The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Pennsylvania - Planning/Zoning
links
Penn
State University
Act
67 and 68,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/PDF/Act67NatRes.pdf
Description: A bulletin that looks at how the new provisions of Act 67 and 68 (which amended the Municipalities Planning Code) affect agriculture, forestry and mining.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Community
Affairs Extension Home Page,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/
Description: The CAX Files is a collection of educational materials from Penn State Cooperative Extension to help citizens and local leaders anticipate, understand, and shape the forces affecting their communities. Courses, workshops, and other programming are made available to individuals and communities requesting assistance, and are tailored for local needs.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Fiscal
Impacts of Different Land Uses,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/landuse/cocs.htm
Description: Identifying the impacts of different land uses will help you recognize what types of land development and uses should be encouraged in your municipality, and what types should be treated cautiously.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Land
Use Planning Effectiveness HomePage,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/planning/
Description: This site and materials are intended to help you better understand the current status of land use planning in Pennsylvania, and uses information from a comprehensive study of land use regulation and planning in Pennsylvania
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Land Use Studies,
http://www.landuse.aers.psu.edu/
Description: Researchers at Penn State University have conducted a study on land use in Berks County, Pennsylvania, funded by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and by Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future. This study examined the impact that land uses have on nearby residential property values, and on factors that influence the location of new residential development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Municipal Planning Education Institute,
http://www.cax.aers.psu.edu/pmpei/
Description: The mission of PMPEI is to develop educational opportunities primarily for citizen planners, zoners, appointed and elected municipal and county officials.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Sea Grant,
http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/seagindex.htm
Description: In March 1998, a Pennsylvania Sea Grant outreach program was established in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania's program is part of the National Sea Grant Network that was established in 1966 and has grown to include 29 Sea Grant Colleges involving hundreds of universities nationwide. The mission of Sea Grant is to promote wise stewardship of coastal resources, including ocean and Great Lake regions.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Spatial Data Access,
http://pasdadev.erri.psu.edu/
Description: Access to various spatial data available in Pennsylvania.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
PlanOScope,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/planning/planoscope.htm
Description: Through the miracle of Modern Science, the Plan-O-Scope performs an expert analysis of your community's land use planning quickly and easily.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Visioning,
http://visioning.aers.psu.edu/default.htm
Description:
Penn State Cooperative Extension offers several educational strategic
visioning programs to help your community or organization anticipate and
respond to change.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Water
Resources Extension,
http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/
Description: Penn State Cooperative Extension offers many programs and educational materials related to water resources.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
3
Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program
3
Rivers Wet Weather,
http://www.3riverswetweather.org/
Description: The 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program is committed to improving the quality of Allegheny County's water resources by helping communities address the issue of untreated sewage overflowing into the region's waterways. To promote the most cost-effective, long-term, sustainable solutions, the nonprofit organization benchmarks sewer technology, provides financial grants, educates the public and advocates inter-municipal partnerships.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania,
http://www.10000friends.org/
Description:
10,000 Friends is an alliance of organizations and individuals committed
to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania
to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce
sprawl. 10,000 Friends seeks growth and development that will support
the economic and social viability of Pennsylvania's cities and towns,
conserve fiscal resources, and protect our state's exceptional natural
landscapes, environmental quality, and heritage resources.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
21st
Century Environment Commission
21st
Century,
http://www.21stcentury.state.pa.us/
Description: The 21st Century Environment Commission was formed July 1, 1997, after being challenged through an Executive Order by Governor Thomas Ridge. Governor Ridge tasked the Commission with a very important assignment: to define the environmental priorities for the Commonwealth as we enter the next century. The Commission must also recommend methods to achieve the selected priorities or goals and determine appropriate indicators of our progress toward those goals. Most importantly, the Commission is to include the public in its work.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brandywine
Conservancy
Brandywine
Conservancy's Environmental Management Center,
http://www.brandywineconservancy.org/
Description: The mission of the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center is to conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine River watershed and other selected areas with a primary emphasis on conservation of water quantity and quality.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Brandywine
Valley Association
Brandywine
Valley Association,
http://www.brandywinewatershed.org/
Description: The Brandywine Valley Association (BVA), the first small watershed association in the country, was founded in 1945 and is committed to promoting and protecting the natural resources of the Brandywine Valley through technical assistance and research projects, as well as through environmental education programs and demonstration projects for all ages.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brodhead
Watershed Association
Brodhead
Watershed Association,
http://www.brodheadwatershed.org/bwa/
