The document provides details about the 2012 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors (MAPD) to be held on June 7-8, 2012 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The conference will include sessions on topics such as open space subdivision development, land use ethics, public infrastructure funding, innovative zoning, and lessons learned from storms. It provides an agenda with session details, speaker biographies, logistical information and registration details. The high-level purpose is to provide continuing education for planners on relevant topics through a multi-day event in Springfield.
Rural Climate Dialogues: Developing a Citizen-Based Response nado-web
The document summarizes the Rural Climate Dialogues project, which aims to engage rural communities in deliberations about climate change impacts and solutions. The project facilitates Citizens' Juries in rural communities to identify key climate challenges and opportunities. It describes the process used, including pre-jury stakeholder engagement, a 3-day jury with expert presentations and deliberations, and post-jury coordination of recommendations. It summarizes pilot projects in Morris, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Winona, MN, outlining the top concerns, opportunities, and actions identified by each community. It also provides examples of follow-up actions and outcomes in the communities.
Environmental Concerns of developing and developed countrieskrishnadutt1819
The document discusses the different environmental concerns of developing and developed countries. Developing countries are more concerned with issues like population growth, resource use, and pollution that impact public health and quality of life ("brown agenda"). Developed countries focus more on long-term issues like ecosystem disruption, resource depletion, and climate change ("green agenda"). There can be conflicts around prioritizing these agendas, but both must be addressed to minimize environmental impacts and maximize equity between and within generations.
A serious disruption of the functioning of the society, caused by a hazard or otherwise, having widespread human, material, environmental and other losses, which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources
The document summarizes research on the local implementation of stormwater programs in Tennessee under the NPDES Phase II program. It finds that there is variation in ability across local governments to implement requirements. Factors like political will and innovative program managers influence outcomes. Challenges include costs, but some communities innovate to reduce costs through regional collaboration, education, and diversifying funding. Relationships and collaboration also help strengthen programs. The research concludes local governments would benefit from increased regional cooperation, and political support is critical for successful implementation.
In November 2014, Rebuild by Design asked community leaders, design and planning experts, and government officials to discuss their experiences in creating and implementing large-scale infrastructure projects—and to highlight key strategies that can continue to make government-community collaboration effective.
This document distills their responses into specific themes and tactics. The governments of NYS, NJ, NYC, and CT can use these as they continue to develop the Rebuild by Design projects using the collaborative framework upon which the competition was based.
This document discusses a study on environmental information disclosure and public participation in Yixing, China. The study found that while two public meetings were held, the first lacked representation from the public and the second failed to reach consensus. Questionnaire results showed high public demand for participation but dissatisfaction with information disclosure. Weak government support for participation and lack of legal backing were identified as challenges. The study concludes more policy and legal support is needed to strengthen information disclosure and public participation in environmental decision making.
This document presents an integration framework for West Denver to address critical issues in a sustainable manner. It identifies six critical issues facing West Denver: connectivity, natural systems, education/careers, affordability, empowerment, and health/food. It also outlines existing assets that could help address these issues if integrated properly. The document proposes six integration opportunities and discusses mapping locations best suited for their deployment. Finally, it outlines a three-year implementation plan focused on establishing an implementation partnership, integrating existing efforts, conducting capital mapping, and executing integrated solutions to transform West Denver into a model for sustainable community revitalization.
The document discusses sustainability initiatives in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It focuses on (1) reducing pollution and toxicity to improve human and environmental health, (2) decreasing waste and increasing recycled content, and (3) lowering non-renewable energy consumption and depletion of natural resources. The city aims to lead by example in government and encourage similar actions in households and businesses.
Rural Climate Dialogues: Developing a Citizen-Based Response nado-web
The document summarizes the Rural Climate Dialogues project, which aims to engage rural communities in deliberations about climate change impacts and solutions. The project facilitates Citizens' Juries in rural communities to identify key climate challenges and opportunities. It describes the process used, including pre-jury stakeholder engagement, a 3-day jury with expert presentations and deliberations, and post-jury coordination of recommendations. It summarizes pilot projects in Morris, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Winona, MN, outlining the top concerns, opportunities, and actions identified by each community. It also provides examples of follow-up actions and outcomes in the communities.
Environmental Concerns of developing and developed countrieskrishnadutt1819
The document discusses the different environmental concerns of developing and developed countries. Developing countries are more concerned with issues like population growth, resource use, and pollution that impact public health and quality of life ("brown agenda"). Developed countries focus more on long-term issues like ecosystem disruption, resource depletion, and climate change ("green agenda"). There can be conflicts around prioritizing these agendas, but both must be addressed to minimize environmental impacts and maximize equity between and within generations.
A serious disruption of the functioning of the society, caused by a hazard or otherwise, having widespread human, material, environmental and other losses, which exceed the ability of the affected society to cope using its own resources
The document summarizes research on the local implementation of stormwater programs in Tennessee under the NPDES Phase II program. It finds that there is variation in ability across local governments to implement requirements. Factors like political will and innovative program managers influence outcomes. Challenges include costs, but some communities innovate to reduce costs through regional collaboration, education, and diversifying funding. Relationships and collaboration also help strengthen programs. The research concludes local governments would benefit from increased regional cooperation, and political support is critical for successful implementation.
In November 2014, Rebuild by Design asked community leaders, design and planning experts, and government officials to discuss their experiences in creating and implementing large-scale infrastructure projects—and to highlight key strategies that can continue to make government-community collaboration effective.
This document distills their responses into specific themes and tactics. The governments of NYS, NJ, NYC, and CT can use these as they continue to develop the Rebuild by Design projects using the collaborative framework upon which the competition was based.
This document discusses a study on environmental information disclosure and public participation in Yixing, China. The study found that while two public meetings were held, the first lacked representation from the public and the second failed to reach consensus. Questionnaire results showed high public demand for participation but dissatisfaction with information disclosure. Weak government support for participation and lack of legal backing were identified as challenges. The study concludes more policy and legal support is needed to strengthen information disclosure and public participation in environmental decision making.
This document presents an integration framework for West Denver to address critical issues in a sustainable manner. It identifies six critical issues facing West Denver: connectivity, natural systems, education/careers, affordability, empowerment, and health/food. It also outlines existing assets that could help address these issues if integrated properly. The document proposes six integration opportunities and discusses mapping locations best suited for their deployment. Finally, it outlines a three-year implementation plan focused on establishing an implementation partnership, integrating existing efforts, conducting capital mapping, and executing integrated solutions to transform West Denver into a model for sustainable community revitalization.
The document discusses sustainability initiatives in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It focuses on (1) reducing pollution and toxicity to improve human and environmental health, (2) decreasing waste and increasing recycled content, and (3) lowering non-renewable energy consumption and depletion of natural resources. The city aims to lead by example in government and encourage similar actions in households and businesses.
The letter expresses dissatisfaction with the public participation process for the 710 Tunnel Geotechnical Feasibility Study. It urges the MTA to cooperate with the No 710 Action Committee, comprised of community stakeholders, to develop an open public participation plan for upcoming studies. The letter notes that the committee members have expertise in relevant issues and decades of involvement in 710 issues. It critiques past public meetings as frustrating and unresponsive. The letter urges proactive engagement with all stakeholders throughout the environmental review process.
Ten Cities, Four Countries, Five Years: Lessons on the Process of Building Ur...The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation initiated a nine-year Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN)
in ten initial cities and four countries1 in 2008. ACCCRN seeks to strengthen the capabilities of cities to plan,
finance and implement urban climate change resilience (UCCR) strategies for coping with the inevitable impacts
of climate change taking place now, and in the decades to come.
Brownfields: On the Road to Redevelopment nado-web
The document provides an overview of a presentation on brownfields redevelopment and financing options. It includes:
1) An agenda for the presentation that covers brownfields redevelopment, funding sources and financing options, and redeveloping for resilience.
2) Information about the presenters, which are experts from Kansas State University, Adaapta, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
3) A discussion of the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) program and the services it provides to help with brownfields redevelopment.
Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery nado-web
Many EDDs are currently in the process of spending their EDA CARES Act funding to support recovery and resilience in response to the pandemic. While the long-term economic landscape remains unclear, organizations can draw inspiration from prior examples of regions that have planned for resilience and better positioned themselves to recover from other shocks. This session at the 2020 NADO Annual Training Conference featured the best practices of three organizations that have embraced resilience planning. During this session, learn how these approaches and strategies can support your own efforts to enhance your CEDS, write resilience plans, leverage economic recovery coordinators, and overall make resilience the foundation for how you can approach planning and economic development.
1) The document summarizes a capacity building workshop held by Raks Thai Foundation on climate change negotiation processes.
2) Raks Thai Foundation works on programs related to natural resources, disaster response, health, education, and empowering women in southern Thailand.
3) The workshop discussed case studies of community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) in two districts in Krabi Province, including the multi-hazard impacts faced by communities and CBDRM project activities implemented in response.
The overall goal of this project was to develop an implementation framework for an offsite BMP program
to maximize the environmental and economic effectiveness with which the City of Wichita meets its
NPDES stormwater permitting requirements to ultimately improve water quality in the Little Ark and
Arkansas Rivers. This program aims to integrate watershed stakholders across sociopolitical bounds and
provide a sustainable funding mechanism to implement and maintain water quality practices in the rural
landscape, a critical need as watershed managers struggle to meet water quality targets (e.g., TMDLs).
Based on dialogue between stakeholders representing the watershed’s agricultural (represented by the
Little Ark Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy program, or WRAPS) and urban (represented by
the City of Wichita’s Stormwater Advisory Board and City officials) communities and the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), which administers TMDLs and water quality permits, the
program works to optimize the placement of BMPs within the watershed for maximum water quality
benefit of the integrated system. Rural management practices tend to be less costly, thereby enabling
greater pollutant load reduction per dollar spent on BMPs in rural versus urban areas. For this reason, net
costs to urban developments participating in the offsite program should be significantly less than if
traditional urban water quality control practices were installed and maintained. A program framework was
developed in which a “sediment credit” fee is paid annually by urban developments participating in the
program to finance implementation and maintenance of offsite BMPs as facilitated through the Little
Arkansas WRAPS program. Adoption of this offsite program is anticipated to lead to greater reductions in
sediment (and other pollutant) loads leaving the watershed than could be achieved through conventional
implementation of BMPs within urban bounds to meet MS4 permit requirements. The program is currently
in its first year of implementation.
The document summarizes the Stillwater Good Neighbor Agreement between Stillwater Mining Company, Northern Plains Resource Council, Stillwater Protective Association, and Cottonwood Resource Council. The agreement establishes committees and processes for community oversight of the mining operations and addressing issues related to housing, traffic, water quality, and more. It has been in place for 11 years and has helped build trust between the industry and community groups while preventing environmental impacts.
Mining has significant environmental and social impacts that must be managed to ensure long-term benefits for communities. These impacts include disruption of livelihoods, increased poverty, and damage to the natural environment. While impacts cannot be avoided entirely, appropriate assessment and mitigation measures should be implemented. Public participation is important so local communities can voice concerns and provide knowledge to help manage impacts. Governments and companies must enforce regulations and human rights to regulate mining responsibly.
January 8th esp 179 lecture- class intro and eia basicsCEQAplanner
This document provides information about the ESP 179 - Winter 2013 Environmental Impact Assessment course at UC Davis. The instructor is Trevor Macenski and the teaching assistant is Kevin Fang. The class has a capacity of 85 students and those on the waitlist should speak to the instructor after class. Contact information is provided for the student affairs officer. Brief biographies of the instructor and TA are included. The course objectives are outlined as well as an overview of how the class will be structured and graded. Reading assignments and an introduction to environmental impact assessment are discussed.
This document summarizes sustainability initiatives in Northfield, Minnesota. It discusses the city's engaged local government including an Environmental Quality Commission and task forces on non-motorized transportation and energy. It also mentions local sustainability organizations and the work of Carleton College and St. Olaf College to promote sustainability on their campuses and in the community. The document analyzes Northfield's participation in programs like Minnesota Green Step Cities and EPA's Community Climate Change Initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It provides an overview of transportation, local food, and energy efficiency options in Northfield to engage residents in sustainability.
The document summarizes a presentation given at the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association about a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project in Albany, Georgia. The project was led by Albany, Georgia Tools for Change, Inc. (AGTFC) and aimed to engage residents in two neighborhoods - College Heights and College Park - to assess health issues and develop solutions. Key aspects included forming a steering committee with residents, educating the community, and collaborating with partners to address environmental health and flooding concerns. After two years, the steering committee had become an active voice in the community and was working to conduct a health survey and focus groups.
The document discusses environmental justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It defines environmental justice and outlines MassDEP's environmental justice populations criteria. It describes MassDEP's environmental justice team and mission. The presentation discusses MassDEP's environmental justice webpage, activities to ensure meaningful involvement of all communities, the relationship between environmental justice and climate change/sustainability initiatives, and upcoming environmental justice activities at MassDEP.
Neighborhood Sustainability- A Comprehensive Multi-criteria Sustainability In...Emily Kern
This document provides a summary of a thesis that comprehensively assesses neighborhood sustainability through multiple indicators. The thesis aims to address a gap in research by looking at both development and homeowner behavior factors at the neighborhood scale, using 12 neighborhoods in Greenville, SC as case studies. Sustainability indicators examined include recycling, lawn care, tree planting, gardens, energy use, sidewalks and home orientation. Data was collected through on-site observation, aerial imagery analysis and reviewing homeowners association documents. Preliminary results found 70% of homeowners recycled, 58% had chemically treated lawns, 41% of homes had optimal solar orientation, and 55% had more than two trees. Neighborhoods with homeowners associations tended to have
Department of Environmental Quality - A digital reputation management case st...mbilawchuk
This document provides a case study of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) handling of the Flint water crisis in two phases. In phase 1 from 2014-2016, the DEQ was slow to respond to complaints, disputed findings, and lost public trust. In phase 2 from 2016 onward, the DEQ hired a PR firm, established clear communication channels, and began rebuilding trust through community programs. While making progress, the water crisis continues and the DEQ still works to fully regain public confidence in the state environmental agency.
This document discusses solid and liquid waste management in rural areas of India. It notes that while waste generated in rural areas is predominantly organic and biodegradable, improper disposal of solid and liquid waste is leading to various diseases. Close to 88% of total disease burden is due to lack of clean water and sanitation. The objectives of solid and liquid waste management in rural areas include protecting health, reducing pollution, promoting recycling and reuse, generating energy, and creating rural employment. A strategy and management approach are proposed that focus on community involvement, decentralized technologies, and household-level management with community support. A three-step process of information collection, participatory planning, and action plan preparation is also outlined.
This document summarizes the results of a global survey of over 700 cities that are members of ICLEI, an organization focused on sustainability. Some key findings:
- 75% of cities engage in both climate change adaptation and mitigation planning. Mitigation efforts like emissions inventories are more common than adaptation.
- Cities face significant financial challenges in funding staff and projects to address climate change. Competing priorities for limited resources also pose difficulties.
- While most cities integrate climate planning across departments like transportation and waste, some regions like Africa and Asia tend to plan in isolation more often.
- External partners from civil society and the private sector can help with planning and implementation, but cities engage them to varying degrees around the
1. Environmental corruption occurs through weak project planning and contracting, lax legislation and enforcement, and bribery related to infrastructure development, resource extraction, and illegal trade.
2. The costs of environmental corruption include pollution, species loss, displacement of communities, and negative human health impacts like cancer and birth defects.
3. Areas for intervention include empowering local communities, increasing public access to important environmental information, and strengthening uncomplicated rules and regulations related to projects, concessions, and enforcement. Addressing these issues could help reduce corruption and its toll on both the environment and human welfare.
This document presents a final report on greening development codes in Washington County. It finds that buildings account for a large portion of energy use, emissions, and waste. Adopting sustainable practices in building location, design, construction, and operation can significantly reduce economic and environmental impacts. However, energy efficient and renewable energy features still face regulatory barriers. The report evaluates these barriers and proposes strategies to address them through code revisions, education, and other approaches. It concludes with a matrix outlining next steps to encourage sustainable land use and building practices.
