Links Beyond MRSC › By Subject
› Planning & Community Development Links
Updated 11/2011
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)
- 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.