Description: The Brodhead Watershed Association (BWA) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and improving water quality and the environment in the Brodhead watershed. The BWA assists municipalities, residents, businesses and groups with protecting natural resources through education, workshops, seminars, public programs, stream monitoring and baseline data collection and stream cleanups.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings
Institution
Back
to Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Pennsylvania,
http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/publications/pa.htm
Description: This report contends that the economic future of a major rust belt state depends on revitalizing its demographic mix and curbing some of the nation's most radical patterns of sprawl and abandonment.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Center
for Chesapeake Communities
Center
for Chesapeake Communities,
http://www.chesapeakecommunities.org/
Description: To assist local governments in their land management and watershed initiatives, the CCC provides communities with financial and technical support for their environmental protection and restoration efforts.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation,
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbf_homepage
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest conservation organization
dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our motto, Save
the Bay, defines the organization's mission and commitment to reducing
pollution, improving fisheries, and protecting and restoring natural resources
such as wetlands, forests, and underwater grasses.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chester
County Water Resources Authority
CCWRA
Webpage,
http://www.chesco.org/water/index.html
Description: The role of CCWRA is to provide the basic science, analyses and planning that are necessary to protect public safety, to preserve the integrity of the County's natural water resources and watershed systems, and to balance the needs of all water users in support of planned growth for the County.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Code,
http://www.pacode.com/
Description: The Pennsylvania Code is an official publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It contains regulations and other documents filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau under the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §§ 1102, 1201-1208 and 1602) and 45 Pa.C.S. Chapters 5, 7 and 9, known as the Commonwealth Documents Law (CDL). It consists of 55 titles. The Pennsylvania Code is arranged by subjects. Each title brings together administrative regulations, court rules or other documents on related subjects.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Delaware
and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Delaware
and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor,
http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/delaware/
Description: The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor was established by the United States Congress in 1988 for its important history and rich and distinctive historic and natural resources. The Corridor, which is also a State Heritage Park, is a joint effort of private groups and interested citizens, county and municipal governments, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Federal government to conserve its historic and natural resources, and provide appropriate development opportunities for a sustainable future.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Delaware
Estuary Program
Delaware
Estuary Program,
http://www.delep.org/
Description: Out of the concerns of many citizens about the state of the environment in the place they call home, came the nomination of the Delaware Estuary for inclusion in the national Estuary Program. The Estuary was accepted and awarded national significance status in 1988. Since that time we, as concerned citizens, have worked diligently to develop a Comprehensive Plan to protect and enhance the natural resources of the Delaware Estuary.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware
River Basin Commission
Delaware
River Basin Commission's Home Page,
http://www.nj.gov/drbc/drbc.htm
Description: A breakthrough in water resources management occurred in 1961 when President Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York for the first time signed concurrent compact legislation into law creating a regional body with the force of law to oversee a unified approach to managing a river system without regard to political boundaries.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Valley Regional Planning Commission
DVRPC
- Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission,
http://www.dvrpc.org/
Description: Established in 1965, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) provides comprehensive, coordinated planning for the orderly growth and development of the bi-state region. This region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer in New Jersey. DVRPC's mission is to proactively shape a comprehensive vision for the region's future growth.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Governor's
Center for Local Government Services,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=136
Description:As
the one-stop shop for all Pennsylvania Local Governments, the Governor's
Center for Local Government Services provides a full range of financial
assistance to local governments. The Center's mission is to: be the principal
advocate for local governments, provide vital programs, services and training
to local officials and municipal employees, and cut through red tape expeditiously
to solve problems at the local level.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Community Resources,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=192
Description:Links
to and information about the state's economic and community development
financial assistance programs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Coldwater
Heritage Partnership,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/coldwaterheritage.aspx
Description: The purpose of a CHP grant is to prepare an assessment that summarizes the values and potential threats to the health of a coldwater ecosystem. The assessment should briefly describe the watershed characteristics, unique or outstanding values and areas of concern, which may affect the quality of the natural resources in the watershed. Assessments need to be no longer than fifteen (15) to twenty (20) pages in length.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Heritage
Parks,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/heritageparks/
Description: State Heritage Parks are large geographic regions or corridors of the Commonwealth that span two or more counties. These areas contain a multitude of cultural, historic, recreational, natural, and scenic resources of state and national significance that collectively exemplify the industrial heritage of Pennsylvania. Through regional partnerships and public grassroots planning strategies, these resources are identified, protected enhanced, and promoted to strengthen regional economies through increased tourism, creation of new jobs and stimulation of public and private partnerships for new investment opportunities.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rivers
