Presentations
Navigating the Public Process (PDF)
Publications
Multimedia Educational Materials
The Community Development Division (CDD) Planning Bureau has a print and digital library that contains training CD's and publications from the American Planning Association (APA) and other relevant authors in the planning field. The CD's include PowerPoint presentations with audio, transcripts of the presentations, and lists of resource materials. Organizations and individuals wishing to borrow training materials must register with the CDD Planning Bureau by providing their name, organization, mailing address, phone number, and email.
These materials are intended to serve as a training resource for any interested individual or organization in the State of Montana. Please contact Planning Bureau staff at 406-841-2770 or DOCCTAP@mt.gov for questions regarding the library.
CDD Planning Bureau Library (PDF)
Tash Wisemiller, Program Manager for Montana Main Street (MMS) – along with Micky Zurcher, Executive Director of the Helena Business Improvement District, and Huston Gibson, a professor at Kansas State University – recently published “Beyond the Façade: Layering Downtown Spillover Investment” in Community Development. To read about how façade improvement grant programs spur spillover of both direct and indirect investment in downtown districts by leveraging built capital and harnessing a sense of place, click here.