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Conference of Municipalities
Connecticut
Conference of Municipalities,
http://www.ccm-ct.org/
Description: The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is Connecticut's association of cities and towns. CCM provides member cities and towns with a wide array of other services, including management assistance, individualized inquiry service, assistance in municipal labor relations, technical assistance and training, policy development, research and analysis, publications, information programs, and service programs such as workers' compensation, liability-automobile-property, risk management, energy cost containment, and revenue collection assistance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority
Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority,
http://www.chfa.org/mainpages
Description: For over 34 years, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has provided affordable homebuyer programs and rental housing opportunities for Connecticut families and the elderly.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Main Street Center
Connecticut
Main Street Center,
http://www.ctmainstreet.org/index.html
Description: Connecticut Main Street Center is a non-profit organization devoted to the revitalization of Connecticut's downtown districts. We believe that by spurring economic development within the context of historic preservation, we can help Connecticut's Main Streets once more become thriving centers of commercial and social activity.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
State Judicial Branch
Court
Opinions,
http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/aro.htm#Supreme
Description:
The Connecticut Judicial Branch website provides public access to Supreme
Court and Appellate Court opinions prior to their publication in the Connecticut
Law Journal. The "officially released" date that appears near
the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published
in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion.
A searchable archive of court opinions is also available.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
State Library
General
Statutes of Connecticut,
http://www.cslib.org/psaindex.htm
Description:
The Legislative Commissioners' Office is responsible for compiling the
General Statutes of Connecticut and publishing a printed edition every
other year. The browseable version of the General Statutes of Connecticut
is the electronic version of the printed volumes and is also prepared
under our direction.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Department
of Economic and Community Development
Department
of Economic and Community Development,
http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
Description: The Department of Economic and Community Development is the state's lead agency for the development and implementation of policies, strategies and programs all of which are designed to enhance Connecticut's communities and business and housing environments. The Department of Economic and Community Development develops and implements strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Sierra
Club
Connecticut
Chapter Homepage,
http://connecticut.sierraclub.org/
Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Smart
Growth Network
Connecticut
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=CT&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: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
MAGIC:
Map and Geographic Information Center,
http://mapserver.lib.uconn.edu/magic
Description: MAGIC is an on-line library of digital geo-spatial data. MAGIC is the University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library's Map And Geographic Information Center.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
NEMO:
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials,
http://nemo.uconn.edu/
Description: An educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Connecticut,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ct
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
CT Dept of Environmental Protection
Environmental Land Use Restrictions, www.dep.state.ct.us
Description: Guidelines for Environmental Land use.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, water, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
American Farmland Trust
Conservation options for CT farmland, www.farmland.org
Description: A guide for landowners, land trusts and municipalities.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, water, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Trust for Public Land
Protecting land to safeguard CONN water , www.tpl.org
Description: All about water and protecting it, a tool box for Conn.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Trust for Public Land
Connecticut: A legacy of land, www.tpl.org
Description: Annual report on protection of open space.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, transportation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Schools and housing markets, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: This paper examines the relationship between house price levels, school performance, and the racial and ethnic composition of Connecticut school districts..
Topics: land preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Delaware
Delaware
Housing Coalition
Delaware
Housing Coalition,
http://www.housingforall.org/
Description:
The mission of the Delaware Housing Coalition is to advocate for safe,
decent, and affordable housing throughout the state. Our goal is to affect,
impact, and shape the environment relating to housing.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Delaware
State Courts and Orders
Court
Opinions and Orders,
http://courts.state.de.us/Opinions/(1233arvs105twzvg51mz0g30)/List.aspx
Description: A listing with links to court decisions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Delaware
State Government
Delaware
Administrative Code,
http://www.delcode.state.de.us/
Description: The Delaware Administrative Code is a topically oriented compilation of all regulations in effect. Administrative regulations have the force and effect of law. They effect each Delawareans daily life from the water we drink, to the air we breathe as well as many other topics.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Transportation
Subdivision
Manual,
http://www.deldot.net/static/pubs_forms/manuals/subdivision/toc.html
Description:
The purpose of the subdivision manual is to set forth the requirements
of the state of Delaware, Department of Transportation for the planning,
design, construction, and acceptance for maintenance of subdivision streets.
Topics: Housing, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Office
of State Planning Coordination
Livable
Delaware,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/livedel/
Description: Livable Delaware is a positive, proactive strategy that seeks to curb sprawl and direct growth to areas where the state, counties and local governments are most prepared for it in terms of infrastructure investment and thoughtful planning. It builds on the foundation laid by the Strategies for State Policies and Spending, which were adopted in 1999.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Smart
Growth Network
Delaware
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=DE&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: Delaware
University
of Delaware
Center
for Community Research and Service,
http://www.udel.edu/ccrs/
Description: The Center for Community Research and Service provides usable knowledge, education, training and services that enhance the ability of organizations and communities to promote social and economic justice.
