Capital Improvement Planning Research Articles

The Distribution of Urban Police Services

1 See the discussion of this topic by William H. Lucy and Kenneth R. Mladenka, Equity and Urban Service Distribution (Washington, D.C.: National Training and Development Service), forthcoming; George E. Antunes and Kenneth R. Mladenka, "The Politics of Local Services and Service Distribution," in The New Urban Politics, ed. Louis H. Masotti and Robert L. Lineberry (Cambridge, Mass.: Ballinger Publishing Co., 1976), 147-169; Robert L. Lineberry and Robert E. Welch, "Who Gets WVhat: Measuring the Distribution of Urban Public Services," Social Science Quarterly, 54 (March 1974), 700-712; and Bryan D. Jones and Clifford Kaufman, "The Distribution of Urban Public Services," Administration and Society, 6 (November 1974), 337-360. 2 Kenneth R. Mladenka and Kim Quaile Hill, "The Distribution of Benefits in an Urban Environment: Parks and Libraries in Houston," Urban Affairs Quarterly, 13 (September 1977), 73-94. Robert L. Lineberry, "Equality, Public

Workship on noise control and urban planning

In recognition of the fact that unrestricted land development and planning decisions made without regard to noise have left a legacy of noise problems which are just now being addressed by noise abatement progams, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, sponsored a two day Workshop on Noise Control and Urban Planning. The purpose of the workshop was to prepare local, state, and Federal government land use planners to identify and quantify potential noise problems using current analytical techniques and solutions to noise problems through compatible land use planning. The Workshop was divided into several major elements. Problem definition, assessment alternatives and problem solutions presented the land use planner with a logical, sequential path of attack. A discussion of the integration of Federal, State, and local legislative parameters into the planning process was coupled with the latest analytical techniques and noise prediction programs. Potential solutions to the noise problems included planning as well as operational controls. Comprehensive and master planning, zoning, architectural controls, building codes, and capital improvement planning were among the solutions covered. The purpose of this paper is to present highlights of the major elements of the Workshop.

Viewpoint

This special single-theme issue of Educational Considerations presents a coordinated series of invited articles addressing current issues, ideas and trends in educational facility and capital improvement planning.

Role of the City Engineer in Urban Planning

The city planner has stepped into the municipal government structure to fill the gap (long range planning) left by the city engineer in the past. Too much emphasis is now being placed on the socio-economic requirements in planning our urban areas. As a result, many plans will never become a reality. A long-range plan must be made up from a number of short-range programs. The city engineer and planner must cooperate in the development of the transportation plan, capital improvement plan, land use plan, circulation plan, subdivision regulations, street openings and setback regulations. The city engineer must provide technical guidance for today’s city planning activities.