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Burdensome Rules or Administrators?

May 03 2009 Published by under About, city planning, communication, Development Services, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Land Development, Organization, usability, zoning

Land use regulations take away rights from land owners. There is a basic premise that says, as a land owner I have a right to use my property any way I see fit.

Zoning and other land use laws restrict my use of property. Such restrictions help protect against incompatible land uses occurring on adjacent properties or buildings being placed on one property in a way that negatively affects the use of adjacent properties. Property restrictions help maintain peace and harmony in a community of many different land owners.

But it’s a delicate balance Continue Reading »

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Not Just a Web Page

Apr 20 2009 Published by under About, city planning, communication, Development Services, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Land Development, Organization, Tulsa, usability, User Interface

I’ve heard it said that the results from the Land Use Education and Communication Task Force must be far reaching. It will take significant cultural changes, abandonment of dysfunctional mental models, and vast improvements in public notification systems to turn this ship in a positive direction.

It was mentioned at a recent task force meeting that a “web page” isn’t going to be the answer. Continue Reading »

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Step 1: Information Architecture

Mar 13 2009 Published by under About, city planning, Development Services, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Land Development, Organization, Tulsa, usability, User Interface

Tulsa Development Online 2.0 must begin with a solid, well conceived information architecture road map.

Information Architecture is a distinct discipline of designing and organizing an information space to facilitate task completion and intuitive access to content. It is the combination of organization, labeling, and navigation schemes within an Continue Reading »

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It’s Time for LandRules

Mar 12 2009 Published by under city planning, Development Services, Land Development, Organization, Tulsa, usability, User Interface

The task force appointed by Mayor Taylor to study and make recommendations on planning and development processes had it’s first meeting March 11, 2009. It was an open meeting, although not very well publicized. I read about it in the Tulsa World and decided I’d go. Good Stuff, l-o-n-g overdue.

As I sat there listening it became clear that “LandRules” describes a conceptual approach to a much needed product that is a very close fit with this Task Force’s mission. Continue Reading »

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Landrules… what a concept.

Mar 10 2009 Published by under About, city planning, Development Services, Due Diligence, Experience Design, Information Architecture, Land Development, Organization, Tulsa, usability, User Interface

In 2002 I got an idea that came out of a passion for helping people understand the maze of  land use regulations in Tulsa. Our systems and processes are confusing and the available resources are not as accessible as they should be. Continue Reading »

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