Planning
Planning is an essential function of local and state government agencies, involving the strategic development of policies and initiatives that shape the growth and sustainability of communities. Effective planning covers a wide range of areas, including land use, transportation, and environmental impact, ensuring that development aligns with the region’s long-term goals. This directory offers articles on planning and related topics like Zoning, which explores the regulations that govern land use and development to create orderly and beneficial urban and rural environments.
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: “Adults aged 65 and older are a growing demographic who are often disproportionately impacted by severe weather”
A committee formed to provide input on the monument design includes representatives from FDNY and other first responder unions
The proposed $35 million fund would be used to reimburse out-of-jurisdiction police agencies that pitch in when an emergency arises
Despite two finalists being interviewed in a public forum, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean named Meridian Chief Mark Niemeyer to the top position at the Boise Fire Department
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
Planning documents sent to health departments ask officials to work out which groups should receive the vaccine first
The committee formed at the behest of the National Institutes of Health and CDC published a draft recommending a four-phase distribution plan for the vaccine
This community in the Austin region may be on the small side, but that hasn’t stopped Eivens and her team from making Cedar Park, Texas, one of the best places to live in the U.S.
The former mayor and Democratic presidential candidate described the initiative as a “plan for righting what I think are historic wrongs and creating opportunity and wealth in black communities.”
“We have the power today to build and rebuild communities that have been left out and left behind for generations,” the mayor said. “And the power to do it in our areas where it’s needed the most.”
House Democrats and several of the hearing’s witnesses said some immigrants and Hispanics may still be afraid to participate in the census this spring
Three national refugee resettlement agencies argue that Trump’s October executive order allowing local governments to keep new refugees from settling in their jurisdictions illegally conflicts with the Refugee Act and are seeking a preliminary injunction.
