Farewell to the Computer Reports

Some trends in computer technology and their effects on planning are relatively clear. Computers will continue to become faster, more powerful, cheaper, and easier to use. Widespread development of parcel-level geographic information systems and high resolution, remotely sensed data will provide planners with a wealth of detailed information on local land uses, infrastructure, and natural features. Computers will remain an important part of planning, and, although the Journal of the American Planning Association's Computer Report series has come to an end, important technology-related articles will undoubtedly continue to appear in the journal as refereed articles or in the Planners Notebook section.