The Sierra Club objects to the re-referral of HB 1893, which would statutorily exempt many state and county projects from environmental review. The bill was removed from two subject-matter committees and referred only to the House Finance Committee, limiting public comment and review by experts. Expediting construction appears to be motivating bypassing the normal legislative process. However, Hawaii's 30-year-old environmental review law has benefited residents by supporting smarter, more sustainable development while not hindering the economy. The bill should not pass as it could exempt millions from any consideration of environmental and social impacts.
The document provides an overview and comparison of provisions in the new Massachusetts Open Meeting Law and the existing Open Meeting Laws for state, local, and county public bodies. Some key changes and additions in the new law include establishing an Open Government Division within the Attorney General's office to provide training and handle enforcement of the law, requiring public bodies to post notice of meetings at least 48 hours in advance online or in writing, and expanding the definition of "meeting" to include deliberations conducted through email or other electronic communications.
The letter expresses dissatisfaction with the public participation process for the 710 Tunnel Geotechnical Feasibility Study. It urges the MTA to cooperate with the No 710 Action Committee, comprised of community stakeholders, to develop an open public participation plan for upcoming studies. The letter notes that the committee members have expertise in relevant issues and decades of involvement in 710 issues. It critiques past public meetings as frustrating and unresponsive. The letter urges proactive engagement with all stakeholders throughout the environmental review process.
Ten Cities, Four Countries, Five Years: Lessons on the Process of Building Ur...The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation initiated a nine-year Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN)
in ten initial cities and four countries1 in 2008. ACCCRN seeks to strengthen the capabilities of cities to plan,
finance and implement urban climate change resilience (UCCR) strategies for coping with the inevitable impacts
of climate change taking place now, and in the decades to come.
Brownfields: On the Road to Redevelopment nado-web
The document provides an overview of a presentation on brownfields redevelopment and financing options. It includes:
1) An agenda for the presentation that covers brownfields redevelopment, funding sources and financing options, and redeveloping for resilience.
2) Information about the presenters, which are experts from Kansas State University, Adaapta, and New Jersey Institute of Technology.
3) A discussion of the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) program and the services it provides to help with brownfields redevelopment.
Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery nado-web
Many EDDs are currently in the process of spending their EDA CARES Act funding to support recovery and resilience in response to the pandemic. While the long-term economic landscape remains unclear, organizations can draw inspiration from prior examples of regions that have planned for resilience and better positioned themselves to recover from other shocks. This session at the 2020 NADO Annual Training Conference featured the best practices of three organizations that have embraced resilience planning. During this session, learn how these approaches and strategies can support your own efforts to enhance your CEDS, write resilience plans, leverage economic recovery coordinators, and overall make resilience the foundation for how you can approach planning and economic development.
1) The document summarizes a capacity building workshop held by Raks Thai Foundation on climate change negotiation processes.
2) Raks Thai Foundation works on programs related to natural resources, disaster response, health, education, and empowering women in southern Thailand.
3) The workshop discussed case studies of community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) in two districts in Krabi Province, including the multi-hazard impacts faced by communities and CBDRM project activities implemented in response.
The overall goal of this project was to develop an implementation framework for an offsite BMP program
to maximize the environmental and economic effectiveness with which the City of Wichita meets its
NPDES stormwater permitting requirements to ultimately improve water quality in the Little Ark and
Arkansas Rivers. This program aims to integrate watershed stakholders across sociopolitical bounds and
provide a sustainable funding mechanism to implement and maintain water quality practices in the rural
landscape, a critical need as watershed managers struggle to meet water quality targets (e.g., TMDLs).
Based on dialogue between stakeholders representing the watershed’s agricultural (represented by the
Little Ark Watershed Restoration And Protection Strategy program, or WRAPS) and urban (represented by
the City of Wichita’s Stormwater Advisory Board and City officials) communities and the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), which administers TMDLs and water quality permits, the
program works to optimize the placement of BMPs within the watershed for maximum water quality
benefit of the integrated system. Rural management practices tend to be less costly, thereby enabling
greater pollutant load reduction per dollar spent on BMPs in rural versus urban areas. For this reason, net
costs to urban developments participating in the offsite program should be significantly less than if
traditional urban water quality control practices were installed and maintained. A program framework was
developed in which a “sediment credit” fee is paid annually by urban developments participating in the
program to finance implementation and maintenance of offsite BMPs as facilitated through the Little
Arkansas WRAPS program. Adoption of this offsite program is anticipated to lead to greater reductions in
sediment (and other pollutant) loads leaving the watershed than could be achieved through conventional
implementation of BMPs within urban bounds to meet MS4 permit requirements. The program is currently
in its first year of implementation.
The document summarizes the Stillwater Good Neighbor Agreement between Stillwater Mining Company, Northern Plains Resource Council, Stillwater Protective Association, and Cottonwood Resource Council. The agreement establishes committees and processes for community oversight of the mining operations and addressing issues related to housing, traffic, water quality, and more. It has been in place for 11 years and has helped build trust between the industry and community groups while preventing environmental impacts.
Mining has significant environmental and social impacts that must be managed to ensure long-term benefits for communities. These impacts include disruption of livelihoods, increased poverty, and damage to the natural environment. While impacts cannot be avoided entirely, appropriate assessment and mitigation measures should be implemented. Public participation is important so local communities can voice concerns and provide knowledge to help manage impacts. Governments and companies must enforce regulations and human rights to regulate mining responsibly.
January 8th esp 179 lecture- class intro and eia basicsCEQAplanner
This document provides information about the ESP 179 - Winter 2013 Environmental Impact Assessment course at UC Davis. The instructor is Trevor Macenski and the teaching assistant is Kevin Fang. The class has a capacity of 85 students and those on the waitlist should speak to the instructor after class. Contact information is provided for the student affairs officer. Brief biographies of the instructor and TA are included. The course objectives are outlined as well as an overview of how the class will be structured and graded. Reading assignments and an introduction to environmental impact assessment are discussed.
This document summarizes sustainability initiatives in Northfield, Minnesota. It discusses the city's engaged local government including an Environmental Quality Commission and task forces on non-motorized transportation and energy. It also mentions local sustainability organizations and the work of Carleton College and St. Olaf College to promote sustainability on their campuses and in the community. The document analyzes Northfield's participation in programs like Minnesota Green Step Cities and EPA's Community Climate Change Initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It provides an overview of transportation, local food, and energy efficiency options in Northfield to engage residents in sustainability.
The document summarizes a presentation given at the 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association about a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project in Albany, Georgia. The project was led by Albany, Georgia Tools for Change, Inc. (AGTFC) and aimed to engage residents in two neighborhoods - College Heights and College Park - to assess health issues and develop solutions. Key aspects included forming a steering committee with residents, educating the community, and collaborating with partners to address environmental health and flooding concerns. After two years, the steering committee had become an active voice in the community and was working to conduct a health survey and focus groups.
The document discusses environmental justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It defines environmental justice and outlines MassDEP's environmental justice populations criteria. It describes MassDEP's environmental justice team and mission. The presentation discusses MassDEP's environmental justice webpage, activities to ensure meaningful involvement of all communities, the relationship between environmental justice and climate change/sustainability initiatives, and upcoming environmental justice activities at MassDEP.
Neighborhood Sustainability- A Comprehensive Multi-criteria Sustainability In...Emily Kern
This document provides a summary of a thesis that comprehensively assesses neighborhood sustainability through multiple indicators. The thesis aims to address a gap in research by looking at both development and homeowner behavior factors at the neighborhood scale, using 12 neighborhoods in Greenville, SC as case studies. Sustainability indicators examined include recycling, lawn care, tree planting, gardens, energy use, sidewalks and home orientation. Data was collected through on-site observation, aerial imagery analysis and reviewing homeowners association documents. Preliminary results found 70% of homeowners recycled, 58% had chemically treated lawns, 41% of homes had optimal solar orientation, and 55% had more than two trees. Neighborhoods with homeowners associations tended to have
Department of Environmental Quality - A digital reputation management case st...mbilawchuk
This document provides a case study of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) handling of the Flint water crisis in two phases. In phase 1 from 2014-2016, the DEQ was slow to respond to complaints, disputed findings, and lost public trust. In phase 2 from 2016 onward, the DEQ hired a PR firm, established clear communication channels, and began rebuilding trust through community programs. While making progress, the water crisis continues and the DEQ still works to fully regain public confidence in the state environmental agency.
