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Founded by a consortium of the National Endowment of the Arts in 1977 under the title \"Partners for Livable Places,\" the organization initially focused on design and culture as resources for livability.","During the 1980s the organization expanded its scope to address the economic concerns of communities and launched a number of programs, each focusing on a specific problem area of community development. The Economics of Amenity program secured PLC's place as a national resource dedicated to the economic value of using amenities for community development. It was soon followed by three other programs - Cities in Transition, The New Civics, and Celebrate the American Community - which approached community development in a more holistic manner that took open spaces and cultural centers into consideration as well as the impact of social and physical changes to the urban landscape.","During the 1990s the Shaping Growth in America program was launched to address issues of social inequity, children and families, minorities and the poor. The 1990s also brought a new name, \"Partners for Livable Communities,\" and a redefinition of the Partners' Resource Center as the National Center for Community Action. PLC continues to work toward the growth and improvement of American communities to this day.","Processed in 2008 and 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in January 2009 by Eron Ackerman. Finding aid updated by Amanda Menjivar in February 2023.","The Special Collections Research Center has other materials on urban planning in the Planned Community Archives collection and on transportation planning in the , the , the , and the","This collection contains planning reports, studies, theses, dissertations, policy proposals, books, magazine articles, meeting minutes, and congressional hearings on various aspects of urban planning and community development dating mostly from the 1970s and 1980s. Much of the material deals with cities and regions in the United States, but the collection also features reports and studies on China and a number of European countries. 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Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. 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It was soon followed by three other programs - Cities in Transition, The New Civics, and Celebrate the American Community - which approached community development in a more holistic manner that took open spaces and cultural centers into consideration as well as the impact of social and physical changes to the urban landscape.","During the 1990s the Shaping Growth in America program was launched to address issues of social inequity, children and families, minorities and the poor. The 1990s also brought a new name, \"Partners for Livable Communities,\" and a redefinition of the Partners' Resource Center as the National Center for Community Action. PLC continues to work toward the growth and improvement of American communities to this day.","Processed in 2008 and 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in January 2009 by Eron Ackerman. 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The materials included in this collection were gathered by the Partners for Livability Community in its effort to form a clearing house of information on urban and regional planning under the NEH-funded Architecture, Design and Planning Program.","Series 1, Adaptive Reuse, contains materials on historic preservation and the reuse of old buildings and spaces for new purposes. It includes books outlining the cultural and economic benefits of adaptive reuse as well as case studies on the adaptive use of specific buildings, including industrial centers, loft apartments, museums, schools, historic railroad stations, and the Old St. Louis Post Office.","Series 2, Archaeology, includes a hand-full of materials on urban and industrial archaeology in California, the Northeast, and London.","Series 3, Central Business Districts, is the largest section of the PLC collection. It contains a number of planning reports, policy proposals, and books pertaining to the revitalization of central business districts and enterprise zones. The materials cover an array of U.S. cities including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Baltimore, Bethesda, Washington, DC, Louisville, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, and Portland, Oregon. Some of the materials also deal with Canadian cities including Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto as well as European cities including London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. The subjects covered include highway noise and beautification, rural land development, lake management, and water conservation.","Series 8, Handicap Accessibility, contains a small number of manuals on the incorporation of accessibility features into architecture and urban design.","Series 9, Open Spaces, Parks, and Recreation, consists mostly of plans and reports on the design and development of open spaces, parks, and cultural facilities. The subjects addressed include urban open spaces, parks, zoos, waterfront revitalization, and urban forestry in such cities as Dayton, Pittsburgh, Camden, Chattanooga, San Francisco, and Tampa.","Series 10, Public and Private Partnerships, includes reports and studies on the projects of various public and private partnerships aimed at developing the local economy, mitigating social inequity, and providing social services such as child care and urban renewal to the community. 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The topics covered include automobile restricted zones, center-city parking and parking lot design, transportation architecture, the economics of transportation restriction, traffic control design, railway and trolley transit, bicycle transportation and parking, and pedestrian relief areas.","Series 13, Urban Planning, is the largest section of the PLC collection after Series 3 (Central Business Districts). This series contains planning reports, policy statements, and congressional hearings on a wide range of urban planning and community development issues including economic development, land use, municipal tax policy, and suburban sprawl. Most of the materials deal with U.S. cities including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Madison, and Cincinatti, and such North American regions as Arizona, California, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, Hawaii, Ontario, and British Columbia. 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The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. 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The materials included in this collection were gathered by the Partners for Livability Community in its effort to form a clearing house of information on urban and regional planning under the NEH-funded Architecture, Design and Planning Program.","Series 1, Adaptive Reuse, contains materials on historic preservation and the reuse of old buildings and spaces for new purposes. It includes books outlining the cultural and economic benefits of adaptive reuse as well as case studies on the adaptive use of specific buildings, including industrial centers, loft apartments, museums, schools, historic railroad stations, and the Old St. Louis Post Office.","Series 2, Archaeology, includes a hand-full of materials on urban and industrial archaeology in California, the Northeast, and London.","Series 3, Central Business Districts, is the largest section of the PLC collection. 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Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. 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It was soon followed by three other programs - Cities in Transition, The New Civics, and Celebrate the American Community - which approached community development in a more holistic manner that took open spaces and cultural centers into consideration as well as the impact of social and physical changes to the urban landscape.","During the 1990s the Shaping Growth in America program was launched to address issues of social inequity, children and families, minorities and the poor. The 1990s also brought a new name, \"Partners for Livable Communities,\" and a redefinition of the Partners' Resource Center as the National Center for Community Action. PLC continues to work toward the growth and improvement of American communities to this day.","Processed in 2008 and 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in January 2009 by Eron Ackerman. 