Conservation Program,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/riversconservation/
Description: The Pa. Rivers Conservation Program has been developed to conserve and enhance river resources through preparation and accomplishment of locally initiated plans. The program provides technical and financial assistance to municipalities and river support groups to carry out planning, implementation, acquisition and development activities. A registry is established to recognize local river conservation efforts. Six components are used to carry out these functions.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Scenic
Rivers,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/scenicrivers/
Description: Rivers included in the Scenic Rivers System will be classified, designated and administered as Wild, Scenic, Pastoral, Recreational and Modified Recreational Rivers. A designated river may have more than one classification; each segment will have its own classification, and must be long enough to provide a meaningful experience. The number of different classified segments within the river should be kept to a minimum.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
BWE
home page,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WE/we.htm
Description: The Bureau of Waterways Engineering plans, designs and inspects DEP dams, flood protection and stream improvement projects; coordinates planning, design and construction of Federal flood control and bank stabilization projects; prepares cost sharing agreement and provides technical assistance to local sponsors; provides technical guidance and assistance for dams and flood related issues to other DEP bureaus and other state agencies; and administers and enforces laws and regulations related to dams.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
eMapPA
Application,
http://www.emappa.dep.state.pa.us/emappawebsite/HTMLDEMO/
Description: This web based mapping application has been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Geospatial Data Center.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Office
for River Basin Cooperation,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/river/river_basin.htm
Description: The Water Planning Office coordinates Pennsylvania's responsibilities as a member of interstate river basin organizations and develop strategies to utilize established river basin commissions and interstate association as vehicles to advance partnerships. This Office encourages and promotes multi-state cooperation to solve common problems. It works to implement existing policies of the Commonwealth in a consistent manner; links economic progress, watershed management, and sustainability; and strengthens both the relationships and visibility of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection with interstate and intrastate organizations and the communities they serve.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
What's
in my Watershed ?,
http://www.emappa.dep.state.pa.us/emappawebsite/emapWIMN/
Description: This web based mapping application has been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Geospatial Data Center.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Geographic
Information Division,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/bureaus/PlanRes.nsf/frmBPRGID?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Information about the use of GIs in transportation planning.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
PennPlan,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/SECINET.nsf/frmPage2GeneralInformation?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: The Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan (PennPlan) is a 25-year plan that reflects the public's transportation needs and desires. Published in January 2000, PennPlan identifies ten broad goal areas for Pennsylvania's transportation system of the 21st Century.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Scenic
Byways Program,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/bureaus/planres.nsf/frmBPlanningResearch?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Pennsylvania Byways are designated by PENNDOT in support of local planning efforts to enhance and improve the visual impact of specific routes, maintain the natural resources and intrinsic qualities along specific routes, and educate residents and visitors on the history and culture of the Commonwealth.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Sound
Land Use,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/plninths.nsf/frmLandUse?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Information about programs that relate transportation to sound land use.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Advisory Councils Network
EAC
Homepage,
http://www.greenworks.tv/eac/index.asp#
Description:
By promoting the establishment and support of EACs across the Commonwealth,
the EAC Network is helping local officials to make sound environmental
decisions within and across municipal boundaries. Environmental Advisory
Councils are appointed volunteers at work protecting the environment through
project implementation, site plan and ordinance review, community education
and much, much more.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Protection Agency
Great
Lakes National Program,
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakes.html
Description:
The Great Lakes National Program Office oversees and helps all Great Lakes
stakeholders (Federal, state, tribal, local, governments; non-government
organizations; industry; and private citizens) work together in an integrated,
ecosystem approach to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological,
and physical integrity of the Great Lakes.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Friends
of the Potomac
Friends
of the Potomac,
http://www.potomacfriends.org/
Description:
Friends of the Potomac is a 501(c)3 membership organization that helps
communities, businesses, governments, and individuals protect and restore
natural resources while fostering sustainable economic development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Great
Lakes Commission
Great
Lakes Commission,
http://www.glc.org/
Description:
The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly,
integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the
water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence
River.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Great
Lakes Information Network
Great
Lakes Information Network,
http://www.great-lakes.net/
Description:
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) is a partnership that provides