This document discusses solid and liquid waste management in rural areas of India. It notes that while waste generated in rural areas is predominantly organic and biodegradable, improper disposal of solid and liquid waste is leading to various diseases. Close to 88% of total disease burden is due to lack of clean water and sanitation. The objectives of solid and liquid waste management in rural areas include protecting health, reducing pollution, promoting recycling and reuse, generating energy, and creating rural employment. A strategy and management approach are proposed that focus on community involvement, decentralized technologies, and household-level management with community support. A three-step process of information collection, participatory planning, and action plan preparation is also outlined.
This document summarizes the results of a global survey of over 700 cities that are members of ICLEI, an organization focused on sustainability. Some key findings:
- 75% of cities engage in both climate change adaptation and mitigation planning. Mitigation efforts like emissions inventories are more common than adaptation.
- Cities face significant financial challenges in funding staff and projects to address climate change. Competing priorities for limited resources also pose difficulties.
- While most cities integrate climate planning across departments like transportation and waste, some regions like Africa and Asia tend to plan in isolation more often.
- External partners from civil society and the private sector can help with planning and implementation, but cities engage them to varying degrees around the
1. Environmental corruption occurs through weak project planning and contracting, lax legislation and enforcement, and bribery related to infrastructure development, resource extraction, and illegal trade.
2. The costs of environmental corruption include pollution, species loss, displacement of communities, and negative human health impacts like cancer and birth defects.
3. Areas for intervention include empowering local communities, increasing public access to important environmental information, and strengthening uncomplicated rules and regulations related to projects, concessions, and enforcement. Addressing these issues could help reduce corruption and its toll on both the environment and human welfare.
This document presents a final report on greening development codes in Washington County. It finds that buildings account for a large portion of energy use, emissions, and waste. Adopting sustainable practices in building location, design, construction, and operation can significantly reduce economic and environmental impacts. However, energy efficient and renewable energy features still face regulatory barriers. The report evaluates these barriers and proposes strategies to address them through code revisions, education, and other approaches. It concludes with a matrix outlining next steps to encourage sustainable land use and building practices.
The Sierra Club objects to the re-referral of HB 1893, which would statutorily exempt many state and county projects from environmental review. The bill was removed from two subject-matter committees and referred only to the House Finance Committee, limiting public comment and review by experts. Expediting construction appears to be motivating bypassing the normal legislative process. However, Hawaii's 30-year-old environmental review law has benefited residents by supporting smarter, more sustainable development while not hindering the economy. The bill should not pass as it could exempt millions from any consideration of environmental and social impacts.
The document provides an overview and comparison of provisions in the new Massachusetts Open Meeting Law and the existing Open Meeting Laws for state, local, and county public bodies. Some key changes and additions in the new law include establishing an Open Government Division within the Attorney General's office to provide training and handle enforcement of the law, requiring public bodies to post notice of meetings at least 48 hours in advance online or in writing, and expanding the definition of "meeting" to include deliberations conducted through email or other electronic communications.
The document summarizes infrastructure financing mechanisms in Massachusetts, including recent policies that enable public-private partnerships. It provides examples of district improvement financing (DIF) initiatives in the towns of Marshfield and Westford. The Marshfield DIF proposal aimed to catalyze development through road and sewer improvements but was withdrawn due to lack of a committed private partner. Lessons highlighted include the need for a developer willing to assume risk and a specific development plan. The discussion also reviews coordination of development mitigation between the public and private sectors.
This document summarizes traffic calming plans presented by the Town of Foxborough Planning Director and transportation engineer for two major local roads, North Street and Beach Street. It identifies issues with high traffic volumes, speeds, and lack of pedestrian infrastructure on these roads. The proposed plans include narrowing road widths, adding sidewalks and landscaped medians, installing a small roundabout at an intersection, and other geometric changes to improve safety and reduce cut-through traffic in residential neighborhoods. Funding and implementation of the improvements are also discussed.
Housing Nantucket is a non-profit organization that develops affordable green housing on Nantucket Island. The document discusses two of their projects - a two bedroom home at 2 Clarendon Rear and a one bedroom home at 3 Norquarta Rear. It provides details on the design, construction processes, teams involved, and green building strategies used for each project such as spray foam insulation, efficient heating systems, natural lighting, and low-VOC materials. The document also discusses challenges with green certification and getting LEED points due to island limitations, as well as strategies for integrating green and affordable housing goals.
This document provides an overview of advanced outreach tools and techniques that were discussed at a conference on June 10, 2011. It recommends using personal networks and social media to engage audiences, creating virtual tours to keep people interested, and running multilingual outreach campaigns like a "Fishing for Health" initiative in three languages. It also describes an immersive gaming project called "Participatory Chinatown."
A lifestyle center is a mixed-use commercial development that combines traditional retail functions with leisure amenities geared towards upscale consumers. Lifestyle centers emerged in the late 1980s and grew popular in the late 1990s as an alternative to enclosed shopping malls. They are located in affluent suburban areas and generate higher revenue than traditional malls due to requiring less land. The presentation discussed lifestyle centers and provided photos of Legacy Place in Dedham, MA as an example.
This document discusses scenario planning tools that can be used for transportation and urban planning. It outlines two scenarios - Scenario A where trends continue and urban areas double in size with low density and few transit options, and Scenario D where infill development is aggressive with 60% of new growth through infill and the highest levels of transit investment and preservation of agricultural land. It also mentions grants from HUD for regional planning coalitions that require scenario planning modeling and a California law requiring regional transportation plans to include greenhouse gas reduction targets modeled through scenario planning.
This document outlines an ethics training presentation for planners. It begins with an introduction that explains the importance of discussing ethics for planners and fulfilling continuing education requirements. It then covers key topics like defining ethics, reviewing various ethics codes including the AICP Code of Ethics, and discussing hypothetical scenarios that planners may face in their work to demonstrate how to approach ethical issues and dilemmas. The presentation aims to help planners develop skills for navigating ethical situations in their everyday practice through discussion and reflection rather than just memorizing codes.
This document provides an overview of mediation, consensus building, and facilitation techniques for resolving land use disputes. It discusses key concepts such as identifying parties' interests rather than positions, maintaining mediator neutrality, and selecting an appropriate engagement process. Communication best practices are outlined for understanding different perspectives. Sources of land use conflicts and orientation styles are also covered. The document aims to equip land use planners with conflict resolution skills for their work.
The document discusses how new information technologies can improve public participation in planning. It notes that traditional methods like newspaper notices, town hall postings, and in-person meetings no longer reach as many people due to changes in media consumption. However, new options like websites, social media, online surveys and visualizations, and video/audio tools can make information more widely available and allow participation on demand from anywhere. The presentation argues for planning departments to better utilize these new technologies.
Massachusetts has some of the most outdated land use laws in the nation which make planning and zoning changes difficult. This document proposes reforms through new legislation called the Comprehensive Land Use Reform and Partnership Act (CLURPA). Key provisions of CLURPA include rewriting and consolidating the Zoning Act and Subdivision Control Law, strengthening the role of master plans, allowing greater use of impact fees and variances, and creating incentives for municipalities to partner with the state through a new Land Use Partnership Act.
The document summarizes ICLEI's Sustainability Planning Toolkit. It describes the five milestones for developing a sustainability plan: conducting an assessment, setting goals, developing the plan, implementing it, and monitoring progress. It provides an overview of the steps, stakeholders, and tools involved in each milestone. Templates and best practices are available to help local governments create customized sustainability plans.
This document discusses conservation restrictions in conservation subdivisions. It emphasizes that a conservation analysis is important to ensure preserved open space has real conservation value and is not just leftover land. The analysis should identify primary and secondary conservation areas like wetlands, habitats, farmland and cultural features to protect before subdivision design. It also discusses how to involve relevant boards, create an acceptable plan, and properly establish a conservation restriction to protect the land in perpetuity.
“Planning for Future Funding: How to create a community comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind”
Thinking about federal grants when developing a comprehensive plan for your community can help you get a head start on successfully applying, submitting and receiving federal funding.
Detailed comprehensive plans and federal funding grants need some of the same elements to thrive. Writing about the vision for investing in a community’s empty brownfields, affordable housing and economic development needs, and health issues can serve as a platform in applying for federal grants. These aspirations, when effectively written and documented, can be used as the basis for grant applications. If a community identifies its needs as part of the planning process, it can, as part of a continuous proposal building process, pinpoint which grants will help meet those needs.
