New Report from MDT on Land Use and Highway Noise
The MT Department of Transportation released the following report "Growing Neighborhoods and Growing Corridors: Land Use Planning for Highway Noise" in March 2008. A copy of the report can be accessed by clicking on this link. (Note: this file is a 1.28MB PDF, so it may take a minute to load, depending on your connection speed)
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Information from MDT on Traffic Control Devices on Private Property
The MT Department of Transportation has sent the following article to MAP regarding Traffic Control Devices on private property. (Note: this article is a 1.2MB PDF, so it may take a minute to load, depending on your connection speed)
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2006 Population Estimates
The MT Department of Commerce Census & Information Center has released population estimates for 2006 and they can be found on the CEIC web site.
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AICP Certification Maintenance
On 13 April 2007, the AICP Commission adopted a plan for Certification Maintenance for AICP members. The program formally starts on 1 January 2008. For more details on the Certification Maintenance program, including FAQs and a program overview and details, please visit the Certification Maintenance web site.
AICP members, as of mid-October 2007, you can now start logging in your Continuing Education credits on the AICP website. Click here to log in your credits and also find live or remote CE opportunities.
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Final Model Subdivision Regulations
MAP, in conjunction with MACo JPIA, the University of Montana School of Law Land Use Clinic, Montana Smart Growth Coalition and the Montana Association of Realtors developed Model Subdivision Regulations that incorporate changes made by the 2005 Legislature. Click on a link below to view a copy of the Model Subdivision Regulations (modified 9/06):
Final Model Subdivision Regulations - 1.4MB (MS Word format)
Final Model Subdivision Regulations - 870KB (PDF format)
If you have questions about the model regulations, please contact Jeff Bollman.
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2007 MAP Conference
In 2007, MAP will not have a separate fall conference, but will instead encourage its membership to attend the Western Planner conference in Dickinson, ND on 8-10 August 2007.
Please visit the Western Planner web site for more details on the conference.