Posts tagged GIS
2016, Issue 04

Midtown Emerges on NW Denver Brownfield
Ashby, Matt

What in the world is "spit home" development?
Detweiler, Bill

How GIS has helped Minot Increase Productivity
Erickson, Aleesha

2016 Western Planner Awards
Parker, Angela

2016 Western Planner/MAP Conference Great Falls, Montana
Pava, Dan

Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana: 1933-42
Smith, Michael

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2013, Issue 02

Idaho Students Compete in 2013 Future City Competition
Cecil, Jon & Linhart, Steve

Planning and Finance - Risky Business
Dugan, Patrick L.

Art of Engagement - Preserve the Wholeness in Landscapes and Cultivate a Community Life……….
Nellis, Lee

When Planning Becomes Most Fowl
Radtke, Jason

What's So Great About Sandoval County?
Stebleton, Brad

A look into the past, present, and future of Lead, South Dakota
Vogt, Amber

Bargain GIS- ARCMAP Alternatives and Other Tools
Williams, Wells

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2010, Issue 04

Planning Commissioner's Corner - How Planning Practice Becomes Theory in Small Town Planning
Dearing, Joe

Planning and Finance: Riding the Bullet
Dugan, Patrick, L.

Book Review - Why the Clustering of Like Minded America is Tearing Us Apart
Nellis, Lee

Following the Energy: The Art of the Public Engagement
Nellis, Lee

A GIS Solution for Planning Evolution: The City of Mesquite's Address Map Book
Spear, Tim

Long Range Public Involvement--Why Bother?
Trebilcock, Sam

Featured Planner - Donna J. Bye, City Planner, Minot, North Dakota
Weil, Larry

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2009, Issue 01

Planning and Finance Series: Developer Financing Tools
Dugan, Patrick L.

And the Medford Yard Went on Forever
Finkler, Earl

Las Vegas Celebtates National Community Planning Month
Past, Tina

Featured Planner - April Getchius, Casper, WY Community Development Director
Threewitt, Don

Same Face, Different Name: An Arterial Street Land Use Strategy for Preservation of Residential Neighborhoods
Watson, Jayna

What Surveyors Want from GIS: Spatial Access to Property Records
Zollman, Karen

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2007, Issue 07

Update--Urban and Rural Growth in Montana: Incorporated Versus Unincorporated Areas
Byrom, Gus & Brenden, Kathryn

Defining Utah's Rural Character
Cottam, Brian

Planning and Finance Series: Money Matters
Dugan, Patrick, L.

Mercer Island Parks Web-Based Mobile Technology
Mayer, Peter M.

Conference Abstract: Multi-Media GIS on a Regional Level
Orsbon, Ben

Planner's Toolbox - Creating More Livable Communities
Ramjoue, George

Conference Abstract: Improving the Community Through Design
Sanford, Jody

Conference Abstract: Planning Ethics
Stebleton, Brad

Conference Abstract: Rural and Small Community Sustainability
Stebleton, Brad

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2006, Issue 08

Women in Planning
Baraconi, Tammy

Conference Abstract: Agriculture for Economic Development
Caputo, Dee

Livable Communities/Walkable Cities
Caputo, Dee

Planning and Finance Series: Two for One
Dugan, Patrick L.

The HUD USER Clearinghouse: Source of Housing Research and Information
HUD, US Department of

WP Editor Says "Auf Wiedersehen"
Kurtz, Steve

Planner's Toolbox - Duties of the Planning and Zoning Commission
Mapp, Jerome

Featured Planner - Candi Beaudry, Billings/Yellowstone County Planning Department
Mattox, Lora & Friday, Wyeth

Book Review: Still Stuck in Traffic, Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion, 2004 by Anthony Downs
Orsbon, Ben

Using GIS to Measure Intrinsic Landscape
Overdorf, Christopher

Conference Abstract: Green Building: Changing Your Community One Building at a Time
Sanford, Jody

A Trip Down Memory Lane
Steadman, Stan

Conference Abstract: Town and Gown Relations
Stebleton, Brad

Conference Abstract: Boise, Idaho Resort Development: Boom or Bust
Weil, Larry

Conference Abstract: Whiskey's for Drinkin and Water's for Fightin . . Or Water in the West
Weil, Larry

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2005, Issue 01

Western States Planning Director Seminar
Bauer, Leonard

Planning Commissioner's Corner - What Makes a Planner Good!
Bell, Peggy

Storing Associated GIS Data in Access Databases
Bennett, Dale

Planning and Finance Series: Keeping Track of Your Fiscal Health
Dugan, Patrick L.

