For more information contact Peter Wulfhorst, 570-296-3400 or visit https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar Addressing Noise in Pennsylvania's Communities and Neighborhoods Noise can cause serious health issues and undermine the quality of life in communities. Pennsylvania municipalities possess health, safety, and welfare powers to effectively address noise issues. Furthermore, municipalities may also risk liability against the municipality for not effectively controlling noise.   …

For more information contact Peter Wulfhorst, 570-296-3400 or visit https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar Economic Profiles and Assessments: What You Will Learn About Your Community and What Others May Learn About You Private businesses market themselves for success, so why should it be any different for municipalities? Detailing your community’s demographics, statistics, and economic indicators can be beneficial to your management, residents   …

Innovative Financing for Transportation Projects REGISTER NOW Finding the funding for transportation projects can be one of the biggest hurdles when it comes to implementing plans, and is therefore a vital part of the planning process. Across the country, individual projects are approaching this challenge by pulling together packages composed of various sources, including value capture   …

For more information contact Peter Wulfhorst, 570-296-3400 or visit https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar Property Law Issues Involving Public Rights, Open Space, and Access to Private Lands It is important for land planners and local government officials to understand the nature of public resources within a community as well as the public’s rights to those resources.  Public resources, however, are sometimes owned   …

Planning for Wildfire Resiliency REGISTER NOW Finding the funding for transportation projects can be one of the biggest hurdles when it comes to implementing plans, and is therefore a vital part of the planning process. Across the country, individual projects are approaching this challenge by pulling together packages composed of various sources, including value capture   …

Penn State Extension provides research-based practical education you can trust. We help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. http://extension.psu.edu/community/ecd/courses/land-use-planning Zoning Ethics During a zoning and/or land development proceeding there are sometimes claims raised by parties concerning conflicts of interest or bias exhibited by the parties involved. A State’s Ethics   …

Participatory Planning - Improving Your Community Engagement Efforts REGISTER NOW Many of our public processes require some form of community outreach and engagement, but do these efforts lead to meaningful community engagement? Yes, we can tick the box to say that we've held the requisite public hearing or placed the public advertisement, has the community   …