Planning
Planning is an essential function of local and state government agencies, involving the strategic development of policies and initiatives that shape the growth and sustainability of communities. Effective planning covers a wide range of areas, including land use, transportation, and environmental impact, ensuring that development aligns with the region’s long-term goals. This directory offers articles on planning and related topics like Zoning, which explores the regulations that govern land use and development to create orderly and beneficial urban and rural environments.
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Participants in the discussion organized by the Minnesota Ambulance Association spoke on reimbursement, tax burdens and staffing
City and MBTA collaboration cuts transit delays with real-time signal priority
Planning documents sent to health departments ask officials to work out which groups should receive the vaccine first
The committee formed at the behest of the National Institutes of Health and CDC published a draft recommending a four-phase distribution plan for the vaccine
This community in the Austin region may be on the small side, but that hasn’t stopped Eivens and her team from making Cedar Park, Texas, one of the best places to live in the U.S.
The former mayor and Democratic presidential candidate described the initiative as a “plan for righting what I think are historic wrongs and creating opportunity and wealth in black communities.”
“We have the power today to build and rebuild communities that have been left out and left behind for generations,” the mayor said. “And the power to do it in our areas where it’s needed the most.”
House Democrats and several of the hearing’s witnesses said some immigrants and Hispanics may still be afraid to participate in the census this spring
Three national refugee resettlement agencies argue that Trump’s October executive order allowing local governments to keep new refugees from settling in their jurisdictions illegally conflicts with the Refugee Act and are seeking a preliminary injunction.
Between half and three-quarters of the developable land in much of the state is zoned for single-family housing, making denser growth off-limits there — aside from garage conversions or backyard units.
Gabby Alcantara-Anderson is one of about 25,600 unionized Disney workers making less than $15 an hour. And life in the world’s vacation kingdom is a calculus of choices: rent, food, medicine, a birthday gift for her child.
While Lucas led the City Council to pass historic ordinances to limit access to firearms for minors and domestic abusers, 2019 also brought near-record homicides -- 151 -- and more than 480 nonfatal shootings.
Headlines have predicted a housing revolution as attitudes about suburban life have evolved, but that doesn’t mean the transition away from single-family zoning won’t be slow and difficult
While implementing a smart city program is often easier said than done, overcoming these challenges will have your city on its way to hyperconnectivity in no time
To survive the next inevitable flood, Winslow, Nebraska, residents must raise their homes, leave or restart the town at a site a few miles away and 100 feet higher with government financial help. Town leaders are pushing for the latter.
For Houston families who have endured floods, it’s hard to sustain traditions around furniture that isn’t there anymore or build traditions when there’s no guarantee your home will stay the way it is.
Cities are encouraging residents to walk and bike, but their roads are still dominated by fast-moving vehicular traffic
For many counties, rising poverty rates underscore the importance of fully counting residents in next year’s census, since a count of low-income residents will help determine funding available to help them.
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