Featured Planner - Barbara Becker, PhD , Professor of Planning, University of Arizona
Evans, Grace; Strelke, Barbara & Ogata, Irene

Book Review - The Western Confluence: A Guide to Governing Natural Resource
Harper, Michael

Creating Creative Cities: The Role of Redevelopment of Boise, Idaho
Kushlan, Phil

Roads, Growth Management, And Rural Planners of the West
Reid, Mark

Conference Abstract: Eat Your Vegetables, Mind Your Manners, and Involve the Public
Stebleton, Brad

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2004, Issue 02

Planning and GIS: Hiring GIS Consultants
Bennett, Dale

Yellowstone Corridor Study: Public Involvement Strategies, Key To Success
Burtenshaw, Lisa

Growth Management in Idaho: Confronting The Dilemma of Mixed-Use Development
Cecil, Jon

Planning and Finance Series: The Emperor's New Clothes
Dugan, Patrick L.

Book Review - Hope Dies Last: Keeping The Faith In Difficult Times By Studs Terkel, 2003
Faas, Ron

The Western Planner 25th Anniversary
Kurtz, Steve

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Twenty Ways To Conduct A Successful Planning And Zoning Hearing
Mapp, Jerome

Featured Planning School - City and Regional Planning Program Dept of Geography New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
Stebleton, Brad

Planner's Toolbox: Ordinance Retooling
Weil, Larry

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2003, Issue 08

Planning and GIS: "Where is It?" Part 2
Bennett, Dale

Featured Planner - Joanne Garnett, AICP
Caputo, Dee

Planning and Finance Series: Utilities and Growth
Dugan, Patrick L.

Coping with Multi-Family Conversions
Lang, Lance

Regional Siting of Essential Public Facilities: An Inter-jurisdictional Approach Based on Equitable Distribution
Larsen, Esther

Message from the Governor of Washington (Reprint)
Locke, Gary

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2003, Issue 06

Featured Planner - Don "Skip" Canfield, AICP, Senior Planner, Nevada Division of State Lands, Carson City, Nevada
Avance, Theresa

Planning and GIS: "Where Is It?"
Bennett, Dale

Planning and Finance Series: Surf's Up
Dugan, Patrick L.

2003 Conference Awards
Garnett, Joanne

Conference Abstract: Keynote Speaker James Van Hemert and The Western Planning Experience
Garnett, Joanne

Book Review - The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
Hurand, Fred

Las Vegas, Nevada WP Conference Highlights
Kurtz, Steve

Conference Abstract: Prioritization Methods for Capital Projects
Orsbon, Ben

Planner' Toolbox: Land Division Permits
Towler, Bill

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2003, Issue 05

GIS and Public Records Requests
Bennett, Dale

Planning and Finance Series: How to Slice the Budget Pie
Dugan, Patrick L.

Historic Nunamiut Kayak Returns to Anaktuvuk Pass for Restoration
Finkler, Earl

Young Leader Speaks to North Slope Young People
Finkler, Earl

Planning in the Land of Oz
Garnett, Joanne

Featured Planner - Eric Easton Natrona County, Wyoming Attorney
Kurtz, Steve

All Roads Lead to Yucca Mountain
Navis, Irene

Book Review: True West - Authentic Development Patterns for Small Towns and Rural Areas
Pratt, Sue

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2003, Issue 04

Planning and GIS: Assembling and Integrating Records for GIS
Bennett, Dale

Planning and Finance Series: While the Devil May Be in the Details, Our Salvation May Be There As Well
Dugan, Patrick L.

Featured Planner - Ted Haeder, Planner for the Central South Dakota Enhancement District
Eich, Austin

Growth Management in Washington: Community Voices in Support A WP Feature Article Series Part IV - Up to Speed with Growth Management and a Planning Commissioner's Perspective
Rader, Chris & Perz, Paul

A Primer on the New Energy Boom: An Emerging Challenge for Western Planners, Part III: Implications for the Future of the West
Spencer, David

Planning Commissioner's Corner - The Non-Resident Planning Commissioner
Stebleton, Brad

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2003, Issue 03

Planning and GIS: Living in an Imperfect (Data) World
Bennett, Dale

Planner's Toolbox - The Question Isn't Whether or Not We Have Growth, But How We Manage It
Daniels, Steven E.

Planning and Finance Series: Policy, Not Pencils
Dugan, Patrick L.

Book Review - The Earth is Faster Now: Indigenous Observations of Arctic Environmental Change
Finkler, Earl

Featured Planner - Jim Gilmour, Fargo, North Dakota
Gray, Cindy

Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program: Neighborhood Youth Serving the Community
Harsin, Stephen K.

