The imperative to ask: “What do the statistics actually mean?”
A recent keynote address at a planning event got me quite intrigued at what I think is emerging as a problem in our planning profession. This keynote basically took a …
Myth #4 – Charging fees to developers will transfer wealth from the rich to the community and pay for public goods with no negative impacts:
There is a widely held belief in the community and local governments that levying fees and charges against developers merely distributes assets from overly wealthy developers to the community. However, …
Myth #3 – Public plans and policies are sacrosanct
An unfortunate perspective regarding the relationship between existing local government policies and development opportunities involves the attitude we all have toward policies and plans. Some believe that community plans, zoning …
Myth #2 – Development is merely a privilege and developers have no rights:
Continuing on in exploring myths that undermine the ability of communities to achieve economic development and have a proactive and positive working relationship with the development community – this one …
Myth #1 – Public interest is generally not aligned with private interests
There are some assumptions in play in the public sector and community to various degrees that form the basis for the often antagonistic positioning a community or local government takes …