The document discusses 12 examples of successful planning initiatives in the United States since 1973. Some key factors that contributed to their success included having clear and transparent goals coupled with adaptable approaches, generating broad and quantifiable public benefits, building local capacity, and being politically savvy initiatives that earned trust. The document argues for institutionalizing lessons from successful planning by studying successes and failures in planning education and ensuring evaluations are built into all long-term interventions.
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