Volume 21.2 General (1996)

Editors: Joseph Bamberg, Merritt Clapp-Smith, Karen Kristiansson, and Mark Shelburne

A digital version of this issue is available here.

RECOGNIZING A SLAPP SUIT AND UNDERSTANDING ITS CONSEQUENCES

Cook, Darrell; Merriam, Dwight

The article overviews SLAPP suits, describing impacts, judicial, and legislative responses in New York & Massachusetts.

ATLANTA AND THE OLYMPICS: THE CASE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING

Eplan, Leon

The article outlines development trends in Atlanta and the impacts of the 1996 Olympics. They argue that the Olympics can be a catalyst for creating a new Atlanta, and describes conditions underpinning Atlanta’s efforts thus far.

NORTH CAROLINA MAIN STREET PROGRAM AT 15 YEARS: GIVING COMMUNITIES HOPE FOR THEIR DOWNTOWNS

Swink, Rodney

The article depicts the Main Street Program in North Carolina, describing lessons from a statewide perspective.

GREENSBORO’S ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN

Cowhig, Mike

A Greensboro Community Planner describes the city’s recent application for the federal Enterprise Community Program, outlining its Strategic Planning process.

RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION IN NORTH CAROLINA

Freeman, Lance

The author outlines causes and costs of residential segregation, provides a snapshot of residential segregation in North Carolina, and policy implications of facing these social conditions.

‘MICRO’ ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING BUSINESSES FROM THE BOTTOM UP

Buchholz, David

This article examines the need for microbusiness development, surveying both Third World and local perspectives in developing a comprehensive approach to micro-enterprise development.

THE STREETSCAPE DEMONSTRATION

Deaner, Hugh; Turchi, Francesca

The authors describe a streetscape charette process in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.