| Kathleen Madden is Vice President of the Project for Public Spaces, a non-profit planning and design corporation that, since 1975, has worked with over 1,000 communities -- focusing on improvements to public spaces that will transform them into lively, comfortable pedestrian-friendly places that promote a sense of community, and enhance the quality of community life. |
A Cry for Community PCJ #16, Fall 1994 |
| Jordana Maisel is the Director of Outreach and Policy Studies at the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA), located at the University at Buffalo. She also serves as a Research Associate at the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design and the Built Environment at Buffalo and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the University's School of Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning. Her current research includes projects on the effectiveness of universal design, and policy and planning issues related to inclusive housing design. |
Visitability: A Major "No-Step" Towards Inclusive Housing PCJ #66, Spring 2007 |
| Jack McCall is a retired community development specialist living in Chillicothe, Missouri. He is the author of The Small Town Survival Guide: Help for Changing the Economic Future of Your Town.
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Education and Economic Development PCJ #27, Summer 1997 Community Loan Funds for Business Development PCJ #25, Winter 1997 Involving All of the Community PCJ #24, Fall 1996 Up With Downtown PCJ #23, Summer 1996 Finding Economic Development at Home PCJ #22, Spring 1996 Good-bye, Lone Ranger PCJ #21, Winter 1996 |
| Bruce W. McClendon is the Director of Growth Management and Environmental Resources for Orange County (Orlando) Florida. He has worked for planning commissions in Montana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and Florida for over 30 years and has written several books on planning. He is currently President of the American Planning Association. | Making Planning Commissions More Effective PCJ #29, Winter 1998 Challenges & Opportunities PCJ #15, Summer 1994 |
| Edward McMahon, a nationally renowned authority on sustainable development, land conservation and urban design, is a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute. McMahon previously served as director of The Conservation Fund's "American Greenways Program" and as president of Scenic America, a national non-profit organization devoted to protecting America's scenic landscapes.
McMahon is author of Better Models for Commercial Development, and co-author of Land Conservation Financing and Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities. He has written 23 articles and columns for the Planning Commissioners Journal. |
For a list of all 23 articles written by Ed McMahon for the Planning Comm'rs Journal.
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| Kathleen McMahon, AICP, has worked as a planner for more than fifteen years, having organized and conducted numerous workshops, using both traditional and video delivery techniques. McMahon is a principal in Applied Communications of Great Falls, Montana, specializing in planning and telecommunications issues. |
Public Outreach Through Video PCJ #34, Spring 1999 Video-Conference Training for Planning Commissioners PCJ #29, Winter 1998 |
| Mary McMaster is an attorney with the law firm of Oliver, Barr & Vose in Los Angeles. Her practice focuses on environmental and land use law. McMaster has a Master's degree in urban planning from UCLA, and served as editor of the Ecology Law Quarterly while at the University of California, Berkeley, Law School. |
Planned Unit Developments PCJ #15, Summer 1994 Drafting Land Use Findings (co-authored with Gary Kovacic) PCJ #4, May/June 1992 also reprinted in: 
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| Dwight H. Merriam, Esq., AICP, is a partner with the law firm of Robinson & Cole LLP in Hartford, Connecticut, where he practices land use law. Merriam has been a director of the American Planning Association, and is past President of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He is co-author of The Takings Issue, published by Island Press, and is a featured speaker at planning & zoning workshops across the country. |
Taking Aim at Takings Claims PCJ #60, Fall 2005 Procedural Due Proces in Practice (co-authored with Robert J. Sitkowski) PCJ #31, Summer 1998 also reprinted in:
The Supreme Court Takes on "Takings" (co-authored with Thomas P. Cody), PCJ #8, Jan/Feb. 1993 |
| Mark Miles has served as a planning commissioner for Gresham, Oregon. |
The Planning Process & the Parable of the Boiled Frog PCJ #13, Winter 1994 |
| Gayle Miller works for the Michigan Sierra Club on issues of sprawl, air and water pollution, and solid waste. She previously served for twelve years as a county solid waste coordinator. Miller is a graduate of Central Michigan University. | Purchase of Development Rights: Preserving Farmland and Open Space PCJ #53, Winter 2004 |
