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We make every effort to ensure that what we run is clear & understandable to non-professionals. We have also put considerable effort into ensuring that each quarterly issue of the PCJ is attractively designed and easy-to-read. The PCJ covers a wide range of planning issues, focusing on how citizen planners can work most effectively. You'll find topics such as: how to deal with the media; the basics of putting together a comprehensive plan; conflicts of interest & ex-parte communications;
running an effective meeting; developing good staff-commissioner relations -- and many, many more. Take a few minutes to browse through the contents of some of our past issues -- you'll get a sense of the range of topics we cover. The best indication we have that the PCJ
is on-target is the fact that over 90% of our trial subscribers
renew their subscriptions -- an exceptionally high rate.
Our columns and articles are tailored to meet the needs we've heard many citizen planners express: plain English explanations of planning and land use issues; insightful ideas on how planning boards can work better; and understandable explanations of basic planning law principles. I served as a member of the Burlington, Vermont, Planning Commission from July 1990 through June 1999, including three years as Chair. I've experienced first hand many of the situations you face, both as a planning commissioner and as a professional planner. I'm committed to publishing concise articles on a wide range of topics, written and edited so that you don't need an advanced degree to understand them.
Wayne M. Senville
Our basic rate is $67 for a one-year subscription (or $107 for a two-year order). Each quarterly issue contains 20 pages packed with information. If you're subscribing for a small town or city (under 25,000 in population); for a county or region with a population under 75,000; or if you are a college student, we provide a discount rate of $55 ($8 for a two-year order). A special feature of our pricing is that additional subscriptions -- if mailed to the same address -- are available for only $12 each. This pricing is designed to allow planning commissions to afford to order individual subscriptions for all of their members. Over half of our subscribers take advantage of this pricing and order multiple copy subscriptions. All subscriptions have a full money-back guarantee. If after receiving the PCJ you decide it's not for you, just let us know and we'll give you a full refund. As a subscriber, you'll also receive 25% off all our past articles (available to immediately download), as well as other publications, such as the Welcome to the Commission Guide for New Members and Elaine Cogan's Now that You're on Board. If you'd like to try out the PCJ,
you can:
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Now in its 17th year, the Planning Commissioners Journal is the nation's principal publication designed for citizen planners, including (but certainly not limited to) members of local planning commissions and zoning boards. Over 7,500 citizen planners in all 50 states receive the PCJ.
