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.
With an increased frequency of severe storm damage and increased hurricane flooding, the South Carolina Floodwater Commission was formed to address real-time climate impacts.
Communities facing the loss of a school after a hurricane, earthquake or other disaster can increase school infrastructure resilience. Get a roadmap for stakeholders, tools and best practices.
Strong Towns finds land use decisions that grow cities by expanding outward wreak long-term financial havoc as local governments take on more infrastructure than they can maintain.
A two-year study offers recommendations to improve daily life of urban-dwellers by reclaiming space under bridges, highways, subway tracks and rail lines
North Carolina’s Triangle region is trying to avoid being strangled by its own success: Traffic is thickening and there’s no simple solution in sight
New emergency management tech uses real-time weather data to help communities predict and prepare for disasters
The global market for smart city information and communications technologies should reach $994.6 billion by 2023 from $476.7 billion in 2018 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.8% from 2018 to 2023.
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Drought, flooding and polluted runoff are forcing states and localities to reassess how they manage stormwater.
This paper is part of a series published by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School focused on data-related facets of civic engagement in today’s cities
Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) will create 1,000 new units of “workforce housing” to middle-income individuals and families
New “makers spaces” in a struggling neighborhood could bolster the local economy with small-scale manufacturing opportunities
Cities are adopting financial transparency models to provide accountability to the public on spending decisions.
Work teams learn, practice, and apply innovative tools and methods to create novel solutions that address challenges faced by the public sector
“What conditions favor local renewable energy development by local governments in the absence of robust national support and poor national grid conditions?”
A $500 million project calls for transforming 68 acres of waterfront property at Alameda Point with 800 homes and 600,000 square feet of commercial space
More than 30 organizations and 100 communities come together to prepare for worst-case scenarios
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