Planning March 2016
Planning March 2016
Special Report: 21st Century Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive plans have long been the foundation of strong community planning, and today they are doing more than ever before. Also in this issue, designing the built environment with accessibility in mind, and the challenges of increasing density in the suburbs.
Featured Articles
Special Report: 21st Century Comprehensive Plan
A multipronged look at the evolution of this critical planning document
Role
They aren't just for managing community growth anymore. Silvia Vargas and Nancy O'Neill explore comp plans' expanding influence.
Design for Everybody
Simple approaches — and thinking holistically — can make the built environment accessible for all, write Steve Wright and Heidi Johnson-Wright.
Substance
Comp plans are addressing new challenges more creatively than ever before, say Ben Herman and Darcie White.
Density Island
A suburban area in Charleston, South Carolina, strives to be more compact, but it isn’t always easy. John Tibbetts reports.
News & Departments
Perspectives
A regular column by Executive Director James M. Drinan.
News
COP21, wind power, federal lands dispute.
Legal Lessons
Thirty-Meter Telescope.
Ever Green
Planning for cities of awe.
Planners Library
Public-housing, sharing in cities.
Media
News reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
Looking beyond gentrification.