Summer 2003
New Resources
Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource
Guide
The Local Government Commission’s Smart
Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide, will be available
within weeks! Based on the LGC’s research of more than 150
“smart growth” zoning codes from across the nation, this
guidebook will help planners design a zoning code that encourages
the construction of walkable, mixed use neighborhoods and the revitalization
of existing places.
Each chapter analyzes a critical issue ¨ such as design, streets
and parking ¨ and highlights exemplary codes from across the country.
The guidebook comes with a CD-ROM that contains copies of some of
the best zoning codes in the United States, as well as other resources.
PPIC/GVC
Central Valley Survey Now Available
The fourth edition of the Central Valley Survey,
a collaborative effort of the Public
Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and the Great
Valley Center, was released on April 30, 2003. The survey is
a special edition of the PPIC Statewide Survey, directed by Mark
Baldassare, a Senior Fellow at PPIC, in consultation with the Great
Valley Center.
The purpose of the surveys, began in 1999, is to “provide
comprehensive, advocacy-free information on the opinions and public
policy preferences of Central Valley residents.” Each year,
a representative sample of the 19-county Central Valley is polled
with a set of over 60 "benchmark" questions covering a
range of issues.
According to the survey, growth-related issues and air pollution
ranked highest on the list of issues facing the valley’s residents
today. Many other interesting findings, including views on local
and state government, water, transportation, taxes and the State
budget crisis, can be found in the survey.
To download the full text of the survey, visit http://www.ppic.org/
or http://www.greatvalley.org/.
For hard copies, contact the Great Valley Center at info@greatvalley.org.
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