Transportation and Climate Change - topic added

A new topic on Transportation and Climate Change has been created under the transportation section.

Dr. Alan Mearns, NOAA - makes presentation to class

Dr. Alan Mearns, Senior Staff Scientist, Hazardous Materials Response Division, spoke to URBDP 498B students on the topic of Oil Spill, Response & Restoration. More information on the Office of Response and Restoration of the National Ocean Service can be viewed here.

Geoffrey Thomas, Environmental Planner - speaks to class

AICP Environmental Planner Geoffrey Thomas spoke to the class on the topic of the State Environmental Policy Act. This new topic can be viewed here.

Brownfields - topic added

The new topic of Brownfields has been added to the gmforum. The new topic can be viewed here or as a link from the Topics button.

UW-UDP Students Visit Portland Metro and Orenco Station - class field trip

The students of Christine Bae's UDP class in Growth Management traveled to Portland to visit Metro and also Orenco Station. Photos from the UW visit to Orenco Station give an indication of how Orenco planners have attempted to meet some of the goals of New Urbanism.

Chuck Wolfe makes presentation on the Legal Perspectives of Brownfields

Chuck Wolfe of Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC presented a lecture on the history of brownfield development and its close ties with growth management. Nat Trumbull reports on Mr. Wolfe's presentation.

Richard Morrill speaks to Urban Ecology Colloquim about Population Growth in Washington State

Professor Richard Morrill, Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Washington, presented a lecture on a century of population growth in Washington State. Rebecca Ponzio reports on Dr. Morrill's lecture.

Password Access removed from GMforum website

Open access to the <gmforum> has replaced previous password-protection in order that a wider number of viewers have access to the website's contents.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - added

A new section for Frequently Asked Questions is being developed on the site. It will be expanded during the course of the fall quarter. The "i" information link to the left-hand side of this page links to this section.

King County 2001 Annual Growth Report available online

King County has released its 2001 Annual Growth Report. One of the purposes of the Annual Growth Report is to provide a foundation for evaluating King County land use and development policies. The 2001 report is downloadable (Table of Contents is 23KB Acrobat file).

UrbDP 498C Syllabus available

The latest version of the course syllabus for UrbDP 498C - Introduction to Land Use, Growth Management and Environmental Planning (3 credits*), Autumn 2001, is available through the "Students" link.

New Format and Focus

The gmforum is in the process of being updated and expanded to incorporate Oregon's growth management experience, in addition to its previous focus on Washington State.

Award / IT Short Course Announcement

We are very pleased to announce that our project, submitted to the 2001 AICP/ACSP Collaborative Project competition, was chosen as one of only three awards nationally ["Can Information Technology Enhance Planning Education? The : A Pilot Project between the University of Washington and Washington State Professional Planners" (a long title!)].

The AICP/ACSP Collaborative Project's stated purpose is "... to showcase and recognize collaborative efforts between academics and practitioners. It is the desire of both AICP and ACSP that this program will enhance cooperation between the planning academic community and the professional society for the filed of planning and to develop educational partnerships that contribute to the advancement of the profession of planning."

This award should be shared with all of you who participated in the project via the internet. Many of us have never met, but we have established very good rapport over the past quarters.

We also plan to offer an Information Technology Short Course for Planners, on February 12 (Monday) from 3pm to 5pm at BCON Lab, Gould Hall, University of Washington (there will be no fee, but space is limited). If you would like to gain familiarity with the World Wide Web, learn more about how it works, planning related databases and how to use them, etc., you are most welcome to participate. Because the BCON lab has only 25 computers, we would like to know how many of you might join us on February 12. If you are interested, please send and e-mail to gmforum@u.washington.edu ASAP. Thanks!

Term Papers

The student's term papers are now posted under the course home page.

Under the "Planners' Advice" section, responses to "Urban & Rural Disparities" questions have been posted. Also under the Planners section, more summaries have been posted under "Planners' Presentation".

New Students Section

The Students section now includes "Field Trips".

New Planner Topic, Essays, Formats...

The Planners section now includes "Planners' Presentation". Under the course web site, the students' second essays are being posted as they are submitted. Also, the entire web site has been updated for easier readability.

More Planners' Responses!

Under the "Planners' Advice" section, responses to "GMA & Disputes" questions have been posted.

Even More Planners' Responses & I-695/I-745!

Even though election day has past, you may still want to know more about Initiative 745. So, the topic area "Initiative 695" has been updated to include information on "Initiative 745" under the new heading "I-695/I-745". Also, under the "Planners' Advice" section, responses to "Infill and the GMA" questions have been posted.

More Planners' Responses!

Under the "Planners' Advice" section, responses to "Design & Density" questions have been posted.

New Student Responses!

Student respond to planners' advice, now posted in the "Planners' Advice" section.

Updated "Farm Preservation" Topic Information

Nat has updated information in the "Farm Preservation" section.

New Planners' Responses!

Under the "Planners' Advice" section, responses to "Smart Growth" questions have been posted.

New Topics, Essays, Reference Lists...

The Topics section now includes "Smart Growth". A comprehensive "Reference List" is now posted in the Resources section. Under the Planners section, Planners' Advice now has new responses to a set of questions relating to "Urban Growth Areas". Also under the course web site, the students' first essays are being posted as they are submitted.

New Format

Entering its second year, the "GMForum" has served well connecting profressionals with students on Growth Mangement and other related issues. However, the plethora of information that is connected to this web site has become a bit overwhelming. So, it was decided that a new format with a clearer navigation is needed to better serve you, the user. What you see today is the result. As always, web pages are dynamic, needing constant changes and revisions. From time to time, there will be some dramatic and some minor revisions. As always, they will be indicated on this page. Feel free to chime in your thoughts, suggestions, and comments about the new format to me, and I will do my best to accommodate your needs. Thanks! - HHW

"Land Use, Growth Management & Environmental Planning" - course update

The syllabus and reading list have been updated to reflect this year's curriculum. Assignment due dates and course references are now current.