Federal grants are available for communities with an integrated vision for connecting economic development, community development, and environmental protection to create greater livability.
Illinois ResourceNet (IRN) and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMPA) are working together on a series of free webinars to help communities strengthen their capacity to apply successfully for available federal funding opportunities.
In this webinar, “Planning for Funding: How to create a comprehensive plan with federal funding in mind,” Deborah Orr, EPA Region 5 Brownfields Coordinator, will moderate the session and explain why comprehensive community planning should be an integral part of the federal funding process.
Michael McAfee, Community Planning and Development Representative with HUD's Chicago office, will demonstrate how to use a comprehensive plan and the sustainable practices built into it to facilitate the continuous development of federal funding proposals.
Susan Kaplan, technical assistance provider for Illinois ResourceNet at the University of Illinois, will offer examples of how a community plan can be used to help identify relevant federal grant opportunities and develop persuasive grant applications.
Free Webinar held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
This document summarizes a presentation on climate change adaptation planning and Massachusetts policy updates. It discusses the impacts of climate change on natural resources, human health, infrastructure, and the economy in the Northeast US. Adaptation means increasing community resiliency by reducing vulnerability. The presentation covers landscape-level planning, improving infrastructure resiliency, sustainable building practices, and Massachusetts legislation on comprehensive adaptation planning and funding support for these efforts.
Detailed comprehensive plans and federal funding grants need some of the same elements to thrive. If a community identifies its needs as part of the planning process, it can, as part of a continuous proposal building process, pinpoint which grants will help meet those needs. Federal grants are available for communities with an integrated vision for connecting economic development, community development, and environmental protection to create greater livability. This session will explain why comprehensive community planning should be an integral part of the federal funding process to help facilitate the continuous development of proposals.
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
This document provides an agenda for the 2010 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, Inc. to be held on June 3rd and 4th at the John Carver Inn & Spa in Plymouth, MA. The conference will include sessions on topics such as peer review, traffic calming, strategic energy planning, infrastructure financing, mobile coastal geology tours, sustainability planning, ethics, and the new Open Meeting Law. Keynote speakers will discuss the Green Communities Act and recent court decisions impacting planning. The agenda provides details on session topics, speakers, locations, and times so participants can plan their attendance at the conference.
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As the CEO of a California county, the assistant was tasked with developing a new water management policy. To do this, they will:
1. Use an eight-step policy development framework to structure the process, including defining the problem, identifying alternatives, and selecting criteria.
2. Identify key stakeholders - such as government agencies, private sector groups, non-profits, and citizens - and ensure their needs for input, feedback, and transparent communication are met.
3. Allocate necessary resources like funding, staffing, research, communication tools, and training.
4. Apply different leadership theories - moral, transactional, and transformational - to guide the effort through ethical compliance,
This document provides an overview of the development plan process in Ireland to promote community participation. It discusses the importance of development plans, challenges facing planning, and how to get involved by making a submission and following up. The key points are that development plans guide land use and development, community participation is important for creating an agreed vision and environmental contract, and tips are provided on effectively making a submission and ensuring views are considered in the plan.
The document discusses equitable development along regional transitways. It provides case studies on affordable housing developments along light rail lines in Minneapolis and discusses ensuring environmental justice communities benefit from transit expansion. Community engagement was key to addressing concerns along different corridors and shaping development. Equitable policies discussed include inclusionary zoning, land banking, workforce goals, and community benefits agreements.
The document summarizes the second public open house held by the Town of High River regarding its Growth Management Strategy. It provides background on the planning process and legislation driving the strategy. It also summarizes feedback received during initial public consultation, including a preference among youth for more housing options and amenities and general public support for sustainable development over conventional development.
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- Laura Brown gave a presentation reviewing her work as the Community Resource Development Educator for Crawford County over the past 3 years.
- Her work focused on three main program areas: community economic development, community and comprehensive planning, and sustainability initiatives around local foods and energy independence.
- She conducted various programs and initiatives within each area, including developing an economic development preparedness survey, facilitating county planning processes, and establishing entrepreneurship clubs.
- Significant impacts included 18 communities completing comprehensive plans, the formation of a community fund, and businesses receiving support after severe flooding in 2008.
The document summarizes the work of the Southeast Tennessee Valley SDAT team that was assembled by the AIA's Center for Communities by Design. The team conducted a design assessment of the region to address challenges related to population growth, the environment, and the economy. They developed recommendations focused on areas like regional cooperation, environmental protection, education, and land use planning to help create a more sustainable future for the region.
This document outlines Jessica Lappin's vision as Manhattan borough president to empower communities through community-based planning. Her key initiatives include: 1) Working with community boards to create and regularly update 197-a plans to guide neighborhood development; 2) Creating a Community Board College program to provide training to board members on planning issues; and 3) Developing a CommunityStat software program to track constituent complaints and identify problems to direct city resources towards improving services.
The document discusses challenges and opportunities for addressing climate change at the local level. It summarizes barriers identified in interviews with local planners, such as lack of political will and technical information. It also discusses what planners need, including political support, data, and guidance from state governments. The document then shifts to discussing green infrastructure approaches for climate adaptation and sustainability. It provides examples of green infrastructure projects and their multiple benefits.
The document summarizes a Chinatown Action Plan aimed at strengthening commerce, culture, and community in Honolulu's Chinatown neighborhood. Some key actions proposed in the plan include installing pilot curb extensions and crosswalks to improve pedestrian safety, developing a parking management plan, and revitalizing the Nu'uanu Stream corridor with new amenities. The plan was developed based on community input to identify realistic, near-term projects to improve the neighborhood.
The summary of the document is:
1) The IAFSM annual conference was a success with over 500 attendees participating in workshops, tours of local flood mitigation projects, and visiting exhibitors.
2) Several awards were given out at the conference, including Floodplain Manager of the Year to the City of Metropolis for their work recovering from 2011 flooding, and Outstanding Service Awards to Hank DeHaan and Matt Hunn of the Army Corps of Engineers and Cheryl Ramsey of FEMA.
3) The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago developed an online Stormwater Inundation Mapping Application to provide flood risk information to the public from their detailed watershed plans and hydrologic/hydra
2016 mv p&z workshop brochure 10 11-16Stacy Smith
The document provides information about registering for the 30th Annual Miami Valley Planning and Zoning Workshop being held on December 2, 2016 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. Registration is $50 for APA members and $55 for non-members, which includes all sessions, parking, lunch, and a social. The registration deadline is November 23, 2016 and no refunds will be provided after that date. The workshop will include sessions on topics like medical marijuana, food production zoning, and complete streets.
The document summarizes an upcoming conference on Aboriginal land resource management in Western and Northern Canada. The conference will focus on developing strategies for building capacity in Aboriginal communities to advance natural resource development in a sustainable way. It will include case studies and panels on integrating traditional knowledge into environmental reports, the role of Aboriginal development corporations, financing major projects in First Nations communities, and opportunities for partnerships between Aboriginal groups and industry. The agenda outlines sessions over two days addressing topics like the implications of the Tsilhqot'in decision, comprehensive community planning, environmental assessments, negotiating and litigating land claims, LNG and pipeline projects, and financing strategies.
C Ginger R Kujawa ISSRM 2020 Poster SessionClare Ginger
Poster Presentation for ISSRM Virtual Conference, 2020. We report on research to assess how the concept of flood resilience has been implemented in government networks across spatial scales in Vermont.
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 5: So...Global CCS Institute
The fifth webinar in the public engagement, education and outreach for CCS Series will explore the critically important subject of social site characterisation with the very researchers who named the process.
We were delighted to be able to reunite CCS engagement experts Sarah Wade and Sallie Greenberg, Ph.D. to revisit their 2011 research and guidance: ‘Social Site Characterisation: From Concept to Application’. When published, this research and toolkit helped early CCS projects worldwide to raise the bar on their existing engagement practices. For this webinar, we tasked these early thought leaders with reminding us of the importance of this research and considering the past recommendations in today’s context. Sarah and Sallie tackled the following commonly asked questions:
What exactly is meant by social site characterisation?