| Julia Miller, Esq., is Editor of the Preservation Law Reporter, published by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. | Historic Preservation Ordinances: Frequently Asked Questions PCJ #52, Fall 2003 |
| Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D., is the President of National Research Center, Inc., a survey research and program evaluation firm located in Boulder, Colorado. An expert in research and evaluation methods, Miller is the co-author of Citizen Surveys: How to Do Them, How to Use Them, What They Mean, published by the International City/County Management Association in 2000. | Measuring Your Community's Vital Signs with Citizen Surveys PCJ #35, Summer 1999 |
| Thomas L. Millette, Ph.D. is Director of the Geoprocessing Laboratory and Program at Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Previously he served as Director of the Laboratory for Spatial Analysis in the Dept. of Geography at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Millette's research interests are in the application of geographic information systems and remote sensing to regional planning and environmental management. |
A Primer on Maps including: PCJ #6, Sept/Oct. 1992 PCJ #5, July/Aug. 1992 PCJ #3, Mar/Apr. 1992 |
| Ross Moldoff, AICP, has served as Planning Director for the Town of Salem, New Hampshire for more than 17 years. As a planner, he has long been interested in efforts to control strip development. Moldoff is also a member of the Planning Commissioners Journal's Editorial Advisory Board. | Controlling Strip Development PCJ #53, Winter 2004 |
| Joseph R. Molinaro, AICP, heads the National Association of Realtors' smart growth efforts. He previously served as Director of Land Development Services for the National Association of Home Builders. |
Building on Common Ground PCJ #12, Fall 1993 Rethinking Residential Streets PCJ #1, Nov/Dec. 1991 |
| Bob Mulder served as a member of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Planning Commission from 1992 - 1998. He was chairman for the last four of those years. He has owned and operated a landscaping business since 1979, that specializes in environmentally sound landscaping. Currently, Mulder works as a real estate appraiser, and limits his landscaping activities to consulting services. | The "Multi-Family Housing" Blues PCJ #23, Summer 1996 |
| Ramona K. Mullahey is currently a Community Builder with the U.S. Dept. of Housing & Community Development. For 20 years she owned a community planning and consulting firm in Hawaii. In 1995, she co-founded a non-profit with initiatives in community capacity building and sustainable development. Mullahey is a nationally recognized authority and speaker on K-12 planning education, and co-authored a report published by the American Planning Association, "Youth Participation in Community Planning." | Educating Our Youth PCJ #19, Summer 1995 |
| Amy R. Naylor is former Planning Director for the City of Brunswick, Maine |
Community Planning that Works (co-authored with Anne Tate & Joel Russell) PCJ #8, Jan/Feb. 1993 |
| Anton C. Nelessen is the Principal of A. Nelessen Associates, based in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm has used its visual preference survey method in numerous communities across the country. |
Understanding & Making Use of People's Visual Preferences (co-authored with James Constantine) PCJ #9, Mar/Apr. 1993 also reprinted in: 
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| Edith Netter, a land use attorney and professional mediator, is a principal of Edith M. Netter & Associates (a land use law and consulting firm). Her work focuses on mediating and facilitating complex, multi-party cases. She recently facilitated a citizen advisory committee process on behalf of owners of 5,700 acres in Douglas County, Colorado, as well as a process involving transportation planning issues in southeastern Connecticut.
Netter has co-edited A Planner's Guide to Land Use Law; edited Land Use Law: Issues for the Eighties; served on the board of directors of the American Planning Association; edited Land Use Law & Zoning Digest; and written and lectured extensively on land use law topics. |
Land Use Mediation: A New Way to Resolve Conflicts PCJ #3, Mar/Apr. 1992 also reprinted in:
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| Perry Norton is a retired planner and teacher residing in Tucson, Arizona. He is a past director of the American Institute of Planners. Norton has also been actively engaged in online planning, and helped develop one of the first online planners discussion groups in the mid-1980s. He has periodically written for the Planning Commissioners Journal. |
Reviewing the Literature PCJ #41, Winter 2001 The Role of the Professional Planner PCJ #24, Fall 1996 The Emerging American Tribe PCJ #17, Winter 1995 Who Knows What Tomorrow Might Bring PCJ #15, Summer 1994 Remembering the Big Picture PCJ #1, Nov/Dec. 1991 |