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longer need to came into city o£�ces. They can check tl�e
<br />�rogress of t�►eir applications at any time because TAPS is
<br />accessible via telnet oi� a 6ullec3n board system. This keeps tl�e
<br />developer informed throughout tl�e application process and
<br />creates accountability in the plaaning department.
<br />The capability of TAPS Iias grown to include all development
<br />ceviews. Periiaps the tnost important impinvement, however, faas been
<br />the abiliry to share information among difFerent municipal
<br />depu-tments, which ca�i simultaneousiy revie�v and revise applicatio�zs.
<br />Housron's Platining and Developmeat Department now teviews
<br />submittals along wieiz cixe Depaztment oF Public Works a�id
<br />Bngineering, the Harris County Flood Conuoi District, ai�d otlier
<br />government agencies and utiliry cosnpanies. Mrtrtin Roupe
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<br />Ci1� Comfo���o E#�� ��
<br />�aaAld a�a U�bw� V�l�c� �
<br />Ddvid Suchen Cr.'ty Comfortr Press. 5605 Keystone Place North,
<br />Se�ttle, WA 98103. 1995. 176pp. $I8.
<br />The autlzor of this engaging, well-illustrated litde to►ne says ic
<br />is �aot about zoning, iiasically, it is tiot. Bttt that does noe meaia
<br />that it contains ito lessons for zoners, for it does, especially on tl�e
<br />difficult subject of not allowing zoi�ing to stifle the indigenous
<br />creativiry that ca�z �nalce urban neighbarlioods havens oE
<br />spontaneity and, well, fun. This is not a book about tnaps ax�d
<br />tl�e big picture, but about tiie way we des'tgn the noolcs and
<br />cran�aies tl�at bcing the city to Iife and spur social interaction—
<br />wl�ed�er tlxcouglz sidewalfc caFes or park benches or a liundred
<br />other minor amenities chat add up ro a l�igher quality of life.
<br />��ns��safao� �sig�
<br />for �ub�ivisa���
<br />IZandall G. A��endt. Isla�td I'�•e.rs, Box 7, Dept. 2R, Covelo, C.4
<br />95428. 1996. I60pp. $3495.
<br />Itandail Areadt l�as becoine one of the planning profession's
<br />chief apostles for rlie preservation of open space i�x subdivision
<br />�lesigns. Heavily illustrated as are all tlrendt books, this volume
<br />locuses oia tlae teclz�iiques for identifying potential cociservation
<br />laf�ds and establishing priorities for resource cot�setvatioaa. He
<br />i��cEudes ntociel local zoning aud subdivision orciinances to
<br />facilitate such development.
<br />Zouiug N�rur is a monlhly netvsletter puhlis6ed by t6e American Plamiing Associatian.
<br />S�i6scri�xionx are availabie for $50 (U.S.) and $65 (Foreigii). Frank S, So, Exewtive
<br />I_)irectur, \X/illiam R. Klein, Director oFResearch.
<br />Z.iaing Ne'rm is pwdueed at APA. Jim Schwab, Ediror, Chris Burke, Fay Dolniel<,
<br />Michelle Gregory, Sanjay Jccc, Megan Lewis, Doug Martin, Marya Morris, Martin
<br />Rnupc, Aaron Sl:eiE�ey, Laura'Chompson, Re��orrers; Cynthia Cheski, Assistasit Ed'sror,
<br />Lisa Barmn, Design and Production.
<br />Cop��riglit 0199G by American Planning Association, t22 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 160U,
<br />Chicago, IL G06U3. "I�he American Planning Associatiun has headquarters offices at 1776
<br />Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Waahingron, DC 20036.
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