one place online for people to find information relating to the binational
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth
of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism,
education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial,
federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become
a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable
source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in
the Great Lakes region.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Heritage
Conservancy
Welcome
to Heritage Conservancy,
http://heritageconservancy.org/
Description: Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. Founded in 1958, it was concern for the rapid loss of open space in Bucks County which led to the formation of the Bucks County Park Foundation, known today as Heritage Conservancy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Highlands
Coalition
Highlands
Coalition,
http://www.highlandscoalition.org/
Description:
The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance
the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region
of PA, NJ, NY and CT.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority,
http://www.lhva.org/
Description:
The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) is a partnership of government,
business, civic organizations, and individuals dedicated to the development
of the region's historic, cultural, natural and economic resources through
preservation, education and promotion of our heritage.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lake
Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District
Lake
Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District,
http://www.lwwmd.org/
Description:
The Lake Wallenpaupak Watershed Management District is incorporated for
the following purposes: to perform diagnostic studies to evaluate Lake
Wallenpaupack and its watershed, determine pollutant sources of Lake Wallenpaupack,
develop a watershed management plan and implement a continuing watershed
management program for Lake Wallenpaupack; to implement the best management
practices to control pollutant loadings to Lake Wallenpaupack; to protect
public health, welfare and public rights at Lake Wallenpaupack; and to
promote environmental values and to provide for orderly Lake and watershed
management at Lake Wallenpaupack.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Farmland Trust
Lancaster
Farmland Trust, http://www.savelancasterfarms.org/
Description:
The mission of the Lancaster Farmland Trust is to save Lancaster County's
farms.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lebanon
County Conservation District
Lebanon
County Conservation District,
http://www.lccd.org/
Description:
The Lebanon County Conservation District was organized at the request
of county citizens to provide conservation of the soil, water, woodland
and wildlife resources; to assist in watershed protection and flood prevention;
to preserve the tax base; and to protect and promote the health and general
welfare of the people of the county.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Local
Government Commission
Pennsylvania
Local Government Commission,
http://www.lgc.state.pa.us/
Description: The Local Government Commission, created in 1935 by an Act of Assembly, is one of the oldest agencies of its kind in the United States. The Commission is comprised of five Senators and five House Members, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House, respectively. It is a bi-partisan legislative service agency affording research assistance to the General Assembly, collectively, and to individual legislators as well. Another primary function of the Commission is to propose legislation which will assist local governments to be more effective and efficient in providing services.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Pennsylvania
NRCS,
http://www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Northeast
Pennsylvania Alliance
The
Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance,
http://nepa-alliance.org/#
Description:
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA) is one of seven sub-state
regional agencies that helps to coordinate economic development activities
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Alliance carries out its mission
within a seven county region of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office
of Governor Ed Rendell
Growing
Greener 2,
http://www.growinggreener2.com/
Description: Growing Greener means creating new jobs while revitalizing communities and reclaiming our most treasured natural resources for a better quality of life.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
PA
MAGIC
PAMAGIC,
http://www.pamagic.org/
Description: The mission of PA MAGIC is "To provide leadership, coordination, and guidance to enhance the development, use, and access to spatial information and related services in Pennsylvania."
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
PennFuture
Welcome
to PennFuture,
http://www.pennfuture.org/
Description: PennFuture works to create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Association of Conservation Districts
Pennsylvania
Association of Conservation Districts, Inc.,
http://www.pacd.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. (PACD) was organized in 1950 to serve as a collective voice of Pennsylvania's conservation districts. PACD provides districts with education and information to help them in their work in land and water conservation. Over the years, the Association has been an integral part of the shaping of the modern conservation district.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy
Sustainable
Pennsylvania Program,
http://www.paconsortium.state.pa.us/programs/SustainablePennsylvania.htm
Description: The Sustainable Pennsylvania Program reviews the State of Pennsylvania's sustainablity programs and look at barriers to and opportunities for moving Pennsylvania toward a sustainable future.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Economy League
PA
Economy League,
http://www.pelcapital.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc. (PEL) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy research and development organization. Our mission is to provide critical information, perspective and support to the business, civic, and governmental leadership of our communities and our state in their efforts to make Pennsylvania a better place to live, work and do business.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council
Funding
Municipal Open Space,
http://www.fundingopenspace.org/
Description: This website highlights some of the helpful strategies that municipalities can use to create a comprehensive open space financing plan.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council: Leading the State in Environmental Education and
Advocacy,
