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Full-Text Articles in Urban Studies and Planning
In Defense Of The Lowly City: Urban Exodus, Chester Smolski
In Defense Of The Lowly City: Urban Exodus, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"For much of American history, cities have been depicted as centers of sin and corruption. As a result, they have been neglected, ignored, castigated, criticized, shunned and despised by citizens and government alike. Americans just don't like cities."
Fixing Downtown: Now The Hard Part, Chester Smolski
Fixing Downtown: Now The Hard Part, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Nov. 7, 1991, will not necessarily be labeled a local day of infamy just because Prime Time Live chose to highlight Rhode Island, which some have called the most corrupt state in the country. But if one attended the final presentation of the Providence "charrette" earlier that evening--a summary of ideas and actions designed to revitalize the capital city's downtown--and later watched ABC's depiction of our state--one could certainly call it a day of incongruity."
Keeping The Pols Honest With Regionalization, Chester Smolski
Keeping The Pols Honest With Regionalization, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The New England Governor's Conference will hold a meeting in Hartford on December 6 to address regional economic issues that are common to the six states located in the northeast corner of the country. During that same week, the towns of Warren and Bristol in Rhode Island will hold public sentiment for the sharing of schools in the two towns. As disparate as these two meetings appear to be, there is a commonality of purpose that marks both: regionalism."
Bringing It Together, Downtown, Chester Smolski
Bringing It Together, Downtown, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"They came, they saw, they discussed, they analyzed, and they made their ideas known to the populace. Now they wait for further comments from the citizenry before they provide their final written report in January."
Park Futures: A Master Plan For Portland's Park System, Portland (Or.). Bureau Of Parks And Recreation
Park Futures: A Master Plan For Portland's Park System, Portland (Or.). Bureau Of Parks And Recreation
Portland Regional Planning History
The plan is intended also to serve as a guide for the Bureau's Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which is revised annually. Through Park Futures, capital projects can be used to implement and carry out the recommendations outlined in the plan. As with other master plans, Park Futures should be updated frequently to reflect changing conditions and needs.
Portland Parks : A Vision And Blueprint For Preserving And Enhancing Our Park System, Clair Levine, John Sewell, Mary Volm
Portland Parks : A Vision And Blueprint For Preserving And Enhancing Our Park System, Clair Levine, John Sewell, Mary Volm
Portland Regional Planning History
Provides an overview on the history Portland Park's and provides a plan for the future.
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland: Report Of The Health And Welfare Subcommittee, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland: Report Of The Health And Welfare Subcommittee, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Redistricting Law And Minority Rights, Chester Smolski
Redistricting Law And Minority Rights, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"It has been referred to as "probably the most important civil rights law on the books," and the results of that legislation are most impressive. But more importantly, the Voting Rights Act promises to have an even greater influence in the coming decade."
The Commons: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Nonprofit Organization, Voluntary Action And Philanthropy, Roger A. Lohmann
The Commons: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Nonprofit Organization, Voluntary Action And Philanthropy, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
The task of identifying nonprofit organizations, voluntary action and philanthropy as the principal constituents of a single "sector" within the larger economy, society and polity has been a central challenge for the multidisciplinary paradigm which seems to be emerging in this field. The concepts of the commons and common goods are presented as concepts with important multi-disciplinary implications. The commons is characterized by uncoerced participation, shared purposes and resources, mutuality and fairness and the derivative concept of common goods, as desirable ends which are universal and indivisible within a commons but not necessarily beyond. Taken together, commons and common goods …
Watch The Process, Chester Smolski
Watch The Process, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The reason for the 1990 census is now at hand: The Reapportionment Commission is in place, and the process has just begun. The redrawing of local state and congressional boundary lines that define districts by populations to be represented at these three levels of government is upon us, and bears close watching."
Regional Urban Growth Goals And Objectives , Metro (Or.)
Regional Urban Growth Goals And Objectives , Metro (Or.)
Metro Collection
No abstract provided.
Ordinance Repealing The Columbia Region Association Of Governments Land Use Goals And Objectives And Adopting The Regional Urban Growth Goals And Objectives - Ordinance No. 91-418b, Metro (Or.)
Metro Collection
No abstract provided.
Before The Council Of The Metropolitan Service District: Bylaws , Metro (Or.)
Before The Council Of The Metropolitan Service District: Bylaws , Metro (Or.)
Metro Collection
No abstract provided.
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland: Report Of The Social Associations/Citizen Participation Subcommittee, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Study Of Racial And Ethnic Relations In Portland: Report Of The Social Associations/Citizen Participation Subcommittee, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Pawtucket Puts Planning On Tv, Chester Smolski
Pawtucket Puts Planning On Tv, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"When the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Regulation Act was passed by the General Assembly in 1988, the state became one of a handful of states that sought to bring order out of the chaos of development. The results of that legislation are slowly starting to emerge.
The original law stipulated that by the end of 1990, each city and town would file with the state a comprehensive plan which addressed nine elements. Subject to state approval to ensure compatibility with state goals and policies, the plans will allow communities to better deal with problems related to growth."
Request For Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation And Land Use Concepts: Phase 1, Metro (Or.)
Request For Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation And Land Use Concepts: Phase 1, Metro (Or.)
Metro Collection
No abstract provided.
