Contents

 

Introduction   Carleton Montgomery

Part I. Mandatory Plans      

1. Regional Growth Management in the Portland Metropolitan Area

      Andrew Cotugno and Richard Benner

2. Regional Planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

     Sy Adler, Carl Abbott, and Margery Post Abbott

3. Restoring the Tahoe Region with Comprehensive Regional Planning

      Gordon Barrett

4. Ontario’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

      Brad Graham

5. Adirondack Park: The Great Conservation Experiment

      Ross Whaley and Brian Houseal

6. Pinelands National Reserve: Saving a Unique Ecosystem in the Nation’s Most Densely Developed State

      John C. Stokes and Susan Grogan

7. Planning for Tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey

      Eileen Swan

8. Restoration, Conservation, and Economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands

      Robert Ceberio

9. Changing the Land Use Paradigm to Save New York’s Central Pine Barrens

      Raymond P. Corwin

10. Cape Cod: Protecting a Land of Sand and Water

      John Lipman and Maggie Geist

Part II. Collaborative and Voluntary Planning Initiatives

11. Integrated Planning for a Sustainable Future in Puget Sound

      Robert Drewel

12. Integrated Land Use, Transportation, and Air Quality Planning in Sacramento

      Mike McKeever

13. Envision Utah: Building Communities on Values

      Alan Matheson Jr.

14. Regional Planning in Florida

      Charles L. Siemon

15. Regional Planning for Livable Communities in Atlanta

      Rob LeBeau

16. From the Mountains to the Sea: Maryland’s Smart Growth Program

      Richard Hall

17. Raising the Bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program

      Carlton Haywood

18. The Political Dead Zone in Chesapeake Bay

      Howard R. Ernst

19. Regional Planning at a County Scale in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

      Ray D’Agostino and Mary L. Frey

20. Regional Land Use and Infrastructure in the Delaware River Valley

      Barry Seymour

21. Regional Planning for the Delaware River

      Carol R. Collier

22. Planning for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, and Biodiversity in Maine

      Elizabeth Hertz

Part III. Society, Economics, and Regional Planning

23. Regions for Climate Resiliency

      Robert D. Yaro and David M. Kooris

24. Megaregion Planning and the High-Speed Rail

      Petra Todorovich

25. The Economic Benefits of Regional Planning

      Christopher Jones

26. Serving the Environment and Economy through Regional Planning

      Paul D. Gottlieb

27. Promoting Fiscal Equity and Efficient Development Practices at the Metropolitan Scale

      Myron Orfield and Thomas Luce

28. But Where Will People Live? Regional Planning and Affordable Housing

      Alan Mallach

Part IV. Land Acquisition and Regional Planning

29. Ecoregional Conservation: A Comprehensive Approach to Conserving Biodiversity

      Mark Anderson and Bob Allen

30. Saving the Chesapeake Bay through Regional Land Conservation

      Rob Etgen

31. Creating Synergy with Regional Planning and Conservation Easements

      John Bernstein

Part V. Envisioning the Region

32. Creating a Regional Vision for Regional Planning

      Gerrit Knaap

33. Visioning Sacramento

      Mike McKeever