http://www.pecpa.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Environmental Council improves quality of life for all Pennsylvanians by enhancing the Commonwealth's natural and built environments by integrating advocacy, education and implementation of community and regional action projects. The Council values reasoned and long-term approaches that include the interests of all stakeholders to accomplish its goals.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Geospatial Information Council
Pennsylvania
Geospatial Information Council,
hhttp://www.pagic.state.pa.us/
Description: The PAGIC web site is currently unavailable and will return after undergoing updates.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Greenways Clearinghouse
Pennsylvania
Greenways Clearinghouse,
http://www.pagreenways.org/
Description:
PA Greenways Clearinghouse Web site is an initiative of Pennsylvania's
Greenways Program, a partnership of government, the Pennsylvania Greenways
Partnership Commission, and organizations and citizens from around the
state. The purpose of this Web site is to: establish a greenways resource
center specific to Pennsylvania, create a place for people to communicate
with partners and others involved in the Commonwealth's greenway movement,
and expand Pennsylvania's greenway network of people and places.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Growing Smarter Initiative
PA
Land Use,
http://www.landuseinpa.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Description: The Pennsylvania "Growing Smarter" initiative is a result of the combined efforts of the Governor's Center for Local Government Services along with other state agencies, thousands of local officials and other interested citizens, working together to plan for the future health and vitality of our communities. To encourage sound land management practices, the Center offers a wide range of tools to support wise decisions about land use and encourage strong communities, economic development, a healthy environment and an improved quality of life.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Land Use Law Library
Pennsylvania
Land Use Law,
http://www.landuselawinpa.com/
Description: Links to proposed legislation related to land use and planning, state statutes related to land use/current legislation, state statutes referenced in the municipalities planning code, and other state laws that are of importance to local officials and others interested in sound land use.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Legislature
Environmental
Stewardship and Watershed Protection Act,
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/li/bi/bt/1999/0/hb0868p2773.htm
Description: There is established a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the Environmental Stewardship Fund.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Planning Association
Pennsylvania
Planning Association,
http://www.planningpa.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA) is a chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). PPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for professional planners and planning officials, as well as other organizations and individuals interested in planning.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Resources Council
Pennsylvania
Resources Council -- Working to Protect the Environment Since 1939,
http://www.prc.org/
Description: Pennsylvania Resources Council's mission is to promote conservation of our natural resources and protection of scenic beauty through public education and outreach in a collaborative effort with government agencies, business, charitable foundations and other nonprofit organizations.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
State Association of Township Supervisors
Pennsylvania
State Association of Township Supervisors,
http://psats.org/index.shtml
Description: The mission of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors is to preserve and strengthen township government and to secure greater visibility and involvement for townships in the state and federal political arenas.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's
Unified Judicial System
Court
Opinions Postings,
http://www.courts.state.pa.us/Index/Opinions/IndexOpinions.asp
Description: Postings of Pennsylvania Court Opinions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Association of Community Development Corporations
Philadelphia
Association of Community Development Corporations,
http://www.pacdc.org/
Description: PACDC is dedicated to advocacy, policy development and technical assistance for CDCs and other organizations in their efforts to rebuild communities and revitalize neighborhoods.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Potomac
Riverkeeper Network
Potomac
Riverkeeper Home,
http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/
Description:
The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the Potomac
River, from its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through
citizen action, advocacy and enforcement.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Smart
Growth Network
Pennsylvania
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=PA&res=800
Description: Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific state.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Smart
Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
Smart
Growth,
http://www.smartgrowthpa.org/
Description: The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County is a community-based private nonprofit located at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. We believe that the land we use today is being borrowed from our children and our children's children. Therefore we are guided by the principle that communities need to make good long-term decisions about where, when and how they should grow. We seek to encourage growth that improves the quality of life for our current residents and businesses, but will also insure vibrant, high quality growth for future generations in Westmoreland County.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Society
Created to Reduce Urban Blight
Welcome
to SCRUB,
http://www.urbanblight.org/
Description: The Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight, founded in 1990, is a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia working to protect and improve the region's visual environment and quality of life through empowering citizens to protect the visual environment in their neighborhoods through education and technical and legal assistance, promoting public appreciation and support for policies that protect the scenic environment, collaborating with government agencies to ensure consistent enforcement of quality-of-life regulations and the protection of the visual environment, preserving Pennsylvania's aesthetic and scenic values by controlling outdoor advertising.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
South
Central Assembly for Effective Governance
South
Central Assembly,
http://www.southcentralassembly.org/
Description: The South Central Assembly for Effective Governance is an eight-county regional nonprofit organization working with local governments to foster planned growth.