Why it is important?
What would they consider best practice for getting to understand the social intricacies and impacts of a CCS project site?
This entire Webinar Series has been designed to share leading research and best practice and consider these learnings as applied to real project examples. So for this fifth Webinar, we were really pleased to be joined by Ruth Klinkhammer, Senior Manager, Communications and Engagement at CMC Research Institutes. Ruth agreed to share some of her experiences and challenges of putting social site characterisation into practice onsite at some of CMC’s larger research projects.
This Webinar combined elements of public engagement research with real world application and discussion, explore important learnings and conclude with links to further resources for those wishing to learn more. This a must for anyone working in or studying carbon capture and storage or other CO2 abatement technologies. If you have ever nodded along at a conference where the importance of understanding stakeholders is acknowledged, but then stopped to wonder – what might that look like in practice? This Webinar is for you.
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The document provides information about micro-housing and the need for smaller housing units in the Greater Boston area. It notes that housing costs have risen significantly while incomes have stagnated, leading to affordability issues. Many residents are single or older adults who would benefit from compact housing options. The document outlines examples of micro-housing projects in Boston consisting of studios and small one-bedroom units ranging from 300-700 square feet to address this need. It suggests ways city planning could support increasing the supply of smaller affordable units.
This document outlines a regional climate change adaptation strategy with 10 objectives across various sectors. It includes objectives to make new development and infrastructure more resilient to climate impacts, conserve and restore natural habitats, protect coastal areas, and ensure public health. Implementation strategies involve approaches like open space planning, regulations, design guidelines, and interdepartmental coordination to achieve the objectives. The strategy emphasizes working together and planning with nature in mind to increase resiliency and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
This document discusses Massachusetts' strategy for planning ahead given demographic changes. It notes that the state's existing population will be insufficient to fill job openings as the large baby boomer generation retires from the workforce by 2030. As a result, Massachusetts is shifting to a new economic development strategy focused on creating strong mixed-use districts, urban innovation districts, and reinventing office parks and strip malls to attract and retain younger talent through lifestyle amenities. Examples provided include Kendall Square and redevelopment projects in Downtown Hyannis and Marlborough.
The document summarizes Karen Heymann's presentation to the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors Annual Meeting in 2014 on climate change adaptation efforts in Massachusetts. It discusses how higher temperatures, more precipitation, and more extreme weather events will stress infrastructure and harm vulnerable populations. It outlines Governor Patrick's $50 million investment in climate adaptation and a proposed Senate bill to establish a comprehensive statewide adaptation plan. The plan would include vulnerability assessments, regional technical assistance, and a voluntary coastal land buyback program. A broad climate action coalition supports these efforts.
This document provides information about Chapter 40R, a Massachusetts law that provides incentives for municipalities to create dense, mixed-use zoning districts. It outlines the basic requirements for 40R districts, including minimum allowable densities between 8-20 units per acre depending on building type. Districts must have a 20% affordability requirement for projects with 13 or more units. Municipalities can receive payments for adopting 40R districts ranging from $10,000 to $600,000 based on number of zoned units, as well as $3,000 per unit in density bonus payments.
This document summarizes a conference session on best practices for planning consultants working with communities. It provides answers from town planners to questions about what consultants should know before starting work, common mistakes made, and best practices used. The three most important things for consultants to know are the local politics, logistics of the project, and community context. The biggest mistakes include not understanding politics, underestimating outreach needs, and failing to listen. The best practices include public workshops, close collaboration, and using tools like visuals to engage communities.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The American Planning Association (APA) is developing a program to designate comprehensive plans that meet certain sustainability standards. An APA task force explored using comprehensive plans as tools to help communities achieve sustainable outcomes. The APA will develop standards based on principles like livable built environments and regional resilience. Communities can apply for designation by self-assessing their plan against the standards. Trained reviewers will score plans and determine the designation level. The APA is still working out details like the application process and maintaining the standards over time. The presentation discusses similarities and differences to other certification programs and gets feedback on ensuring the criteria can apply to all community types and sizes.
The document provides an agenda for the 2014 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors (MAPD) held in Amherst, Massachusetts from June 5-6. The agenda lists over 20 sessions, workshops, and events covering topics such as master planning, climate change adaptation, sustainable development, historic preservation, housing, and recent court decisions related to planning. Keynote speakers include representatives from state agencies, environmental organizations, and a state representative. The conference offered planners opportunities to engage with peers, experts and thought leaders over the course of two days through presentations, mobile workshops and networking events.
This document discusses smart growth zoning strategies for Massachusetts communities to promote density, affordability, and walkability. It outlines how incentive-based zoning can encourage higher density development in strategic locations through economic incentives. Key recommendations include using subdistricts to customize densities and standards, excluding infrastructure areas from developable areas, allowing non-residential uses, engaging in proactive planning led by design concepts, and carefully selecting sites. Successful initiatives include clear policy intent and regulations to achieve the community's vision through grassroots processes and town meeting votes.
This document summarizes Reading, MA's efforts around affordable housing planning from 2000-2012. It discusses:
1) Reading's demographics and housing market characteristics like high homeownership and excellent schools.
2) Reading's progress in increasing its affordable housing stock from 4.6% in 2000 to 8.52% in 2012 through developments like Oaktree and Johnson Woods.
3) Reading's ongoing commitment to reach 10% affordable housing through initiatives like 40R Smart Growth zoning, a housing production plan, and supporting nonprofit developers.
This document summarizes a presentation on developing sustainability comprehensive plans. It defines sustainability and sustainable comprehensive plans as focusing on long-term economic, environmental, social and cultural viability. The presentation recommends that such plans incorporate stakeholder engagement; establish goals and strategies through data analysis and community visioning; and include implementation plans with metrics to track progress towards goals. Case studies of sustainability plans developed for Greenfield and Lowell, MA are discussed, highlighting extensive community involvement and strategies to coordinate with other initiatives.
This document discusses site plan review procedures. It explains that site plan review authority comes from state zoning laws and local zoning bylaws. The purpose of site plan review is to regulate land use through establishing conditions rather than prohibiting uses. Site plan review addresses layout, design, safety and environmental issues. Conditions imposed must relate to the project and regulating boards include planning boards. Procedures like public hearings and documentation of decisions are also discussed.
The Somerville Department of Transportation and Infrastructure document discusses bike parking in the city. It notes that bike corrals were installed in 2011 as part of a pilot program, with one installed in each ward, and that the corrals are monitored weekly and removed between Thanksgiving and Christmas, before being reinstalled in the spring when coordinated with the Hubway bike share program.
This document discusses strategies for local economic development to support the resurgence of manufacturing. It notes that while manufacturing jobs are increasing again, the future of manufacturing will likely be different than the past with trends like additive manufacturing, nano-manufacturing, and small-batch production. It also discusses challenges like outdated industrial real estate, integrating maker spaces and incubators into communities, and ensuring zoning allows for diverse new models. The document advocates for performance-based industrial zoning, protecting manufacturing sites, and taking a regional approach to workforce development and infrastructure to support modern manufacturing.
The document summarizes the findings of a follow-up study on Massachusetts manufacturing conducted in 2013. It examines manufacturing employment, productivity, and other trends since the original 2007 study. Key findings include that manufacturing employment has stabilized since 2009 despite the recession, productivity growth has exceeded other industries, and the workforce remains diverse with over a quarter born outside the US. Challenges include an aging workforce and the need for skilled labor. Most manufacturers cite reasons like workforce quality and customer proximity for remaining in Massachusetts.
This document discusses Lexington, Massachusetts' experience with "mansionization", where the size of new single-family homes has greatly increased over time. It notes that in 1987, the town began requiring larger setbacks for homes over 2,500 square feet as homes were getting much larger. Through the 1990s and 2000s, the planning board attempted to address the issue but proposals to regulate "jumbo houses" failed. While larger homes increased property values, they also diminished economic diversity and housing affordability while stirring conflict over neighborhood character changes. The focus is now turning to regulating building mass through residential floor area ratios.
This document provides summaries of recent Massachusetts case law related to zoning and planning. It discusses six cases:
1. Albahari v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Brewster addressed when the right to a building permit vests to protect a lot from a subsequent zoning amendment. The court found the applicant was not entitled to a permit before notice of the zoning amendment.
