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Helping Small Towns With Big Plans, Aaron C. Ledford
Helping Small Towns With Big Plans, Aaron C. Ledford
Planning Masters Professional Reports
Small rural towns in Texas are under increasing pressure from state and federal entities to develop a master plan in order to procure funding. Unfortunately, many small towns lack the financial capital or the technical proficiency to create such a plan. By sampling plans of select small towns and analyzing plan elements against the criteria set by experts in their respective fields, assembled in a rubric created for this report, a template will be created utilizing the most effective implementation methods. This template will enable small town administrators to (1) understand the elements of a plan, (2) prioritize elements of …
Urban Design Framework For Celina Along Preston Corridor, Srijana Shakya, Jianling Li
Urban Design Framework For Celina Along Preston Corridor, Srijana Shakya, Jianling Li
Planning Masters Professional Reports
The city of Celina is a small city located within Collin County in the northern part of the North Central Texas Metroplex. The city was a rural based community with a large percentage of agricultural land. However, over the past decade, Celina's population tripled from around 1800 to over 5200 people. Currently, the city is in a transition phase and is anticipated to grow and develop rapidly in the future. Development is predicted to occur first along Preston Corridor (SH 289), which runs through the city boundary, for two main reasons. First, the continual development trend along Preston Corridor in …