Topics:
Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy
Communities, Housing, Land
Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
River Basin Commission
Susquehanna
River Basin Commission,
http://www.srbc.net/
Description: The mission of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is to enhance public welfare through comprehensive planning, water supply allocation, and management of the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
University
of Maryland
Mid-Atlantic
RESAC,
http://www.geog.umd.edu/resac/
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) is
one of 7 regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications
Program. The Mid-Atlantic RESAC leverages the UMD Geography Department's
expertise in satellite remote sensing and the work of a diverse consortium
of 36 partners in Government, Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications
of regional significance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Upper
Perkiomen Watershed Coalition
Upper
Perkiomen Watershed Coalition,
http://www.upwcwatershed.org/
Description: The Upper Perkiomen Watershed Coalition operates upon the importance of land use planning in maintaining the quality of the Upper Perkiomen watershed.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Western
Pennsylvania Watershed Program
The
Pennsylvania Watershed Program,
http://www.wpawp.org/index.htm
Description: The mission of the Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program is to foster stewardship for the protection, preservation and restoration of Pennsylvania unique water resources and watersheds.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Smart Growth Network
Smart growth& cultural resource planning, www.wisconsinhistory.org
Description: Planning ahead for historic preservation.
Topics: land preservation and historic preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Smart Growth Network
Economic benefits of walkable communities, www.lgc.org
Description: balance of pedestrian/vehicle traffic to benefit communities.
Topics: planning&zoning, transportation, housing, What You Can Do,
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Center for Rural PA
Recreational Issues in PA small municipalities, www.ruralpa.org
Description: Survey, findings, and data analysis about recreational facilities in municipalities.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Center for Rural PA
Socio-demographics of rural pennsylvanians, www.ruralpa.org
Description: Socio demographic trends of rural pennsylvanians.
Topics: planning&zoning, housing, ag&rural change, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Center for Rural PA
A rural economy reality check, www.ruralpa.org
Description: How rural economy is faring using labor force, jobs and economy data of last decade.
Topics: planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
PA Game commission
PA game commission strategic plan 2003-08, www.pgc.state.pa.us
Description: Defines what are the agencys priorities; how that work will be carried out; and how we intend to monitor its progress..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Rehabilitating historic storefronts, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Historical overview, evaluating bldg, deciding on course of action.
Topics: land preservation/historic preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Preservation of historic barns, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Historic value, understanding, and repair of barns.
Topics: land preservation/historic preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
National Park Service
Protecting cultural landscapes, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Preservation planning and strategy for cultural landscapes.
Topics: land preservation/historic preservation, planning&zoning-zonig, transportation, ag&rural change, What You Can Do,
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Reclaim PA
Green Remaining and reclamation technology, www.dep.state.pa.us
Description: Update on green remining technology.
Topics: land preservation/historic preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DEP
PA Abandoned Mines , 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp
Description: Benefits of reclamation; how to fund; what can you do.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DEP
Environmental Good Samaritan Act, 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp
Description: Encouraging landowners to reclaim old mines without fear of liability.
Topics: land preservation/historic preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DEP
Land Recycling Program, www.dep.state.pa.us/
Description: Explanation of Environmental Remediation Standards Act Program Enhancements .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DEP
Stream Re-Leaf, www.dep.state.pa.us/
Description: Restoring and Conserving Streamside buffers.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DEP
BioSolids , 164.156.71.80/WXLogin.aspx
Description: Fact Sheet about bioSolids and their impact on environment .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Sewage Sludge in PA: It's regulations, cropsoil.psu.edu
Description: A plain english tour of sewage sludge regulations.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
BioSolids Quality, cropsoil.psu.edu
Description: Changes in biosolids; are they harmful to humans.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
A Forest Stewardship Plan, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: What is stewardship, how can I develop a plan; resources.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Best Mgmt Practices for PA Forests, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Sustainable Forestry--need and objectives--comprehesive discussion.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Forest Stewardship Program, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: What is it, how can it help, how can I participate.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Forest watershed management, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: What is forested watershed? Protecting it,impact etc.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Forest Stewardship and wildlife, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Wildlife Habitat Incentive Programs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Using employment data to better understand your economy, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: 6 Tools w/explanation to understand your economy.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Analysis of recent trends in rural PA, ecd.aers.psu.edu
Description: Population growth/decline; employment and unemployment; earnings and income.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Road to 2004: Update on PA, ecd.aers.psu.edu
Description: Report targeting economic change-primarily employment in PA.