2. Regis College v. Town of Weston determined a proposed independent living facility at a college was not primarily educational and not protected under the Dover Amendment.
3. Ravech v. Hanover struck down adult business zoning restrictions for failing to leave reasonable avenues for expression and not being adequately tied to secondary effects.
This document provides an overview of peer review for municipal planning projects. It defines peer review as evaluation of work by others in the same field to enhance quality. Reasons for hiring peer review consultants include lack of in-house expertise. Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44 Section 53G allows municipalities to use revolving funds from applicant fees to hire outside consultants. The document outlines best practices for engaging consultants, developing review processes and schedules, and the role and responsibilities of peer review consultants in reviewing documents and providing supplemental feedback. It also discusses relevant case law and tricks of the trade to conduct effective peer reviews.
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Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors, Inc.
2012 Annual
Conference
Springfield, Massachusetts
June 7th and 8th, 2012
Springfield Sheraton Monarch Place
One Monarch Place
Springfield, MA 01144
2. Thursday, June 7, 2012
8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
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9:00 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks William Roth Jr., AICP, Planning Director, Town of
Fairhaven & President of MAPD Inc.
Domenic J. Sarno, Mayor, City of Springfield
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno, a Springfield native, was elected as the City’s 54th Mayor in 2007 after
serving four terms on the City Council and as a member of the Springfield Finance Control
Board. He also served for five years as executive director of the South End Community Center.
Mayor Sarno has pursued community-based programs to address quality-of-life issues,
education and public safety. As Mayor of a city comprised of many cultures and ethnicities,
Mayor Sarno is committed to inclusiveness. In the weeks following his election, he assembled a
45-member Transition Team comprising diverse professionals in the areas of public safety,
education, finance, economic development and human services. His Mayoral Staff represents
the most diverse in the City's history. Mayor Sarno credits his upbringing for his respect for all
people and personal motto of treating everyone equally and with dignity.
SESSION 1
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9:00 am
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10:30 am
Open Space Subdivisions: Avoiding
Pitfalls in Securing Conservation Areas
Robert A. Levite, Esq., Environmental Attorney and
Consultant, University of Massachusetts
Joel S. Russell, Esq., Joel Russell Associates
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conservation values, drafting of bylaws and CRs, and ownership
and management of protected land.
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Ethics
Robert P. Mitchell, FAICP, Planning Consultant
- Land Use, Planning, Sustainable Development, &
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This interactive session will review the AICP Code of
Ethics and provide attendees an opportunity to
analyze and respond to a number of hypothetical
ethical issues that may face planners from time to
time, and to work with your colleagues to determine
appropriate actions.
The presenters will draw from their considerable
experience in this regard and this session is expected
to satisfy the CM Ethics requirement.
AICP CM: Ethics|1.5
10:30 am
~
10:45 am
Refreshment Break
Please take time to visit with and review materials from this year’s Conference Sponsors to be
available in the common area throughout the Conference
3. SESSION 2
A B
10:45 am
~
12:00 pm
Public Infrastructure in
Massachusetts: Costs, Strategies,
Funding
Moderator: Larry Koff, AICP, Principal, Larry Koff
& Associates
Martin Pillsbury, Environmental Division Manager,
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
Peter Richardson, PE, LEED, Vice President and
Principal, Green International Affiliates, Inc.
Dana Roscoe, Principal Planner, Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Many Massachusetts communities are working with
bare-bones budgets, with little if any money left to
repair aging infrastructure. This session will provide a
forum for learning about and discussing the status of
the current funding short-fall and some suggested
strategies for planning and funding based upon both
national reports, a local case study and the final report
of the Water Infrastructure Finance Commission.
The panel will present recent findings regarding
infrastructure conditions and the funding gap. Given
the size and scale of the infrastructure deficit, how will
we prioritize and what political/administrative actions
may be needed to carry this out?
AICP CM|1.25
Public Finance for Planners
Jeff Levine, AICP, Planning & Community Development
Director, Town of Brookline & Adjunct Faculty, Tufts UEP
Adam D. Gaudette, AICP, Town Administrator, Town of
Spencer
This presentation will provide planning directors and
planners with an overview of local public finance and how it
can affect planning decisions. While the stereotype is that
there is always pressure to accommodate new commercial
growth to pay for services – and that residential
development always loses money for a town – the reality is
much more complex. The session will focus on local public
finance in Massachusetts in the context of Proposition 2 ½ ,
examining local option taxes, the Community Preservation
Act, user fees, intergovernmental grants, 40R and new tools
like District Increment Financing.
This session includes the perspective of a current planning
director as well as a former planning director who has
moved to the position of town administrator. An initial
presentation will be followed by interactive discussion.
AICP CM|1.25
12:00 pm
~
1:15 pm
Lunch – with special guest Anthony Flint
Fellow and Director of Public Affairs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
SESSION 3
A B
Thursday, June 7, 2012 cont’d...
Springfield has plenty of
sights, attractions and
restaurants to enjoy.
For more information, see:
www.springfielddowntown.com
www.springfieldmuseums.org
www.hoophall.com
www.nps.gov/spar
www.springfieldcityhall.com/Park
www.choosespringfieldmass.com
Thursday, June 7, 2012 cont’d...
4. 1:15 pm
~
2:30 pm
Innovative Zoning Proposals:
East Harwich and Amherst
David H. Spitz, Harwich Town Planner
Jonathan Tucker, Planning Director, Town
of Amherst
Steve G. Cecil AIA ASLA, Founding
Principal, The Cecil Group, Inc.
Proposed new zoning for the East Harwich
Village Center involves Smart Growth, village
planning, design guidelines, Natural
Resource Protection District, wastewater
planning and more. Following many years of
public process and civic engagement,
consensus on the proposal has not been
reached. However, there is a great deal to
learn from this “work in progress” experience.
Likewise, proposed “form based” zoning in
two sections of Amherst achieved 60% of the
vote at a fall 2011 Town Meeting, but failed to
receive the required 2/3 majority. Town
Meeting is expected to take up this matter
again before June.
Principals involved with both projects will
share their experience and insights regarding
the substance and process of these innovative
mixed-use zoning proposals.
AICP CM|1.25
Preparing for the Storm: Lessons Learned
from Tropical Storm Irene on Planning for
Resiliency in Local Infrastructure
Carrie Banks, MA Division of Ecological Restoration
Bob Dean, Franklin Regional Council of Governments and
Selectman, Town of Buckland
Patrick Garner, Wetlands Scientist and Hydrologist, Patrick C.
Garner Company, Inc., Northborough
Moderator: Heidi Ricci, MassAudubon
Most culverts and storm drainage systems are designed using
calculations of storm flows that are more than 30 years out of date.
When high intensity storm events occur, critical infra-structure such
as roads may be at high risk of washing out, creating hazards to
people and property as well as enormous costs.
Updated hydrologic data and models are available that can be
applied to new roads as well as on road repair and rehabilitation
projects. Learn how planners can incorporate up-to-date storm flow
calculation and culvert design methodologies into local road and
stormwater design regulations, and work with local and state
highway departments to plan for replacement of existing undersized
structures. Make your community resilient to storm flows, and
prevent disasters from happening. Added benefits include improved
fisheries and healthier streams.
Session will offer case study examples from Tropical Storm Irene
and information on new techniques for improving storm damage
resilience in the design of critical infrastructure, with Q&A panel
discussion.
AICP CM|1.25
2:30 pm
~
2:45 pm
Refreshment Break
Photo credits. Top: www.springfielddowntown.com
Top right (Tropical Storm Irene): blogs.hamweather.com
Right (Shelburne Falls during Tropical Storm Irene):
news.blogs.cnn.com
5. SESSION 4
A B
2:45 pm
~
4:15 pm
Mobile Workshop A -
Springfield Materials Recycling
Facility / Solid Waste Strategies
Justine Fallon, Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection
Amy Donovan, Program Director, Franklin County
Solid Waste Management District
Solid waste management, including recycling and
composting, has implications for municipal land use,
budgets and environmental quality. Attendees will tour
the Springfield MRF to learn about the mechanics of how
recycling works on a macro level.
