Planner Perspectives: Andrew Strniste
A conversation with Rutland, VT Planning & Zoning Administrator Andrew Strniste to learn about his experiences in his role.
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Interactive Online Zoning Map Helps Community Ask More Focused, Informed Questions
The deployment of an interactive online zoning map is helping one Pennsylvania community find property details more easily, and ask more informed questions of zoning officials.
Interactive online map simplifies how Easton navigates its zoning code
General Code is helping the City of Easton better serve the public and grow with fast and efficient access to zoning information through MapLink.
Planning in the Wildlife-Urban Interface in the age of increasing wildfire risk
Communities expanding into desirable natural wildland areas are requiring planners and local governments to adopt new strategies and alliances to help keep residents and property safe.
Accreditation Where Accreditation is Due
Norristown’s code enforcement department is just the 2nd in the nation to earn distinguished accreditation from the American Association of Code Enforcement.
Walk This Way: Making Your Community More Bike- and Pedestrian-Friendly
Exploring how a less car-centric environment can positively impact the health and well-being of your citizens and the livability of your community-at-large.
Music: A Sound Investment for Your Community
In these TEDx Talks, the presenters explore how music can positively impact your community’s identity, economy, and the well-being of your citizens.
eCode360 develops into indispensable tool for Planning and Zoning Administrator
“Being transparent and efficient in providing information is important and eCode360 gives us
a great tool to do just that.”
Celebrating the Art of the Urban Park
Did you know that before the mid-1800s, urban parks didn’t exist in American cities? Learn about the American visionary architect who changed all that.
Making Happier Cities
Can the city we live in, the environment we inhabit, impact who we are or how we feel?
Putting Roads On A Diet To Cure Traffic Congestion
Just as people try to get healthier with the Atkins, Paleo, Whole30 and other popular diet regimens, urban streets can be more trim and less congested when a “road diet” strategy is put in place.
Reimagining the Future of our Cities
What does “the future of cities” mean to you? Whatever your definition, Oscar Boyson’s 20-minute video “The Future of Cities” is thought-provoking as it probes the question, “is future urbanization going to be a good thing, or a bad thing?”