References
This is a reference section that provides a number of interesting documents, mostly historical, that have had outsized impact, or less impact than they should have had, on the way we regulate and plan cities. There is value in reading the original documents that drove many of the policy decisions made in the early days of planning.
1962 - The Law of Peak-Hour Expressway Congestion -
1959 - Metropolis Regained - Grady Clay’s critique of modern planning.
1958 - A Legal and Economic Basis for City Planning - Allison Dunham’s overview of the planning profession in 1958, a critical insight into the planning environment in the late 1950’s.
1928 - City Planning Enabling Act - The Hoover Commission’s enabling document to provide guidance to the planning of cities.
1928 - A City Planning Primer -
1927 - Economics of Land Subdivision - Robert Whitten’s economic overview of the subdivision process.
1926 - State Zoning Enabling Act - The Hoover Commission’s enabling document to provide guidance to the zoning of cities.
1922 - Atlanta City Planning Commission Report - An early example of Robert Whitten’s planning concepts, having an outsized impact on future planning.
1916 - Building Zone Resolution - The City of New York’s original zoning ordinance.
1915 - Effect of Land Subdivision upon Housing and Public Health - John Nolan’s investigation into the health impacts of various subdivision strategies.
1904 - LA Residential District Zoning -
1811 - Commissioners Plan Remarks - The Commissioners of Streets and Roads remarks related to their Plan of 1811 for the City of New York (Manhattan).