Planning & Community Development Links

Contents

• General Planning Sites
• Federal Government
• Washington State Government
• Planning Associations and Organizations
• Out-of-State Planning Sites
• Rural Land Use & Development
• Smart Growth and Sustainable Development

General Planning Sites

• About Planning - Internet clearinghouse for planning information; provided by Richard Carson
• Cyburbia - The Planning and Architecture Internet Resource Center - Comprehensive directory of sites relevant to planning, architecture and related professions. Useful source of Census information
• Planners Web, Planning Commissioners Journal - Planning articles center and journal
• PLANETIZEN Urban Planning Newswire
• Smart Growth Online - a network to encourage metropolitan development that is environmentally, fiscally, and Economically and socially smart.
• Sprawl & Growth Guide - Articles from Planning Commissioners Journal
• Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
• City Planning Online -University of California Berkeley Library

Federal Government

• Smart Communities Network - Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy; information on sustainable development
• HUD User - Federal Government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Washington State Government and Regional Agencies

• Environmental Hearings Office - State of Washington
• Growth Management Hearings Boards
• Office of Financial Management, Population
• Office of Financial Management, Research and Data
• Washington Regional Agencies - Regional planning commissions and councils
• Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly Department of Community,Trade and Economic Development)
  • Growth Management Services
• Washington State Department of Transportation

Planning Associations and Organizations

• American Planning Association
• American Planning Association - Washington Chapter
• Congress for New Urbanism - Nonprofit organization that promotes the principles of new urbanism
• Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA)
• Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  • Land Lines Newsletter (free download; search for "Land Lines")
• Futurewise
• New Urbanism
• Planning Association of Washington
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association - Association for GIS professionals
• Urban Land Institute
• Western Planner Online

Out-of-State Planning Sites

• 1000 Friends of Oregon
• Boulder County, CO Land Use Code
• California APA Chapter
• California Land Use Planning Information Network (LUPIN) - Addresses land use and planning in California, including plans, zoning ordinances, and more.
• California Local Government Commission
• City of Portland, OR Zoning Code
• Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
• Smart Growth in Maryland

Rural Land Use & Development

• Rural Land Use Regulation/Development, Related MRSC webpage
• American Planning Association, Small Town and Rural Planning Division
• The Center for Rural Massachusetts
• Kellogg Foundation - Rural People, Rural Policy
• Larimer County, Colorado Rural Land Use Center
• National Association of Counties - Rural Action Caucus
• National Association of Towns & Townships
• Rural Community Assistance Corporation
• Rural Community Empowerment Program
• Rural Information Center, USDA
• Rural Programs, USDA
• Rural Transportation.org - National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
• USDA National Rural Development Partnership

Smart Growth and Sustainable Development

• Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission (CA)
• Smart Growth and Sustainable Development, MRSC webpage
• Smart Communities Network - U.S. Department of Energy office with information on sustainable development
• Smart Growth Online - A service of the Smart Growth Network
• Sustainable Communities Online - Comprehensive site for information exchange about sustainability; includes case studies from Washington State.

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