Tag: comprehensive plan

Comp Planning Off the Beaten Path

Guest Contributor
Guest Contributor May 5, 2013
I tend to take the road less traveled. For whatever reason, conventional approaches have never interested me. And the process I came up with for my city’s comp plan was no different. Why? Well, first off, conventionalism leads to..... "BORING!" (Yell it out like no one can hear you!) (more…) Continue Reading
Category Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Engagement
Tags comp plan, comprehensive plan, comprehensive planning
asteriskasteriskasterisk

The Five Cs of Neighborhood Planning

Howard Blackson
Howard Blackson Twitter Instagram August 8, 2012
I live in a city that is currently updating its Community Plans. This is an historically difficult planning job because Community Plans transcend both broad policy statements (such as the amorphous "New development should be in harmony with surrounding development...") and specific development regulations ("Front yard... Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Planning and Design, Public Policy, Theory and Practice
Tags community plan, comprehensive plan, Howard Blackson, neighborhood planning
asteriskasteriskasterisk

Cutting Edge, All-Purpose Comp Plan: Free (conditions apply)

Ben Brown
Ben Brown March 3, 2012
Pssst! You say you need a comprehensive plan? On the quick and on the cheap? If you pay retail, it can cost you tens of thousands, maybe millions, depending upon how many layers of wonk and weasel language you layer in. And it can take years. But I can offer you the best one you’ll ever get for free and for less time... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design, Public Engagement, Public Policy
Tags Ben Brown, comp plan, comprehensive plan, National Association of Realtors, Smart Growth America, Urban Land Institute
asteriskasteriskasterisk