Growth Management in Washington: Community Voices in Support A WP Feature Article Series Part III - Historic Preservation and Growing Schools
Simpson, Joan

Growth Management in Washington: Part III - School Impact Fees: Growing Schools and Growing Communities
Stiffarm, Denise & Yuan, Grace

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2002, Issue 08

Planners and GIS: It's Not the Software, It's the Data
Bennett, Dale & Zollman, Karen

Transportation Planning: Regional Planning Organizations in New Mexico
Degani, Brian & Wilson, Thomas

Planning and Finance Series: Watch Your Back
Dugan, Patrick L.

Hot Links on the World Wide Web - Sign Regulation
Luther, Dr. Joseph

Planner's Toolbox: Calmly Paving the Road to Perdition with Good Intentions
Orsbon, Ben

Conference Abstract: A New Tool for Assessing Local and Regional Economies: The READ System
Spencer, David

A Primer on the New Energy Boom: An Emerging Challenge for Western Planners, Part II: How Communities are Coping
Spencer, David

Featured Planner - John Valdez, Albuquerque, NM
Stebleton, Brad

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2002, Issue 06

Planners and GIS - Old Problems, New Solutions
Bennett, Dale & Zollman, Karen

Planning and Finance Series: More Zigs and Zags Along My "S" Curve
Dugan, Patrick L.

How to Raise a Stink in Iron (Your) County
Erickson, Reed

Planners and Designers Gather to Discuss "Smart Growth" In Alaska's Cities and Villages
Finkler, Earl

2002 Reflections and Challenges: Evanston, Wyoming-July 16-19, 2002: Western Planner, Wyoming Planning Association, Conference Highlights.
Kurtz, Steve

Book Review - Above and Beyond: Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Stauffer, David

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2002, Issue 05

Planners and GIS - Old Problems, New Solutions
Bennett, Dale & Zollman, Karen

Planning and Finance Series: How Much Does it Cost to Support New Development
Dugan, Patrick L.

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Property Rights
Saunders, Chris

A Primer on the New Energy Boom-An Emerging Challenge for Western Planners, Part 1: Setting the Stage for Growth
Spencer, David

Facing Ethical Challenges
Stebleton, Brad

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2001, Issue 01

Letter to the Editor: Oregon Learns a Hard Lesson
Carson, Richard

Conference Abstract: GIS Basics
Hough, David

Conference Abstract: Historic Preservation
Hough, David

Conference Abstract: Access Management
Hough, David

A Can-Do Tradition in Public Works
Olson, Carla

Conference Abstract: Economic Development on Reservations
Olson, Carla

Conference Abstract: Rural by Design Goes West
Pitts, Rachael

Earthships of New Mexico: The Future is Here
Pitts, Rachael

Fly Fishing and Planning
Strozier, Jim

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2000, Issue 05

Pushing the Envelope--Providing GIS for Very Small Communities
Bennett, Dale

Book Review - The Inner Game of Work by W. Timothy Gallwey
Davis, Sandra

Planning and Finance Series: The Benefit Principle and Financing Growth
Dugan, Patrick L.

Consensus Building - A Proven Tool for Better Planning
Harmon, Will

Bye Bye Verdi (pronounced Ver-die)
Melby, Karen Lapidakis

Planner's Toolbox - Growth Boundaries and Service Area Boundaries
Towler, Bill

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1995, Issue 06

Public and Private Collaboration in Housing
Desch, Ann

Economic Development and Growth Management
Desch, Ann

Planning and Finance Article No. 5 Basic Forms of Debt for Financing Capital Facilities
Dugan, Patrick L.

Dealing with Affluent Resort Communities
Garnett, Joanne

Four Corners, Utah APA Regional Conference a major success in Park City
Kurtz, Steve

Endangered Species and Economic Development
Lynn, Susan

Water Settlements
Lynn, Susan

Still Gathering Dust? Comprehensive Plans: Innovative Techniques and Their Usefulness
Olson, Carla

Design By Law - Using the Design Review Process as a Regulatory Tool
Olson, Carla

Creative Transportation Management
Orsbon, Ben

Planning Commissioner's Corner - Why A Planning Commission?
Stebleton, Brad

Featured Planner - Phil C. Hogue, Planning and Development Services Director, Pinal County, Arizona
Towler, Bill

Loving it to Death - Environmental Preservation vs. Recreational Tourism
Williams, Wells

Update on 'Takings' Bills in Congress: Planners Need to Act August 1, 1995
Willis, Nancy

Rebooting the Brain
Wynes, Ed

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