Planning Commissioners Journal

Planning Commissioners Journal to be replaced by new membership-based PlannersWeb.com site this summer

2012-05-02T09:58:21-04:00

We have just posted information about our transition plans:

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Inventory Clearance on Reprint Collections & Back Issues

2012-04-28T10:26:12-04:00

From Planning Comm'rs Journal Editor Wayne Senville:

As many of you know, with our Spring issue -- available shortly -- we're ending publication of the printed Planning Commissioners Journal. We've just posted information about our plans to re-launch our PlannersWeb.com site as a membership only online publication and resource. If you're a current Planning Commissioners Journal subscriber you'll also find an insert with detailed information enclosed in your copy of our Spring issue.

As we begin to transition to an all online publication and web resource, we are clearing our inventory. We've substantially reduced the prices on our reprint collections & back issues. Each of our reprint collections is now available for just $16.75, while our back issues are available for only $7.50 each (we have a very limited quantity of several back issues).This will likely be your last chance to purchase hard copies of our reprint collections & back issues. When our PlannersWeb site is relaunched on August 1st, the only hard copy publication that we plan to keep available for purchase will be our Welcome to the Commission Guide -- and that will only be available for order by PlannersWeb members.

Now Available: Our Spring Issue

2012-04-20T17:35:17-04:00

Note to PCJ subscribers:

Information was enclosed with the Spring issue with details on our plans to transition to an online publication. If your PCJ subscription did not end with the Spring issue, you should have received information on how your payment can be credited to our new members-only web site, or how you can obtain other PCJ publications or a refund. If you don't have this information, or are unsure of the status of your subscription, please call us at: 802-864-9083 (best between 1 and 4pm Eastern).

Order a print copy of this issue.
Will be mailed out by May 7th -- $15.00.

Contents of our Spring 2012 Issue:

Our Feature Article:
Just What Do Planning Commissioners Do?
by PCJ Editor, Wayne Senville

Over the past twenty years, the primary goal of the Planning Commissioners Journal has been to help citizen planners -- especially members of local planning and zoning boards -- do their job better. But just what is the role and what are the responsibilities of a planning commissioner?

Challenges & Opportunities

Eight of our regular contributing writers take a look at challenges and opportunities facing planning commissions and their communities:

Autos & Aging
by Hannah Twaddell

Credibility Is Essential
by Elaine Cogan

Flexibility Is a Virtue
by Carolyn Braun

Engaging in Planning
by Della Rucker

The Place Where We Live
by Edward T. McMahon

Redefining Our Future
by Wendy Grey

Change & Its Impacts
by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy

Looking Back, Moving Forward

We invited our readers to tell us about their home town, how their planning commission functions, and what they see as their major challenges. Brief reports from planners and planning commissioners in seven quite different communities.

Our Updated & Expanded Welcome to the Commission Guide for New Members

2012-04-03T14:52:18-04:00

If you pre-ordered the Guide you should receive your order no later than April 6th. If you have not received the Guide by then, please phone us at: 802-864-9083.
Welcome to the Commission! A Guide for New Members Updated & Expanded 2012 Edition -- Now Including the Planning ABC's -- About the Welcome Guide & the Planning ABC's -- use the Shopping Cart button below to order -- or phone us at: 802-864-9083 (you can request an invoice)

Either order online using the Shopping Cart button to the right, or call us with your order: 802-864-9083. Local governments can request to be invoiced; please phone us.

Full money-back guarantee: if, for any reason, you're not satisfied with the Guide, simply return your copy and we'll promptly refund your payment.

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Our April Special Offer: Sizing Up Our Downtowns

2012-04-02T12:05:00-04:00

Sizing Up Our Downtowns -- six articles (16 pages) from the Planning Commissioners Journal that can help you better evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your downtown -- available only as a .pdf download.

Sizing Up Our Downtowns
includes:

Why Downtowns (Should) Matter to Planning Commissions

Sizing Up Downtown

Downtown Hurdles

"We Don't Have Enough Parking"

Downtowns Grow One Step at a Time

No Such Thing as Free Parking

Use this button to order & immeidately download Sizing Up Our Downtowns for just $10.75. Substantial savings compared to ordering the articles individually.