Planning Commissioners Journal

Our Fall Issue Is Now Available

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Contents of our Fall Issue:
	Our Feature Article: Sitting on Both Sides of the Table by 25 Planners and Planning Commissioners For this 20th anniversary issue of the PCJ, we posed several questions to 25 individuals who have had the opportunity to serve both as professional and citizen planners.
Commission and Staff: Expectations of Each Other by Michael Chandler Long-time planning educator Michael Chandler lists the ten top expectations from both sides of the table, in this popular reprint from our Fall 1996 issue.
	The Role of the Professional Planner by Perry Norton After a career as a planner, planning consultant, teacher, and director of the American Institute of Planners, Perry Norton passed away last year. In this article from our archives, Norton reflected on what professional planners do.
Making a Difference by Otis White How much of a difference can one planning commissioner make? Quite a bit, as Otis White explains in this story about a county planning commissioner from Oregon.
	The Power of Food by Staff from Project for Public Spaces Food trucks; a farmers' market; apple dumplings; and a brick oven. How four communities have used food to bring new life to public spaces.
It's More Complex than Planning a Wedding! by Della Rucker, AICP, CEcD There's no getting around the fact that planning for even a small community is far more complex than planning for even the most elaborate wedding.
	How Wise Is Your Crowd? by Gwen Hallsmith Are there benefits in tapping into the knowledge of a large and diverse group of people?

Draft Article for Review: Food Planning for Your Local Economy

Note from Planning Comm'rs Journal Editor Wayne Senville:

This article is no longer available for review. We usually post draft articles on our web site for about one to two weeks to allow for comment. This article will be published in our Winter 2012 issue, due out at the end of January. Want to be sure you don't miss any draft articles while they're available for review? Simply sign up to receive them by email.