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The runner up for this issue's cover is a photograph of a century-old building in New Bern, adorned with a mural of a rising phoenix. Situated between the communities of Duffyfield, Dryborough and the more affluent downtown historic district, this building survived a 1922 fire that decimated the two neighborhoods; and now stands as a symbol of towns commitment to the growth of these communities.
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Through a collaboration between the town of Wentworth, the local historic society and Rockingham County, a recently vacant historic courthouse was repurposed into a county museum and archive.
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This article explores the relevance of the planning profession and the value of comprehensive plans as an effective planning tool, through a single case study: Raleigh’s recently adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The plan is simultaneously a blueprint for the future and a forum for an ongoing discussion about the future of Raleigh. The plan achieved these outcomes by virtue of the process that created it, the framework under which it is implemented, and the standing commitment to keep the plan current and accountable over time. Raleigh’s success story with the adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan highlights the role of comprehensive plans in guiding communities towards long-term success.
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Two factors often shape the outcome of community planning efforts – how planners handle controversy and how they seize opportunity. This article characterizes these factors, identifies strategies to address them, and presents several case studies to illustrate these techniques in practice. In so doing, it offers insights on how to turn a community’s passions to productive use and expand our influence as planning professionals.
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The Western North Carolina Vitality Index is a web-based decision support tool that combines various data sources and indicators that are related to community sustainability.
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31170
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This article examines the fiscal implications, such as tax base, land use and public investment, of both high and low-density development patterns. Simmons suggests promoting private investments will drive private investors.
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31171
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The RTP Master Plan recognizes the need to capitalize on partnerships and promote clustered, mixed use development in order to remain competitive with other global centers of innovation.
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31172
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This article highlights Charlotte's Area Plan Implementation Program. This planning and database initiative inventories, analyzes, tracks funding, and documents recommendations from a variety of adopted city plans.
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This article outlines a methodology that assesses urbanity in three dimensions, density, diversity, and design, and creates a way to measure each dimension according to its influence on transit usage and walkability.
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17269
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Before the mass production of private automobiles in the early 1900s, many cities throughout the southeastern United States maintained bustling urban centers with electric streetcars running along major corridors. North Carolina was no exception. The flight from urban centers to the urban fringe and suburbs that began during the years following World War II promoted auto-dominated neighborhood designs. Eventually, streetcars and much of the intercity passenger rail services were disconnected. Since the adoption of the Federal Aid Highway Act in 1956, a majority of federal and state transportation funds have been devoted to highway planning and construction, and the re-emergence of alternatives to automobiles.
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17270
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In 2006, the town of Chapel Hill committed to a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gases from municipal operations by 2050. Annual inventories have been conducted to guide Chapel Hill in their greenhouse gas emission reduction measures.
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12444
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De Sousa discusses the evolution of urban greening, how it benefits cities, and the use of brownfields as sites for greening activities.
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12445
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The authors discuss benefits of protecting urban trees, such as lower energy costs through shading and reduced greenhouse gases and survey tree protection strategies in over one hundred local and county governments in the state.
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12446
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Cary, North Carolina implemented a greenway program over a decade ago; however, the city had no information its usage. Bush describes the method for determining greenway usage in Cary and for other communities as well.
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This article features communities that successfully integrated water resource management into urban sustainability efforts.
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