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Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. 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Founded by a consortium of the National Endowment of the Arts in 1977 under the title \"Partners for Livable Places,\" the organization initially focused on design and culture as resources for livability.","During the 1980s the organization expanded its scope to address the economic concerns of communities and launched a number of programs, each focusing on a specific problem area of community development. The Economics of Amenity program secured PLC's place as a national resource dedicated to the economic value of using amenities for community development. It was soon followed by three other programs - Cities in Transition, The New Civics, and Celebrate the American Community - which approached community development in a more holistic manner that took open spaces and cultural centers into consideration as well as the impact of social and physical changes to the urban landscape.","During the 1990s the Shaping Growth in America program was launched to address issues of social inequity, children and families, minorities and the poor. The 1990s also brought a new name, \"Partners for Livable Communities,\" and a redefinition of the Partners' Resource Center as the National Center for Community Action. PLC continues to work toward the growth and improvement of American communities to this day.","Processed in 2008 and 2009 by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty. EAD markup completed in January 2009 by Eron Ackerman. 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The materials included in this collection were gathered by the Partners for Livability Community in its effort to form a clearing house of information on urban and regional planning under the NEH-funded Architecture, Design and Planning Program.","Series 1, Adaptive Reuse, contains materials on historic preservation and the reuse of old buildings and spaces for new purposes. It includes books outlining the cultural and economic benefits of adaptive reuse as well as case studies on the adaptive use of specific buildings, including industrial centers, loft apartments, museums, schools, historic railroad stations, and the Old St. Louis Post Office.","Series 2, Archaeology, includes a hand-full of materials on urban and industrial archaeology in California, the Northeast, and London.","Series 3, Central Business Districts, is the largest section of the PLC collection. It contains a number of planning reports, policy proposals, and books pertaining to the revitalization of central business districts and enterprise zones. The materials cover an array of U.S. cities including Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Baltimore, Bethesda, Washington, DC, Louisville, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, and Portland, Oregon. Some of the materials also deal with Canadian cities including Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto as well as European cities including London, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. 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Some specific items include a 1981 study on the revitalization of New York's 42nd St, a 1980 review of urban renewal in Amsterdam, a Bethesda streetscape plan from 1984, a comprehensive plan for the central city area of Racine, Wisconsin, proposals for retail development in Washington, D.C., and several studies on malls, farmers markets, and sidewalk cafes from the 1970s and 1980s.","Series 4, Cultural Facilities, contains materials on the municipal funding of public art and the development of community cultural facilities such as art centers, theaters, concert halls, and opera houses. The cities covered include Seattle, Rochester, Lowell, Knox, and Washington, D.C.","Series 5, Design, contains various technical, prescriptive, and theoretical materials on urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture. The subjects covered range from studies of classical Greek, Gothic, and twelfth-century Chinese architecture to surveys of contemporary British, German, Italian, and Swedish architecture to manuals on pedestrian design and articles on vandalism deterrence. The cities and regions covered include Berlin, Australia, Calgary, New Orleans, Brooklyn, rural Texas, and Concho, Arizona.","Series 6, Energy, contains numerous reports and studies on energy conservation planning as well as several congressional hearings on conservation policy. Most of the materials therein cover general issues (as opposed to case studies) including solar energy, bicycle transportation design, and making old buildings and historic districts energy efficient.","Series 7, Environment, contains plans and guidelines for environmental design and conservation in various regions including California, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Athens, Greece. The subjects covered include highway noise and beautification, rural land development, lake management, and water conservation.","Series 8, Handicap Accessibility, contains a small number of manuals on the incorporation of accessibility features into architecture and urban design.","Series 9, Open Spaces, Parks, and Recreation, consists mostly of plans and reports on the design and development of open spaces, parks, and cultural facilities. The subjects addressed include urban open spaces, parks, zoos, waterfront revitalization, and urban forestry in such cities as Dayton, Pittsburgh, Camden, Chattanooga, San Francisco, and Tampa.","Series 10, Public and Private Partnerships, includes reports and studies on the projects of various public and private partnerships aimed at developing the local economy, mitigating social inequity, and providing social services such as child care and urban renewal to the community. The partnerships examined in this series include the Bronx Land Reclamation Program, the Citibank Flatbush Project, the Missouri Neighborhood Assistance Program, and the Navy Broadway Complex Project.","Series 11, Tourism, contains reports and proposals pertaining to the promotion and development of tourism. The materials deal with such topics as the development of historic centers for tourism, tourist impact control, the 1980 and 1981 Travel Outlook Forum proceedings, the promotion of black material culture, and the \"gritty city enhancement strategy,\" which aims to capitalize on the \"gritty\" ambience of old working-class neighborhoods and industrial centers as tourist attractions.","Series 12, Transportation, contains materials on the design and improvement of transportation infrastructure. Most of the studies cover general topics, but the series includes case studies of New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and the Netherlands. The topics covered include automobile restricted zones, center-city parking and parking lot design, transportation architecture, the economics of transportation restriction, traffic control design, railway and trolley transit, bicycle transportation and parking, and pedestrian relief areas.","Series 13, Urban Planning, is the largest section of the PLC collection after Series 3 (Central Business Districts). This series contains planning reports, policy statements, and congressional hearings on a wide range of urban planning and community development issues including economic development, land use, municipal tax policy, and suburban sprawl. Most of the materials deal with U.S. cities including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Madison, and Cincinatti, and such North American regions as Arizona, California, Texas, Oregon, New Jersey, Hawaii, Ontario, and British Columbia. 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