Friday, October 06, 2006
Comprehensive plans represent phyical plans that local jurisdictions adopt to guide development patterns. Under state planning laws, a jurisdiction must adopt a plan before it can enforce zoning ordinances.
Wellesley, Ma has recently completed a plan. Read more.
If you are curious about what a good comprehensive plan looks like, you can download it from this page.
There are a number of good physical planning sites on the web. Two of my favorites are PlannersWeb and Planetizen. EDPros can use these sites to get some helpful background on physical planning issues.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
Download some background information on me here.