Topics: planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Economic Impact Model -CIM:PSU, cimpsu.aers.psu.edu
Description: Understanding economic structure and how changes in every facet e.g govt,educ affect each other.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Farmland protection and GIS, lal.cas.psu.edu/
Description: How GIS helps PA prioritize farmland for preservation.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
National Governors Assn
Brownfields Projects to improve public health, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits in health as well as improved active living.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachussetts
National Governors Assn
Attacking sprawl by revitalizing older communities, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits of Brownfield redevelopment of older communitites.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
National Governors Assn
Fixing It First: Improving present infrasturcture, www.nga.org
Description: Build/maintain present assets before creating new ones.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Massachussetts, Delaware, Maryland
Heritage Conservancy
Growing with Green Infrastructure, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: What is green infrastructure how to create and sustain.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Open Space is a community investment, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: The case for open space as a huge community asset.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Implementing a municipal open space progam, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: A guide for Pennsylvania municipalities.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Public Finance for Open Space:Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Why invest in open space; ways to fund the investment.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Regional Open Space priorities report, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Identifies, prioritizes, recommends protection strategies for natural resources, agricultural, recreational lands in southeastern PA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Using conservation easements to preserve open space: Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: All about easements; how to acquire an benefits.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Landowners options for protecting family lands, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Four common strategies for preserving land.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Heritage Conservancy
Conservation easements: Q & A, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Commonly asked questions about easementsf.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
In search of new life for smaller cities, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Small cities struggling for relevance.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The price elasticity of the demand for residential land, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Estimation and implications of tax code related subsidies on urban form.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Roles of community based organizations in brownfield redevelopment and other vacant property redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Case studies of CBO's: barriers, successes and key factors.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Urban vacan lot redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Challenges and progress ...
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachussetts
DCNR
Greenways: An action plan for creating connections, www.dcnr.state.pa.us
Description: Coordinated and strategic approach to creating connections throughs greenways in the state.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, water, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
FindLaw
Municipal groundwater supply regulation, library.findlaw.com
Description: Limitations of existing management framework.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Smart Growth Network
Smart growth audit of zoning code and subdivision regulations, www.sgli.org
Description: Final report,analysis and proposed recommendations.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Regional Indicators: Measuring our progress to 2025, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Presenting 26 indicators which track the regioins progress toward the adopted goals.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Horizons: 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan for Delaware Valley, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A comprehensive vision for the DE valley region.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
MAP: Mobility Alternatives Program, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Brochure describing MAP program .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Watershed guide to Gloucester County, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Comprehensive teachers guide to watershed and water in Gloucester County.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #1: TOD, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Transit oriented development: recognize the importance of rail and bus to community,and plan to better shape development to serve these needs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, historic preservation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #2: Main Street America, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Basic information about Main street programs and Business Improvement Districts.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #4: Residential Infill Development, www.dvrpc.org
Description: IV is the recycling of vacant or underutilized lands within cities and suburbs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #5: Impact Fees, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Finding creative and equitable funding fees.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #6: Parking Management strategies, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Balancing the supply and demand for parking.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #7: Historic preservation, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Protection and maintenance of important & integral places from our past .
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #8: Transfer of Development Rights, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A tool that can be adopted to conserve land: agricultural, environmentally sensitive and necessary open space ..
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Wetlands management ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Permitted uses where water hazard soils occur.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Steep Slope Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Permitted uses for slopes of 25% or higher.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Transfer of development rights , www.dvrpc.org
Description: Procedural requirements for voluntary TDR.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Residential Clusters, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Allowance of cluster development-where and how.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Performance Zoning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Planned residential development requirements.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Open Space Design, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Open space requirements and regulations.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Flexible Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Flexible development options.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Agricultural Zoning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Definitions, design and development of agricultrual zones.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Planning services to protect open space and natural resources, www.dvrpc.org
Description: DVRPC assists communities in identifying their vision, setting goals, and charting a path.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Transportation Improvement Plan FY 2005 Executive Summary, www.dvrpc.org
Description: General overview of TIP,what it is and what projects will be developed in the near future.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Recreational Open Space needs analysis, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Three different methods of needs assessment of recreational open space.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
National Assn Realtors
Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org
Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Diagnosing Cities: Lessons from America, www.brookings.org
Description: Power Point: Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Toward a new metropolis: The opportunity to rebuild America, www.brookings.org
Description: This paper examines projected trends to determine the estimated demand for new housing, commercial and industrial space over the next 25 years..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Back to Prosperity: A competitve agenda for renewing PA-Exec Summary, www.brookings.org
Description: Outlining the challenges for PA's revitalization .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities, water, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Renewing older PA: Why it matters! Section 1, www.brookings.org
Description: It matters because of PA's history and contribution to the USA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Development trends in the Commomwealth -Section 2, www.brookings.org
Description: PA is barely growing .and aging fast!.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
The consequences of how PA is growing! Section 3, www.brookings.org
Description: Sprawl is degrading the state's natural landscape, and costing the taxpayers and local govt millions ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Behind the trends: Historical & political influences Section 4, www.brookings.org
Description: Fragmented governance; weak planning; haphazard investments; shifting economy ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Pulling it all together: Section 5, www.brookings.org
Description: Numerous conclusions to rebuild a new PA .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Back to Prosperity: A policy agenda - Section 6, www.brookings.org
Description: Plan for a competitive future; focus the state's investments; promote large scale reinvestment in older communities; renew state and regional governance..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Conclusion - section 7, www.brookings.org
Description: PA needs to look back in order to move forward!.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Pennsylvania's Brownfields program, www.brookings.org
Description: An overview of the brownfields challenge in PA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Spatial allocation of PA's major economic development programs, www.brookings.org
Description: A study: fact gathering project involving collection and organizing data describing allocation of DCED funds among different types of municipalities.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Economic development subsidies: Do they fuel sprawl?, www.brookings.org
Description: The extent to which business subsidies [in PA] contribute to sprawling land use patterns and job redistribution..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings Institute
Redefining urban and suburban America, www.brookings.org
Description: Power Point: General demographic trends in the US and how they affect metropolitan areas.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Metro Institute at VA Tech
The Edgeless City and Philadelphia, www.mi.vt.edu
Description: Article [book]: Philadelphia is and edgeless city???.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Calculating a cost of community services ratio for your PA community, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Land Use as it relates to the cost of providing services through tax/non-tax revenues..