The workshop will also present success stories related to
waste management including affecting practices of large-
scale municipal institutions like public schools, and
implementing creative community-based strategies
including the Shelburne Falls Compost Collaborative in
which several local restaurants are working together to
implement a model waste diversion program.
Learn how municipal planners and Board members can
lead or facilitate innovative local policies and strategies!
(30 people maximum)
AICP CM|1.5
Mobile Workshop B -
Historic Preservation / Economic
Development, Downtown Walking
Tour
Robert McCarroll, Springfield Historical
Commission
Brian Connors, Deputy Director of Economic
Development, City of Springfield
Philip Dromey, AICP, Deputy Director of Planning,
City of Springfield
A member of the Springfield Historical Commission and
former Springfield staff planner and current Springfield
staff will lead a tour of locations within walking distance
of the Sheraton, highlighting historic Mattoon Street,
the Quadrangle comprising several wonderful museums
including the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture
Garden, and will point out several exciting downtown
development projects including renovation of a former
school department building into market rate housing.
The City’s efforts to stimulate renovation in the Court
Square area will also be discussed.
Sound amplification will ensure that all attendees
benefit from the speakers’ insights.
AICP CM|1.5
Attention cycling enthusiasts!
Following the mobile workshops, Bill Roth and
Chris Skelly will lead a bike ride through
beautiful Forest Park, the largest urban park
in New England. And:
C u l t u r e & C o c k t a i l s !
Thursday evening, all (age 21+) are welcome to
enjoy the Culture & Cocktails – Summer Kickoff
on the Quadrangle, an event co-sponsored by the
Springfield Museums, and the Downtown
Springfield Business Improvement District.
Free for museum members, $5 for non-members,
including food & entertainment. Cash bar.
www.springfielddowntown.com
Thursday, June 7, 2012 cont’d...
6. Friday, June 8, 2012
8:00 am
~
9:00 am
Continental Breakfast
◄ MAPD 2012 AN N U A L MEE T I N G AN D EL EC T I O N O F OF F I C E R S ►
SESSION 5
A B
9:00 am
~
10:30 am
Municipally Sponsored
Limited Developments
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Northampton
Director of Planning and Development
Carolyn Misch AICP, Northampton
Senior Land Use Planner
Sarah LaValley, Northampton Land Use
and Conservation Planner
Limited development projects allow a
community to develop a portion of a larger
parcel for development, while retaining
the rest for open space or other local
needs. The session will explore how
limited development projects can achieve
comprehensive planning objectives,
drawing on projects in Northampton that
are replicable in other communities. We
will explore projects that provide open
space, recreation, agriculture, market-rate
housing, affordable housing, economic
development, sustainable transportation,
mitigate impacts on neighborhoods, and
hopefully demonstrate to developers how
easy good projects can be to get
permitted. We will review the
opportunities and real and potential
pitfalls.
AICP CM|1.5
Introduction to Historic Preservation at the
Local Level
Christopher C. Skelly, Director of Local Government Programs,
Massachusetts Historical Commission
Patricia Kelleher, Preservation Planner, Community Opportunities
Group
Robert McCarroll, Springfield Historical Commission
Moderator: Judi Barrett, Director of Planning, Community
Opportunities Group, Inc.
This session will provide participants with an overview of historic
preservation planning at the local level. Presenters will discuss the
tools local communities can use to identify, evaluate, and protect their
historic resources and how these efforts can be incorporated into
broader planning and regulatory efforts. Commonly used tools such as
historic resource inventories, National Register designations, local
historic districts, demolition delay bylaws, and preservation plans will
be explored. Through discussion and distributed literature,
participants will gain a better understanding of these tools and how
preservationists and planners can work together to protect the features
that contribute to each community’s unique heritage and sense of
place.
Springfield has received much attention for its notable historic
resources including recognition of the Forest Park Heights Historic
District by “This Old House” as one of the Best Old House
Neighborhoods in the northeast. A member of the Springfield
Historical Commission and former Springfield staff planner will lend
his insights.
AICP CM|1.5
10:30 am
~
10:45 am
Refreshment Break
7. Friday, June 8, 2012 cont’d...
SESSION 6
A
10:45 am
~
12:15 pm
Recent Court Decisions
Barbara Saint Andre, Esq., Principal, Petrini & Associates
Ilana Quirk, Esq., Principal, Kopelman and Paige, PC
Moderator: Pam Brown, AICP, Esq., Brown and Brown, PC
MAPD's annual tradition continues with a review of recent court decisions of relevance and interest to planners.
AICP CM: Law|1.50
Please Note: AICP CM = AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits. As was the case with prior years' MAPD annual
conferences, AICP CM credits will be pursued for all sessions at this year’s conference.
Whether each session will be eligible for AICP credits will be determined by APA. This information will be provided
as available, both online at www.apa-ma.org/events/mapd-conference and at the conference itself.
Thank you to the
following for helping
with this year’s MAPD
Conference!
All of the volunteer
conference session
moderators and speakers!
MAPD President Bill
Roth, AICP, Town of
Fairhaven
MAPD Vice President
Angus Jennings, AICP,
Town of Westford
Special thanks to Phillip
Dromey and Scott Hanson
at the Springfield Office of
Planning and Economic
Development
Brochure photo credits:
cover, Angus Jennings;
others, City of Springfield,
Massachusetts, except as
otherwise noted
A special thank you to this year’s MAPD Conference Sponsors
Massachusetts Association of Consulting Planners www.macponline.org
Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. www.hshassoc.com
Brown & Brown, P.C., Counselors At Law www.brown-brown-pc.com
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. www.vhb.com
8. Conference Details
Conference Registration:
To register for the conference, simply print, complete and mail in the
hard copy Registration Form on the following page, along with a check
for the conference fees specified below. Or, download the form from
the conference website, complete electronically, and submit to Chris
Skelly via email at skelly-mhc@comcast.net.
Conference Fees:
MAPD Members $85.00, Non-members $100.00. Fee includes
workshops, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks and lunch on
Thursday. Registration and fees must be received no later than
Friday, May 25, 2012.
Mail Check (payable to “MAPD Inc.”) & Registration Form to:
MAPD Inc.
PO Box 912
Greenfield, MA 01302
Hotel Accommodations:
Hotel reservations and payment for overnight accommodations should
be made directly with the Springfield Sheraton Monarch Place,
One Monarch Place in Springfield (01144) via phone at 413-781-1010
or follow this link:
https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/b
ooking/reservation?id=1202144620&key=A9B93
The preferred rate is $119.00, plus state and local taxes. In order to
receive the preferred rate you must make your reservation
no later than Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
Conference Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact Angus Jennings at
978-692-5524 or email ajennings@westfordma.gov
Conference Updates Online:
www.apa-ma.org/events/mapd-conference
9. MAPD Conference Registration Form
Name and
Job Title
Company/
Organization
Address
Phone
Email
address
MAPD Member? Yes ◊ No ◊
To assist in conference planning, please check the workshops that you plan to attend.
SESSION
WORKSHOP A WORKSHOP B
1 ◊
Open Space Subdivisions:
Avoiding Pitfalls in Securing
Conservation Areas
◊ Ethics
2 ◊
Public Infrastructure in
Massachusetts:
Costs, Strategies, Funding
◊ Public Finance for Planners
3 ◊
Innovative Zoning Proposals:
Amherst and East Harwich
◊
Preparing for the Storm: Lessons Learned
from Tropical Storm Irene on Planning for
Resiliency in Local Infrastructure
4 ◊
Mobile Workshop A
Springfield Materials Recycling Facility
◊ Mobile Workshop B
Historic Preservation/Economic Development
Downtown Walking Tour
For Mobile Workshop attendees with mobility restrictions, please notify conference organizers so
we can ensure accommodations are made in advance to ensure full participation. Thanks!
5 ◊
Municipally Sponsored Limited
Developments
◊
Introduction to Historic Preservation at
the Local Level
6 ◊ Recent Court Decisions
Conference Payment
Qty.
MAPD Member x ($85) = $
Non-member x($100) = $
Total $
Mail Check (payable to "MAPD Inc.") and completed
Registration Form to:
MAPD Inc.
PO Box 912
Greenfield, MA 01302
Registration and fees must be received no later than
Friday, May 25, 2012. In order to receive preferred
hotel rate, hotel reservations must be booked by
Wednesday, May 23, 2012.