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Public Participation, Part II: Equitable Outreach

By PlaceMakers | May 18, 2020 | 0

This is Part II of a two-parter on community engagement strategies in a new era. Part I is here. This conversation is the third in our series addressing planning challenges for local governments in a post-pandemic future. The two previous topics can be found here and here. Jennifer Hurley is President & CEO of Hurley-Franks…

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Public Participation, Part I: Let’s Fix What’s Not Working

By Jennifer Hurley | May 13, 2020 | 2

This is Part I of a two-parter on this topic. The conversation is the third in our series addressing planning challenges in an era likely to be reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two previous topics can be found here and here. Jennifer Hurley is President & CEO of Hurley-Franks & Associates, a planning consultancy…

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Summer Fun: Pokémon GO and Minecraft for young urbanists

By PlaceMakers | August 2, 2016 | 1

“Mom, I need to walk 10k today,” coming from my 11-year old this morning almost gave me whiplash, as I turned to look at him to ensure an alien wasn’t inhabiting his body. In fact, there was one, if you view Pokémon as other-worldly. The playful new video game, Pokémon GO, is distracting kids and…

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Equity, Engagement, Community: Empathy ain’t enough

By PlaceMakers | May 24, 2016 | 4

So you’ve finally aligned the stars to get something important done in your community. Maybe it’s a corridor plan that nods to the needs of pedestrians, bikers and transit riders, as well as car drivers. Maybe it’s an ambitious mixed-use master plan for your downtown. Or a revamped zoning code to enable the development and…

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Smart Design = Smart Policy:
Eezy-Peezy? Not so fast

By PlaceMakers | February 23, 2016 | 10

See if this sounds familiar: The city planning staff, maybe working with an expert team of design consultants, comes up with what they think is a no-brainer solution to a high-profile problem. Say, a proposal for much-needed multifamily development to address workforce housing demand. Or a plan to fix a blighted block with a mixed-use…

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It’s not me, it’s you (and you, and you)

By PlaceMakers | February 12, 2013 | 11

I had the pleasure of presenting at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference last week in Kansas City, Missouri with Nathan Norris, Chad Emerson and Eliza Harris. Nathan assembled an entertaining panel (100 points to anyone who can identify the former Broadway star) to present the top 20 municipal placemaking mistakes. As we debated…

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Zoning Reform: Drilling down on key audiences

By PlaceMakers | September 27, 2012 | 2

A couple of weeks ago we discussed the various audiences you must connect with when addressing zoning reform. As we noted, zoning reform is an extremely political, and often-fractious process because it affects the property values of landowners, the business plans of developers, and the legacy of the elected officials. There are two audiences that…

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Zoning Reform: Who do you think you’re talking to?

By PlaceMakers | September 6, 2012 | 4

Changing a city or county zoning ordinance is more than just a change in code. It’s a change in paradigm for the development community. It’s a change in options and opportunities. It’s a change to the look and feel of the places everyday people call home. But more than anything, it’s just change. And that…

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