If economic recovery occurs, land development and construction will revive simultaneously with land-use controls. Already the Federal government has affected land use by passing the Coastal Zone Management Act and the Clean Air Act. The states have also initiated land-use regulations concerning community planning and environmental quality. (MR)

Some tentative conclusions based on an urban university community planning program deal with the characteristics of university communities, special problems engendered by these characteristics, and methods to combat them. The problems discussed center around planning, land acquisition, zoning and community relations. (HH)

Briefly describes attempts to undermine family day care through enforcement of zoning codes and restrictive covenants that forbid the use of homes for business. (RH)

The paper analyzes one issue, property values, as an impact of Welsch v. Noot which affected zoning practices regarding group homes for mentally retarded persons. Assessed value was used to measure property vaues of 14 group home neighborhoods for the year preceding and following establishment of the home. Data were obtained from local tax…

The authors review the Supreme Court's decision in the City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center which addressed issues of discriminatory zoning laws directed toward group homes and the Constitution's protection of mentally retarded persons. (CL)

A-95 is the designation of an instructional memorandum circulated by the Federal Office of Management and Budget Control which authorizes various State and regional agencies to review and comment on all applications for Federal funding. (Author/JM)

A study of the legal and regulatory barriers to the expansion of family day care in New York State was made. Research for the study consisted of a two-part survey of members of the New York State Child Care Coordinating Council and the New York City Family Day Care Task Force; interviews with public officials, child care advocates, and child care…

Viewing the city as a system of human services, the author emphasizes the need to coordinate the various educational, cultural, social, transportation, and communication services into an integrated whole. In addition, such an "Experimental City would have an optimum size and flexible community structures. (LC)

The National Council of Jewish Women's National Family Day Care Project (NFDCP) is a 3-year initiative which is intended to pioneer effective roles for community groups in increasing the quality, supply, and visibility of family day care. This publication provides: (1) a statement on the importance of the NFDCP by Edward Zigler; (2) a paper called…

Examines the New Jersey Supreme Court's involvement in and subsequent withdrawal from the issue of exclusionary zoning. Holds that despite arguments to the contrary, the courts are necessarily a political institution and should take an activist role in social issues that concern people's needs. (Author/GC)

This report examines the evolution of state laws that allow family daycare providers to operate daycare programs in their own homes despite local zoning ordinances restricting such programs. Such preemptive legislation is currently in force in 17 states, and under consideration in others. Following an overview of preemptive legislation for the…

Poverty and racism are the chief causes of homelessness. Political action is needed to persuade the government to provide affordable housing and related social services. (DM)

The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Community Residence Location Planning Act (CRLPA) to provide assistance to the state's 110 home rule municipalities to help bring their zoning ordinances into compliance with 1988 amendments to the U.S. Fair Housing Act. This report presents the results of this effort and offers recommendations to the…

Argues that the issue is not a matter of opening the suburbs to blacks or revitalizing their current central city locations, as both processes are required. Urban and suburban schools must be flexible enough to meet the needs of those who either stay in city or move to suburbs. (Author/AM)

Increasingly, the operation of family day care homes in communities throughout the country is being jeopardized by restrictive local zoning requirements specifying uses of property. The majority of providers operate in areas where they are not specifically permitted "by right" or "by special exception," doing so at risk of being challenged or…