #12, Fall 1993 |
| Leah Kalinosky, is coordinator for the National Neighborhood Coalition's "Neighborhoods, Regions and Smart Growth Project," and co-author of the report "Smart Growth, Better Neighborhoods: Communities Leading the Way." She has an MS in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and previously worked for Common Wealth Development, a CDC in Madison. | Does Smart Growth = Equitable Growth? PCJ #45, Winter 2002 |
| Craig Kasper, P.E. is Vice President of Hull & Associates, Inc. in Dublin, Ohio. He has been actively involved with brownfield issues, and served on a steering committee that advised Ohio EPA in the development of the state's Voluntary Action Program rules. Kasper is a "certified professional" and has managed over fifty brownfield redevelopment projects in greater Cleveland, Toledo, and Columbus, Ohio. | Developing Brownfields, Not Greenfields (co-authored with Mark Aumen) PCJ #32, Fall 1998 |
| John B. Kassel is a lawyer in private practice in Burlington, Vermont. He served for two years as head of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. His family operated a retail clothing store for many years in upstate New York. |
My Family's Business PCJ #9, Mar/Apr. 1993 |
| Eric Damian Kelly, AICP, is a lawyer and a planner who has worked with local governments and planning commissions in 18 states. Kelly is currently Dean of the College of Architecture & Planning at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is the author of Managing Community Growth: Policies, Techniques, and Impact, as well as numerous planning-related articles. |
The Commission and the Consultant PCJ #13, Winter 1994 |
| Christine Killory is a partner in the architectural firm of Davids Killory. Both Daybreak Grove and Sunrise Place have received National Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects, as well as other design awards. | Designing Multi-Family Housing for Residential Neighborhoods: Sunrise Place & Daybreak Grove (co-authored with Rene Davids) PCJ #23, Summer 1996 |
| Stanley King is a Vancouver architect who has conducted over 250 design workshops involving children during 25 years. He is principal author of Co-Design: A Process of Design Participation (Van Nostrand Reinhold: New York, 1989). He heads The Co-Design Group of professionals who come together to conduct community workshops for children (and adults) primarily in Western Canada. | Fresh Eyes PCJ #19, Summer 1995 |
| Gary A. Kovacic is a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP. His practice is concentrated in the areas of land use and eminent domain litigation. He is currently serving his second term as Mayor of Arcadia, California. He has been a member of the Arcadia City Council since 1996, and previously served two terms on the Arcadia Planning Commission. Kovacic has been a speaker on land use and eminent domain issues at the American Planning Association's National Planning Conference, the Zoning Institute, and the California Planning Conference. |
Drafting Land Use Findings (co-authored with Mary L. McMaster) PCJ #4, May/June 1992 |
| Douglas Krieger is a natural resource/agricultural economist. His recent work has focused on exploring public preferences for preserving farmland and other undeveloped land, determining preservation objectives, estimating willingness to pay for preserving open space, and helping local governments design preservation programs that are consistent with public preferences. Krieger received his PhD from Michigan State University's Department of Agricultural Economics. | Purchase of Development Rights: Preserving Farmland and Open Space PCJ #53, Winter 2004 |
| James Howard Kunstler is the author of The Geography of Nowhere and Home from Nowhere, books dealing with the economic and social consequences of suburban sprawl, and the need to change our current methods of land use planning. He is also the author of a number of novels, and is a regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine. | How to Mess Up a Town PCJ #17, Winter 1995 also reprinted in: 
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| Robert W. Kweit has served on the Grand Forks Planning Commission for 23 years. He is a Professor in the Department of Political Science & Public Administration at the University of North Dakota, and is Director of the Masters in Public Administration program.
