Government PublicotiomReview, Vol. 4. No. 2. pp 179-180. Pergamon Press, 1977. Printed in Great Britain.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (arranged in alphabetical order of city)

Edited by JOYCE MALDEN

Librarian, Municipal Reference Library, City of Chicago, Room 1004, Chicago, IL 60602, U.S.A.

Unless otherwise noted, the documents are available from the issuing agency.

The Burnham Corridor (Eco-Deco) Why our City

Needs it. (Chicago Office of the Mayor) 1977. 16

PP.

One of the first new programs of Mayor Michael Bilandic since Mayor Daley’s death. “The purpose of this report is to present my program for developing a comprehensive transportation system to meet the growing needs of Chicago.” Critics have called the plan a new name for the Crosstown Expressway. The Crosstown has been the cause of years of bitter debate and has generated docu- ments from federal, state and local governments.

Directory of Transportation Services for Elderly

and Handicapped Persons. (Chicago. Department of Public Works) 1976. 69 pp.

Interesting because of the varied nature of the organizations and their services.

Framework Plan for Chicago’s Physically Handi-

capped Population. (Prepared by: SPA/REDCO, Ltd., One East Wacker, Chicago, 60601 for the Chicago Mayor’s Office - Budgetary Division) 1977. 86 pp.

Not a comprehensive plan but a base from

which a comprehensive plan can be developed. It is concerned with the person confined to a wheel-

chair or blind or deaf and also considers the needs of those with hidden handicaps. “If a condition is such that it causes discrimination, it is a handicap. ” Limited statistical data is explored

along with legislation, the provider’s views and the needs expressed by handicapped people. The data and activities of the agencies providing services are described fully in appendices.

Racial/Ethnic Survey - Students as of October

29,1976. (Chicago Board of Education. Prepared by the Department of Operations Analysis) 1976.

32 PP.

An annual report used in the development of reports which are required by various state and federal agencies for the review and analysis of the characteristics of students attending Chicago public schools. Chicago’s schools have been critized severely because of segregation and the next few years will see continued problems with outside funds because of the race issue. Important primary source document for anyone working with school problems.

Health Effects of Air Pollution: Cleveland During

an Alert, Preliminary Investigation. (By Joe-won Lee and Sidney Kraus for the City of Cleveland. Communication Research Center, Department of Communications, Cleveland State University.

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Order No. 726.545705) 1976. 66 pp. tables.

The information was gathered from a question- naire printed in the Cleveland papers. Only people who were affected by the air pollution were asked to respond. Interesting because of the responses and also the type of data gathering which was used.

City of Dallas Municipal Training Program.

(Dallas. Director of Purchasing. City Hall. Publication No. 75-1002) 1975. 23 pp. 75~

A small booklet listing all of the programs offered to the Dallas municipal employees.

Neighborhood notebook. (Dallas. Department of Urban Planning) 1976. Unpaged. Free.

A collection of booklets financed in part by a Planning Assistance Grant from HUD. The booklet contains 55 separate leaflets which cover many areas of action relevant to neighborhood conservation and improvement.

1974 Data Book. (Detroit, Department of Health)

1976. 66 pp.

Everything you’ve wanted to know about the statistics of the population of Detroit.

Hammond, Indiana: Park and Open Space Plan.

(Prepared by Hughes - Neidigh Associates, Mishawaka, Indiana) 1975. 61 pp. charts, maps. (HUD 701).

A plan for a city of 100,GQO plus that cannot expand its corporate limits.

Ia.Iolla community plan. (LaJollans, Inc. and the City of San Diego) 1975. 76 pp.

A plan designed to preserve the integrity of LaJolla. They have suggested a desired popula- tion, limited parking and access roads, controlled density and building size.

Report of the City Administrative Officer

1975-76. (Los Angeles, Office of the City Administrative Officer) 1976. 33 pp.

Presents the variety of areas which concern the Administrator. Not detailed or comprehensive but one of the few reports of its type. It shows the broad range of day to day administrative detail that makes city government.

Minneapolis Police Department Master Auto-

-mation Plan. (Arthur Young and Company, 1500 First National Bank Building, Minneapolis, Min-

nesota 55402) 1975. 73 pp. tables, charts.

Initially the department embarked on the development of a computer assisted dispatch system. This automation plan is to provide the Minneapolis PD wih a planning tool indicating the tasks to be performed to implement a complete information system. The end result is to improve the accessibility of information, provide manage- ment with an expanded information base for decision making and to increase the flow of operational information to field units.

Philadelphia Central Business District Parking

Rate Experiment. (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission for the Urban Mass Transportation Administrator) 1974. 37 pp. NTIS PB - 238 168 $4.00.

The experiment provided the short-term (non- commuter) parker with an advantage to stimulate transient-type activity at the expense of the all-day parker. The project demonstrated the capability of a rate structure to act as a mechanism for increasing the turnover rates and revenues of parking facilities.

Stadium Authority Annual Financial Report. (San Diego Stadium Authority) 1976. 13 pp.

With cities still considering new stadiums, the financial reports of others are vital.

State University Area Plan. (San Diego Planning Department) 1974. 82 pp.

This is an update of the 1965 San Diego College area plan. The basic changes are in traffic control.