Excerpt from American Planning and Civic Annual: A Record of Recent Civic Advance, Including the Papers Read at the National Planning Conference, Detroit, Michigan, June 1, 2, 3, 1937, and Selected Papers From the Regional State Park Conferences Held at San Francisco, California, September 1, 2, 3, 1936 It is not in keeping with the American temper or history to balk at stupendous undertakings. It is only when the public is smothered by petty routine and uninspiring, but expensive, palliatives that it becomes lethargic. The American imagination is easily inspired to achievement on a grand scale. While the process Of planning is dependent on technicians, the results Of planning affect the environment of all of our citizens. It is Of the utmost importance to every citizen that good planning methods be employed, but under our form Of government, good planning methods are likely to be employed only when there 18 public sentiment back Of them. This Is equally true of planning on all levels Of government local, county, state, regional and national. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.