Mary Grisez Kweit is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science & Public Administration at the University of North Dakota. Both also serve as consultants to local government. |
Beyond the Flood of the Century PCJ #54, Spring 2004 |
| Kate Lampton is the former Executive Director of the Champlain Valley, Vermont, Greenbelt Alliance. She has also served as the Director of Planning and Zoning for the Town of Shelburne, Vermont, and as Town Planner for Hinesburg, Vermont. Lampton is also a past Chair of the Charlotte, Vermont, Planning Commission. |
Planning for Better Roadscapes PCJ #67, Summer 2007 Developing a Sewer Ordinance: One Town's Experience PCJ #44, Fall 2001 |
| Philip Langdon, is author of A Better Place to Live: Reshaping the American Suburb (University of Massachusetts Press, 1994). He is a freelance writer in New Haven, Connecticut, and an associate editor of The American Enterprise magazine. |
Creating the Missing Hub: How Today's Suburbs Build Town Centers PCJ #62, Spring 2006 also reprinted in: 
Public Buildings Keep Town Centers Alive PCJ #49, Winter 2003 also reprinted in:
New Development, Traditional Patterns PCJ #36, Fall 1999 |
| Richard Lehmann practices law with the Madison, Wisconsin, firm of Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field. His practice is entirely land use law, representing municipalities as well as private sector clients, including both developers and citizen groups. Lehmann has extensive experience in local government, having served at various times as a member of the Middleton, Wisconsin, Municipal Plan Commission; the Dane County RPC; the Madison City Council; and the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Lehmann is also a certified AICP planner, and did continuing education work as a member of the University of Wisconsin extension program for 10 years. | Roundtable Discussion: Legal Issues Facing Planning Commissions & Zoning Boards PCJ #22, Spring 1996 also reprinted in: 
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| Martin L. Leitner, Esq., is a partner with Freilich, Leitner & Carlisle in Kansas City, Missouri, specializing in land use law. He has provided planning law advice and consulting services on projects across the country. |
An Introduction to Subdivision Regulation (co-authored with Elizabeth A. Garvin) PCJ #6, Sept/Oct. 1992 (part II); PCJ #5, July/Aug. 1992 (part I) also reprinted in:
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| Wayne Lemmon is Director of Market Research with Baker Companies, a developer of residential communities and commercial properties in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. He previously worked as a real estate economic consultant with several national consulting firms and The Rouse Company. Lemmon is the author of The Market Analysis Workbook published by AMACOM in 1983, and has given presentations on development economics at conferences of the APA and IDEA. He is also a member of the Planning Commissioners Journal's Editorial Advisory Board, and holds degrees in Architecture from Cornell University, and Urban Planning from City College of New York. |
Proforma 101: Getting Familiar with a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis
PCJ #65, Winter 2007 The New "Active Adult" Housing PCJ #51, Summer 2003 The Anti-Sprawl Mantra PCJ #37, Winter 2000 |
| Jeffrey R. Levine, AICP, is the Director of Long Range Planning for the City of Somerville, Massachusetts. Somerville is currently in the process of developing its first comprehensive plan in 32 years. Levine serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the APA, and holds a Masters degree in planning from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. | Planning Without A Comprehensive Plan PCJ #48, Fall 2002 |
| Neil Lindberg is an attorney and city planner. He is counsel to the Provo, Utah, Municipal Council and maintains a private practice, Lindberg & Company, advising clients on planning, zoning, growth management, land use law, and related matters. He lectures frequently on land use law and has written articles on takings, contract zoning, group homes, special use permits, and underground storage tank regulations. Lindberg previously practiced land use law for five years at Linowes & Blocher in the Washington, D.C., metro area, and for eleven years served in various posts at Provo City's Community Development Department. He is also a member of the AICP, and past president of the Utah Chapter of the American Planning Association. | Roundtable Discussion: Legal Issues Facing Planning Commissions & Zoning Boards PCJ #22, Spring 1996 also reprinted in:
Special Permits: What They Are & How They Are Used PCJ #3, Mar/Apr. 1992 also reprinted in:
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| Evan Michael Lowenstein is a land use planner, and principal of Green Village Consulting, a Rochester, New York firm that offers assistance to organizations in the field of sustainable development. | What Do We Mean By "Safe"? PCJ #54, Fall 2006 |
| Anne Lusk is one of the country's leading greenway proponents. According to Lusk, the idea for "Safewalks" emerged as a result of her concern that greenways were typically being aimed at suburban, upper class white communities -- and were relatively uncommon in poorer neighborhoods. She saw Safewalks as providing a way to address the recreational needs in these neighborhoods, while also helping to fight crime and drug use and serve to stimulate economic development. |
Safewalks PCJ #16, Fall 1994 Planning Paths for Your Community: Developing and Funding Greenways PCJ #10, May/June 1993 |
| R. Jeffrey Lyman is an attorney in the Boston office of Peabody Brown where he focuses on law use and environmental law. He co-authored the amicus brief filed by the American Planning Association before the United States Supreme Court in the 1994 Dolan v. City of Tigard case. Lyman is a graduate of Vermont Law School and Harvard College. | Performance Guarantees PCJ #19, Summer 1995 also reprinted in:
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