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Updated 10/09
Planning & Community Development Links
Contents
- General Planning Sites
- Federal Government
- Washington State Government
- Washington Local Governments
- Planning Associations and Organizations
- Out-of-State Planning Sites
- Rural Land Use & Development
- Smart Growth
- Sustainable Development
- About Planning - Internet clearinghouse for planning information
- 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 - Includes planning reports 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 - Planning Commissioners Journal
- Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
- Internet Resources for City Planning Research -UC Berkeley Library
- 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
- Environmental Hearings Office - State of Washington
- Growth Management Hearings Boards
- Office of Financial Management Forecasting Division
- Washington State Department of Commerce (formerly Department of Community,Trade and Economic Development)
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- Airway Heights Community Planning & Development
- Bainbridge Island Planning & Community Development
- Bellingham Planning & Community Development Department
- Clallam County Department of Community Development
- College Place Planning Department
- Des Moines Community Development Department
- DuPont Planning Department
- Federal Way Community Development Department
- Issaquah Planning Department
- Kennewick Community Planning Department
- Kennewick Economic Development Department
- King County Department of Development & Environmental Services (DDES)
- Kirkland Planning Department
- Kitsap County Community Development
- Lake Forest Park Planning and Building Department
- Langley Planning Department
- Lynnwood Community Development Department
- Monroe Community Development Department
- Okanogan County Office of Planning and Community Development
- Port Angeles Community & Economic Development
- Port Orchard Planning Department
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- Puyallup Development Services Department
- Redmond Planning & Community Development Department
- Seattle Department of Planning and Development
- Seattle Department of Neighborhoods - Neighborhood Planning
- Skagit County Planning & Development Services
- Spokane Planning Services Department
- Snohomish County Planning and Development Services
- Tacoma Community & Economic Development Department - Includes growth management as well as business, culture and tourism.
- Thurston Regional Planning Council
- Vancouver Community Planning Department
- Vancouver Office of Neighborhoods
Planning Associations and Organizations
- American Planning Association
- American Planning Association - Washington Chapter
- Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA)
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Land Lines Newsletter (free download; search for "Land Lines")
- Futurewise (formerly 1000 Friends of Washington)
- Planning Association of Washington
- Urban and Regional Information Systems Association - Association for GIS professionals
- Urban Land Institute
- Western Planner Online
- 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 Regulation/Development, Related MRSC Web page
- 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 - Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- National Association of Counties - Rural County Governance Center
- National Association of Towns & Townships
- Rural Community Assistance Corporation
- Rural Community Empowerment Program
- Rural Programs (USDA)
- Rural Transportation Clearinghouse
- USDA National Rural Development Partnership
- Smart Growth and Sustainable Development, MRSC Web page
- Smart Communities Network
- Smart Growth Online - A service of the Smart Growth Network
- Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission (CA)
- Department of Energy Smart Communities Network - U.S. DOE office with information on sustainable development
- Sustainable Communities Network - Comprehensive site for information exchange about sustainability; includes case studies from Washington State.