Carolina Forum: North Carolina Planners: License, Register, or Certify?; Downtown Revitalization Through Public-Private Cooperation in Greenville, South Carolina
Public Deposited- Creator
-
Paulson, David R.
- Other Affiliation: Community Development Planner, City of Greenville, South Carolina
-
Leary, Robert M.
- Other Affiliation: President, Robert M. Leary Associates, Ltd., Raleigh, NC
- Abstract
- Carolina forum, a new feature, presents reports of recent or ongoing planning activities and opinions on current planning issues. We welcome submissions to Carolina forum from all interested persons—especially practicing planners in the Southeast. This forum includes two reports: NORTH CAROLINA PLANNERS: LICENSE, REGISTER, OR CERTIFY?: With the close of this 1977 session, the North Carolina General Assembly has not taken action which affects the question of whether planning or planners need to be regulated by the state. However, the lawmakers have taken some action to examine the need for and the operating characteristics of some of the boards and commissions set up in the past to regulate a plethora of occupations, ranging from physicians to auctioneers. This study, conducted by the Justice Department, is at its midpoint. When completed, it is expected to produce recommendations for adjustments in the composition and operating practices of the present boards and recommended guidelines for the establishment of any new regulatory bodies. And DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION THROUGH PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA: The plight of downtown Greenville, South Carolina, has not differed greatly from that of many other central-city areas throughout the country. Fifteen years ago, it was a bustling center of commercial and business activity. It housed four major department stores as well as dozens of offices and small retail facilities. Evening functions were as prevalent as daytime affairs. It was a Saturday tradition to shop downtown. However, with suburbanization and growth of retail malls, the importance of the downtown as a shopping district declined. In the early 1970's, two of the four downtown department stores fled to a climate controlled shopping center, as did numerous smaller businesses which traditionally rely upon the drawing power of larger establishments. In addition, many buildings in the central city became plagued by vandalism and neglect. There were often complaints of inadequate parking facilities and poor quality merchandising. Although it was to remain the hub of governmental, cultural, and banking concerns, the downtown's heyday as a commercial district was clearly passed by the early 1970's.
- Date of publication
- 1977
- DOI
- Resource type
- Journal Item
- Rights statement
- In Copyright
- Journal title
- Carolina Planning Journal
- Journal volume
- 3
- Journal issue
- 2
- Page start
- 1
- Page end
- 3
- Language
- English
- Digital collection
- Carolina Planning Journal
Relations
- Parents:
- In Collection:
Items
| Thumbnail | Title | Date Uploaded | Visibility | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
01letterscarolinaforum.pdf | 2019-04-23 | Public | Download |