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Economic & Community Development Resources for Citizens & Local Officials, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Highlights variety of PSCE economic & community development educational programs and resources ...
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Community conflicts over Agriculture, Land Use and Natural Resources, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Collaborative approaches to resolving conflict ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Fiscal Impacts of Different Land Uses- The PA experience, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Identifying the impact of land use affects taxes and quality of life.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
Food System Planning: A guide for county and municipal planners, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Research assessment of involvement of planners in food system planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
From the Woods: Watersheds, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: PA's Water cycle and how forests protect the quality of the water ...
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Planning in PA - Inventory - #1, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Comprehensive study of municipal/county planning and land use regulations.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Planning - Municipal Commissions #2, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: The role of municipal commissions in land use regulation.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - County Planning Agencies #3, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Role of county planners in land use decisions.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Comprehensive Plan #4, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Comprehensive plan - most important tool for land use planning and local governance.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Zoning #5, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How zoning regulations control different uses of land in community.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Subdivision and Land Development Regulations #6, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Subdivision & land develoment ordinances--most common form of land use regulation.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Training Local Govt Officials, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Why training for local officials is imperative .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Barriers to Effective Planning #8, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: What are the barriers to effective land use planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Collaboration & Communiction #9, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How much collaboration and communication occurs in land use planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - How effective is land use planning in PA? #10, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How effective is the land use planning process in PA?.
Topics: land preservation presevation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Local Taxes and our Community #2, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Overview of community's population and use of services in relation to the tax base.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, transportation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Managing your restored Wetland, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Where and How wetland restoration is possible; ecological concepts etc .
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
PA Wildlife #16:Riparian Buffers for Wildlife, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Creating riparian buffers for wildlife while protecting our water quality.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
PA Wildlife #1: Wildlife-Habitat Relationships, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Most important wildlife-habitat relationships and management techniques .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Sustainable Community Development: Quality of life in PA, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Views and hopes for the future of PA community members.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Sustainable Development: Non-farm attitudes, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Southeastern PA - growth and attitudes toward farming.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Costs and Revenues of Residential Development: A workbook for citizens, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Conduct an economic analysis of proposed residential development in your community.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Understanding School Tax change Under Act 50, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Understanding the context of Act 50 .what is it, what will it do ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Valuing PA's Water Resources, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: All issues about water in PA .its value, use and management .
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Water Quality Research in the CAS, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Importance of water quality research in effective policy making.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension -CAS
Cleaner Water for PA, paimpact.cas.psu.edu
Description: Different facets of water pollution management ...
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
EPA
State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 3, www.epa.gov
Description: Region 3: DE; DC; MD; PA; VA; WVA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities,
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Program
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: Overview of goals & priority commitments for living resources; water quality; development; governance et al.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Program
DID YOU KNOW? Facts about the Chesapeake Bay, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: Numerous facts and features of the Chesapeake Bay.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Program
Chesapeake Bay: How is it doing?, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: In depth power point on the state of the Chesapeake Bay.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Exec Council sets up watershed financing authority, www.bayjournal.com
Description: Bay cleanup leaders took first step toward a watershed wide authority ...
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
Penn State Extension
The Joy of Farm Watching: A Roadside Guide to Pennsylvania Agriculture, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Guide: Helps people identify crops, farm machinery, buildings that they don't recognize.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water. ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
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