South Park Blocks Urban Renewal Plan, As Amended September 11, 1991 (Second Amendment), Portland (Or.). Development Commission
South Park Blocks Urban Renewal Plan, As Amended September 11, 1991 (Second Amendment), Portland (Or.). Development Commission
Portland City Archives
No abstract provided.
A Survey Of Leadership Training In The Portland Metropolitan Area, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
A Survey Of Leadership Training In The Portland Metropolitan Area, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Oregon 2100: Urban Form And Settlement Patterns, Nohad A. Toulan
Oregon 2100: Urban Form And Settlement Patterns, Nohad A. Toulan
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
In 1987 New York City adopted the report of its "Commission on the Year 2000." A year later Los Angeles followed the same course and approved a report prepared by its "Los Angeles 2000 Committee." In Oregon we have been equally active in the development of alternative scenarios and strategic plans for the year 2000. The Oregon Progress Board and its Benchmarks is just one example. Others include Portland's Civic Index process and Future Focus, METRO's Goals and Objectives study and LCDC's Growth Management Study. These studies and numerous others across the country reflect a the desire to enhance, or …
Riverfront Study Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset Waterfront Committee, Holly Dominie, Stroudwater Design Group, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., Kenneth Fredette
Riverfront Study Wiscasset, Maine, Wiscasset Waterfront Committee, Holly Dominie, Stroudwater Design Group, Woodlot Alternatives, Inc., Kenneth Fredette
Maine Town Documents
No abstract provided.
Ethnic Minorities In Portland: A 1990 Census Profile, Carl Abbott
Ethnic Minorities In Portland: A 1990 Census Profile, Carl Abbott
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
In the last two years, Portlanders of all backgrounds have begun to pay serious attention to the problems and opportunities created by the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of their metropolitan area. The Oregonian and the broadcast media have focused a number of stories and reports on racial relations and racial tensions. The broad-based strategic planning efforts of the Civic Index project (1989-90) and the Portland Future Focus planning program (1990-91) have pinpointed racial and ethnic relations as one of the central issues that will determine the quality of life in the growing metropolis. The City Club of Portland is …
Seeing The City Through Suburban Eyes, Chester Smolski
Seeing The City Through Suburban Eyes, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"American cities are, in the minds of many, quite intimidating. They are congested, noisy, dirty, too difficult to drive in, and, of course, the home of muggers, rapists and murderers. For these and other reasons, too many people avoid the opportunities and fail to appreciate the joys that come with city experiences."
Attacking Geographic Illiteracy, Chester Smolski
Attacking Geographic Illiteracy, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"It has been clearly demonstrated through numerous surveys that US residents are among the most geographically illiterate people in the world. Whether trying to locate our own country or the Soviet Union on a world map, we score among the lowest of the major industrial nations of the world in such a simple exercise. But the future looks brighter, both in the nation and in Rhode Island, thanks to the efforts of the National Geographic Society.
Portland Future Focus Strategic Plan: Bridging To The New Century, Portland Future Focus
Portland Future Focus Strategic Plan: Bridging To The New Century, Portland Future Focus
Portland Regional Planning History
This plan is a framework for community success in the future. It provides overall guidance to ensuring a strong, healthy city in this decade and decades to come, but it cannot succeed without the awareness and support of the citizens of Portland. We hope this document assists the community in making the critical choices for its future.
State Economic Development Information Systems, Sheila A. Martin
State Economic Development Information Systems, Sheila A. Martin
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
The expanded role of state governments in economic development has increased their need for a wide variety of economic, demographic, and marketing information. Many state governments have responded to these needs by developing systems to deliver economic and related information to state and local economic development offices, businesses, and the general public. This paper reports the results of a survey of economic development officials designed to disclose information about how extensive automated system development is, as well as to learn about system structure and operating characteristics, the quality and quantity of the data distributed, and any particular system strengths and …
The Benefits Of Regionalization, Chester Smolski
The Benefits Of Regionalization, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Bristol County is unusual among Rhode Island's five counties. Not only is it contiguous with a county of the same name in an adjoining state, but it also consists of only three towns--Barrington, Warren and Bristol--and is one of the smallest of the 3,141 counties in this country."
Buckman Neighborhood Design Guidelines: Adopted By Ordinance 164489, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor
Buckman Neighborhood Design Guidelines: Adopted By Ordinance 164489, Portland (Or.). Office Of The City Auditor
Portland City Archives
No abstract provided.
Census Numbers Show R.I.'S Soul, Chester Smolski
Census Numbers Show R.I.'S Soul, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"More numbers have been released by the government from the 1990 census on population and housing. The results tell us something of the uniqueness of this smallest state.
It is useful to determine trends from the past and the present in order to plan for the future, a common method of analysis. But it is also helpful to realize that we are part of a region and a country, and much can be learned by making comparisons between ourselves and others for the same period of time."
The Mall Comes To Town: Planning For Its Development, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval, Edward Murray
The Mall Comes To Town: Planning For Its Development, John Mullin, Zenia Kotval, Edward Murray
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Faculty Publication Series
This article analyzes the impacts of malls on the character and economic base of a community. Based on both applied planning and academic research, it is clear that malls stimulate major changes in the community fabric. It is also apparent that community leaders who have a clear perception that their cities and towns have the potential to attract malls, and prepare for them, will be able to gain far more from their development than those that simply wait and see. The theme of this article, in short, is that a community either plans for a mall or it is planned …