1. The Role and Responsibility of the Planning Commissioner (1988), This video details the powers and responsibilities of the planning commissioner (in California) and provides an overview of a range of topics, including the mandatory and permissive components of the general plan and the relationship between the planning agency and various elected bodies. Municipal Video Project, 40 minutes.

2. The Challenge of Change, Natural Resource Preservation in Oakland County, Michigan; Environmental planning and water supply in Austin, Texas; Light rail in San Diego, California; Affordable housing in Boston, Massachusetts, AICP, 15 minutes.

3. Greendale, Wisconsin -- 50 Years, Local Production, 6 hours.

4. Planning Education -- Kid Style, Teaching the "Box City" planning program to third grade students, Tennesee APA, 18 minutes.

5. Meeting Management: A Mock Commission Hearing (1994), APA, 90 minutes.

6. Back to the Future: Designs for Walkable Neighborhoods (1996), Citizens for a Better Environment, This video, prepared with a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, looks at pedestrian-friendly land uses and design. 20 minutes.

*NEW in March 2004*
Three videos produced by the Brown County Planning Commission:

7. Roundabouts: the Wisconsin Experience,
Testimonials regarding the effectiveness of roundabouts as a traffic handling device in Wisconsin.

8. Active Living By Design, 
A presentation by Richard Killingsworth regarding the impact of our community designs on public health.

9. Livable Communities,
A presentation by Charles Gandy with suggestions for improving the design of our communities to make them more livable and pedestrian friendly.

Members interested in borrowing a video should contact:

Gary L. Peterson, AICP
WAPA President
Mid-America Planning Services
621 North Sherman Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Phone: 608-249-2514
FAX: 608-249-6615
E-Mail: maps@maps-inc.com