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.
The Stepping Up Initiative puts law enforcement in contact with local resources that can assist in the education and rehabilitation of inmates with mental health illnesses, including substance abuse, to help pave the way to lower recidivism rates.
On a site proposed for Amazon HQ2, developers receive zoning approval to begin transforming protected industrial land along the Chicago River into a massive mixed use development.
As Houston remained in disaster recovery mode, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a proposal to restrict development below the 500-year floodplain along with temporary transitional housing strategies.
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High-occupancy vehicle lanes will be used to ease traffic congestion during the Pan American Games
NASA released data showing how temperature and rainfall patterns may change through the year 2100 because of growing concentrations of greenhouse gases
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Efforts to rehabilitate vacant or dilapidated property have sprung up around Appalachia, with states in the region taking varying approaches
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New research indicates sprawl is costing cities significant money and developers should be focused on building walkable communities through smart growth
Detroit neighborhoods want update, aid like downtown gets
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Cincinnati is reforming its development approval process to accelerate construction projects in key downtown regions
Seattle created a Transit Advisory Board to provide the City Council with recommendations on how to improve transportation services in the community
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