Articles

American Planning Association, May/June 2010

TDR-Less TDR Revisited: Transfer of Development Rights Innovations and Gunnison County's Residential Density Transfer Program

Co-authored by Chris Duerksen, Mike Pelletier, Rick Pruetz, FAICP, this May 2010 PAS Memo examines recent innovations in TDR programs through a series of case studies.
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Planning, April 2010

Embracing Sustainability in Community Plans—How to undertake the newest—and greenest—planning efforts

Authored by Ben Herman, FAICP of Clarion Associates, this article highlights different approaches being taken by communities around the country to strive for a more sustainable future, and discusses some of the challenges associated with each.
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Planning, January 2008

Saving the World Through Zoning

The Sustainable Community Development Code by Christopher Duerksen. As featured in the January 2008 edition of Planning.
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Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute

Obsolete Subdivisions and What To Do About Them

Donald L. Elliott

Obsolete subdivisions can cause serious legal problems for planners, property owners, and developers. This publication, written by a land-use lawyer and planner, provides a complete tool kit for anyone who must sort out zoning and property rights issues and mitigate damages. The author also discusses the full scope of issues, including procedural due process, avoidance of takings claims, and the perceptions and legalities of property rights.

Colorado Historical Society

The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Colorado

R. Matthew Goebel and Marlise Fratinardo

While the cultural, social, and aesthetic benefits of historic preservation have been well known for many years, it is only recently that we've come to understand the substantial economic benefits. This report documents the economic benefits of several types of historic preservation in Colorado. It focuses on how preservation can be an engine for economic development, how preservation impacts property values, the relationship between preservation and affordable housing, and the effects of preservation in rural areas.