Posts Tagged ‘comprehensive plan’
Bigger and More Equal Cities – The New York Times
Susan Osborne's letter to the editor, July 11, 2016: "To the Editor: "Re “When Cities Spurn Growth, Equality Suffers” (front page, July 4): "I strongly disagree with those who blame zoning and land use regulations (and, by implication, [...]
Theory in Practice: PLAN-Boulder County’s Blue Line
Editor's note: This article was adapted by the author from a paper written for an urban planning course at Cornell Driven by a localist philosophy of city planning, in 1958 a group of City of Boulder residents initiated an enduring shift in [...]
The Atlantic Cities | The Most and Least Affordable Housing in America
"The authors specifically call out new construction that is significantly controlled by comprehensive plans or through more restrictive land use regulations “referred to as ‘compact development,’ ‘urban consolidation,’ ‘growth [...]
Orton Family Foundation | Promising Magic, Delivering Results
Completely different from the typical Comprehensive Plan, Golden’s Plan is now based on the town’s values. It includes neighborhood planning, outreach, and indicators for measuring progress and effectiveness of the Plan. It also includes General [...]
Open Space Farm Tours: What is Cropland Policy?
“Cookies anyone? Lemonade?” asked Ron Stewart, director of Boulder County’s Open Space Department. On the evening of July 13, he enthusiastically shared snacks and his knowledge of agriculture in Boulder as the second of four Cropland Policy [...]
Why Bother with the Comp Plan?
As Boulder prepares to go through another five year update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, maybe it’s time to ask, “Why bother?” Other than requiring agreement between the City and County for certain annexations, it appears that the [...]
