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Michigan Access Management Guidebook	Michigan Access Management Guidebook This 169 page, extensively illustrated Guidebook is divided into two main parts, nine chapters and five appendices. Part I identifies common traffic problems and solutions that can be effectively addressed by proper use of various access management techniques. Part II presents model plans and sample ordinances to implement access management at the local level and to coordinate local access management decisions with state, county and local road authorities. The official title of the Guidebook is Reducing Traffic Congestion and Improving Traffic Safety in Michigan Communities: Access Management Guidebook. It was prepared for the Michigan Department of Transportation by the Planning & Zoning Center, Inc. with assistance from two State Advisory Committees and one National Advisory Committee. The Guidebook is available from the Michigan Society of Planning for $30.00 (includes postage and handling). Sample Access Management Ordinances are provided in Chapter 8 of the Guidebook. These ordinances can be downloaded in an MS Word format from the Planning & Zoning Center, Inc's website by clicking HERE. They can also be downloaded from the Michigan Society of Planning's website at www.planningmi.org. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu
Patterns on the Land: Our Choices--Our Future.	Michigan's Trend Future This series of eleven working papers (1,700 pages) and a final report, Patterns on the Land: Our Choices-- Our Future. The Final Report synthesizes the key findings of the working papers, and focuses on land use and other changes in Michigan over the past 50 years and the implications if these trends continue. Each of the following topics are addressed: agriculture, demographics, minerals, natural resources, public lands, forestry, transportation, other infrastructure, jobs, tourism and the institutional structure for land use decision making. At a minimum, every individual involved in land use decision making should purchase a copy of the final report. The whole set is a must buy for every regional planning commission, county planning commission, planning consultant, community undertaking a new master plan, economic development organization, chamber of commerce, business foundations, county cooperative extension office, library, environmental group and association with an interest in land use. Cost: $10.00 for the Final Report. All twelve papers: $95.00. Discounts are available for MSPO members. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Community Planning Handbook Planning & Zoning Center, Inc. has developed several encyclopedic references, including the Community Planning Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Guiding Community Change. This handbook discusses the planning process, a variety of local technical planning reports and 96 techniques to implement local policies and plans. Techniques span a broad range of topics and include: intergovernmental cooperation, economic development, citizen participation, infrastructure management, natural resource management, open space and farmland protection, transportation management, parks and recreation and planning administration. Each technique includes a description, identifies statutory authority, lists pros and cons and basic planning considerations and references. This publication has proven to be so effective that it is being used as a model by other states and is used as a "textbook" in planning schools. Cost: $45.00.
Land Division and Access Controls	Land Division and Access Controls Developed for the MSPO Level II Training Program, this publication covers characteristics of land division and access control, existing regulatory tools and new techniques. It also stresses how to develop a land division and access control program to guide land development in an orderly, economical and efficient manner. Cost: $15.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Workbook for Preparing or Updating a Master Plan and/or Preparing a Growth Management Plan The most comprehensive document written in Michigan on Preparing or Updating a Master Plan and/or Preparing a Growth Management Plan this Workbook guides users through every step of the local planning process. It provides local communities with a methodology for both analyzing the existing Master Plan and updating the plan. Sections of the workbook include an assessment of the locality's current planning program, the planning process, citizen participation options, selection of a consultant (if one is to be used), creation of the workplan and actual preparation of the plan. More than a textbook, the workbook includes worksheets and checklists which provide step-by-step guidance throughout the local planning process. Cost: $35.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Notebook for Improving Community Appearance This Notebook offers users tips and tools to use in protecting and enhancing the visual appearance of their communities. Concepts were presented from the viewpoints of four different professional groups who routinely work in communities, affecting the appearance of those communities. These groups are Architects, Landscape Architects, Planners and Engineers. The professional associations of each were responsible for contributing the material representing their profession. Sections of the workbook deal with streetscapes, signs, building facades, parking lots, trails and other pedestrian areas, street lighting and vegetation. This Notebook provides insight into how each of the professions can be involved in the process of protecting and improving a community's appearance. Cost: $40.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Using Groundwater Protection Data to Improve Planning and Zoning Decisions. An invaluable source book to ensure informed decisions regarding Groundwater Protection.This publication covers Policy Development, Vulnerability Factors, Water Quality Data, Soil Data, County Soil Surveys, Water Well Records, and much more. Cost: $17.50. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu
Community Planning and Zoning for Groundwater Protection in Michigan: A Guidebook for Local Officials	Community Planning and Zoning for Groundwater Protection in Michigan: A Guidebook for Local Officials. Now in its second printing, this book provides a process for developing a local groundwater protection strategy. Best management practices serve as the basis for sample ordinance language for implementing a local groundwater protection program. Cost: $20.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Sign Regulations: An Overview of the Issues and Alternatives The most comprehensive and up-to-date book on sign regulation published in Michigan. Includes legal considerations, types of signs, basic approaches and principles for local sign controls, ordinance components and variances. Cost: $12.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu Site Plan Review: A Guide for Achieving Good Site Design in Your Community A must for everyone concerned with achieving good site design in their community. This publication explains basic site planning principles and the relevant health and safety aspects of common standards. Guidelines are presented for reviewing your own ordinance to identify design requirements that stifle creative site design or prevent design that is more harmonious with the natural characteristics of a site and adjoining lands than traditional standards will allow. Cost: $10.00. View Ordering Address          Go Back to Menu If you have questions regarding usage of this website or would like to report troubles, please send them via email to Control Room Technologies.