Planning and Growth Related Websites
Planning and Growth Resources
The following websites offer information, technical assistance, and resources on land use planning, smart growth, conservation, and community development.
| Organization | Description |
|---|---|
| American Farmland Trust | Offers information on conservation easements, private and public options for preserving open lands, and ways that local governments can help. |
| American Planning Association | Offers summaries of its Growing Smart initiative. |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Offers technical assistance to communities, plus information on Location Efficient Mortgages. |
| Community Toolbox, prepared by the University of Wyoming | Provides communities with knowledge and resources to support the development of strategic plans for managing sustainable growth and development. |
| Congress for the New Urbanism | Provides technical assistance to communities, local governments, and professionals on designing and financing infill development. |
| Global Green | Recommends resource efficiency models for shopping centers and affordable housing. |
| International City/County Management Association | Includes a Smart Growth Network and technical assistance to local governments. |
| Jefferson Land Trust | Located in Port Townsend, Washington. Includes explanations of numerous options for preserving open lands. |
| Land Trust Alliance | Includes information on protecting open spaces and links to other related organizations. |
| Lincoln Institute of Land Policy | Integrates the theory and practice of land use and taxation through three focused program areas: taxation of land and buildings; land use and regulation; and land values, property rights, and ownership. |
| Local Government Commission | Helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns. |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) | Helps community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones with technical expertise, training, and information. |
| National Association of Homebuilders Builder Magazine | Publishes articles on the national real estate market, construction, and design, including green building. |
| NeighborWorks America | Offers information and training on a host of community revitalization efforts from across the country. |
| Planetizen | A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning, design, and development community. |
| Smart Growth America | Works to encourage development that boosts the economy while protecting the environment and serving the community. |
| Transportation for America | Includes Smart Growth analysis tools and a tool kit for smart growth. |
| Urban Land Institute | Offers a Technical Assistance Kit for Developers as well as information on conferences and workshops on development and smart growth. |
| Western Governors' Association | Includes the Western Governors' Resolution on protecting open spaces, and activities of the Great Plains Partnership. |