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Ten Events That Shaped the 20th Century American City
by Laurence Gerckens, AICP
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Planning historian Laurence Gerckens takes a look back at those major events that most shaped today's cities and towns. With sidebars prepared by the Editor of the Planning Commissioners Journal. |
Challenges and Opportunities
by Bruce W. McClendon
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Five trends that present challenges and opportunities for planning commissioners and other public officials.
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The Emerging American Tribe
by Perry L. Norton
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Do you belong to the emerging American tribe? |
Our Vanishing "Third Places"
by Ray Oldenburg
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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 by the author of The Great Good Place. |
The New "Active Adult" Housing
by Wayne Lemmon
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Marketed as a common sense alternative for single-family home ownership for those over 55 years of age providing maintenance free living close to family and friends. That's part of the pitch for active adult communities, a rapidly growing segment of the housing market. An overview from real estate market economist Wayne Lemmon.
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The Impact of an Aging Population on Planning
by Greg Dale, FAICP
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As the baby-boom generation enters its senior years, planning commissions will be dealing with a variety of related housing, land use, and transportation issues. |
The Future is Now: Mobility & Seniors
by Hannah Twaddell
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An overview of transportation issues concerns facing our aging population. |
Child Care in Our Communities
by David Foster
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Sixty percent of working families with children under age five now pay for licensed child care. A look at the importance of child care to our communities, and how cities and counties are responding to the challenge of providing for child care facilities. |
Homeowners Associations
by Alan Weinstein, Esq.
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There has been an explosion in the number of homeowners associations in the past decade, with an estimated four out of five housing starts today being part of an association. A look at some of the benefits and disadvantages of homeowners associations, and how their rules are shaping the lives of a growing number of people. |
Tap the Internet to Build Public Participation
by David Essex
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Planning departments in communities large and small are increasingly using e-mail, Web sites, and other "electronic" approaches to reach out to the public. |
How the Information Revolution Is Shaping Our Communities
by Pamela Blais
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An introduction to the impact information technology is having on jobs, the economy, and the demand for office and commercial space. |
Telecommuting: Possible Futures for Urban & Rural Communities
by Ray Quay |
Telecommuting is one part of a revolution bringing sweeping changes in how and where we work. |
Restricting Home Occupations
by Brett Weiss, Esq. |
Regulation of home occupations often fails to take into account the changing nature of home businesses, impinging on the needs of many citizens. |
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other "Taking a Closer Look" reprint sets |