Topics: Housing, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Delaware,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=de
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Delaware
USDA
Rural Development
Delaware
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/de/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural Delaware residents improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Preliminary Land Use Plan: 21st century vision, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A vision of revitalization, renewal and recentralization.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Issues and choices: Planning the regions future, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Global and regional issues for the future ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
The Shape of Things to Come, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Key questions to provide a context for planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Transportation Conformity of the DVRPC FY2005 Transportation Improvement program , www.dvrpc.org
Description: Report documenting conformity of DVRPC transportation improvement program and long range transportation plan.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Horizons: 2025 year plan for Delaware valley, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Summary of 4 workshops presented to elicit public assessment regarding needs in DE valley ..
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
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
Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey
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 #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
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
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
American Farmland Trust
Regional Economic Development Strategy For Resource Based Industries on MD' s Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: Comprehensive report: sustainable resource based industries threatened by increasing land costs, fragmentation of agricultural land .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
Maine
Department
of Economic and Community Development
Community
Development Block Grant Program,
http://www.meocd.org/
Description: Maine's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provides funding and technical support for projects that achieve local community and economic development objectives, while principally benefiting low-moderate income persons. These programs are only available to Maine towns, cities and counties for the benefit of Maine residents. Check out the link to Frequently Asked Questions.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Economic and Community Development
Office
of Community Development Grant Programs,
http://www.meocd.org/grants/
Description: A listing of grant programs available through the Office of Community Development.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of the Secretary of State
Online
Rules of Maine State Government Agencies,
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/depts.htm
Description: Rule chapters in the Code of Maine Rules (CMR) are arranged by unique numbers which identify the department, departmental unit, and chapter. For example, 01-015 CMR Chapter 1 represents Chapter 1 of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Maine Milk Commission. Click on the highlighted departmental designation to reach a complete list of its current chapters.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maine
GrowSmart
Maine
GrowSmart
Maine,
http://www.growsmartmaine.org/
Description:
We are working to create an organization that can engage, inspire and
mobilize the people of Maine to protect our communities, our environment
and our economy from the potentially devastating effects of sprawl. We
hope to build a new kind of organization to take on this problem, one
that combines citizen involvement with technical sophistication and that
attacks the many facets of the sprawl problem - in public policy, planning,
public attitudes and the marketplace - in an integrated way.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Downtown Center
Maine
Downtown Center,
http://www.mdf.org/downtown/index.html
Description:
The Maine Downtown Center is a program of the Maine Development Foundation
devoted to fostering new vitality at the heart of Maine Communities. The
mission of the Maine Downtown Center is to foster downtown development
that is dynamic and community-based, and results in economic development,
business growth, job creation, housing revitalization, historic preservation,
and cultural enhancement.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Environmental Policy Institute
Maine
Environmental Policy Institute,
http://www.meepi.org/
Description:
The mission of the Maine Environmental Policy Institute (MEPI) is to help
Mainers understand the importance of healthy ecosystems to their families
and communities. The Institute, an independent nonprofit organization
based in Hallowell, Maine, is dedicated to researching environmental challenges
facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the
public.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Island Institute
Maine
Island Institute,
http://www.islandinstitute.org/
Description:
We are a membership-based community development organization focusing
on the Gulf of Maine, particularly the fifteen year-round island communities
off the Maine coast. We provide our services directly to communities and
through research and publications. The Island Institute is a learning
organization, operating at different scales throughout the region, annually
reshaping its programs to respond to changing conditions and challenges.
It assists in fund-raising for other groups and organizations that are
better positioned than the Institute to deliver local services.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Judicial Branch
Supreme
Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions/supreme/index.html
Description: The opinions of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court have been published on this site since January 1, 1997. The permanent official version of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's opinions is that published in Atlantic Reporter, 2d Series, which has been Maine's Official Reporter since 1966.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Real Estate and Development Association
Maine
Real Estate and Development Association,
http://www.mainehousing.org/
Description: MEREDA's mission is the same today as it was at its founding - to promote fair and responsible development and ownership of real estate throughout the State of Maine. MEREDA remains firmly committed to vigorously presenting the views and concerns of its members on issues that affect them to state lawmakers and other government officials, and advocating effectively on their behalf.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
State Housing Authority
Maine
State Housing Authority,
http://www.mainehousing.org/
Description: The Maine State Housing Authority assists the people of Maine to obtain and maintain decent, safe, affordable housing and services suitable to their unique housing needs. MSHA provides leadership, maximum resources, and promotes partnerships to develop implement sound housing policy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing
Jurisdiction: Maine
Smart
Growth Network
Maine
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=ME&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: Maine
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Maine,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=me
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Maine
Maryland
City
of Gaithersburg
Smart
Growth Policy,
http://www.ci.gaithersburg.md.us/documents/smartgrowth.pdf
Description: The Smart Growth Policy document is general in nature but provides clear guidance for the community and gives incentives for development to be in a manner consistent with the policies that are set forth.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Code
of Maryland Regulations
Code
of Maryland Regulations,
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/
Description: Maryland State agency regulations are compiled in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). COMAR contains 33 Titles, with each Title usually corresponding to a department or agency. Each regulation is assigned a unique four-part codification number.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Housing and Community Development
Community
Revitalization Programs,
http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/nav_revit/index.asp
Description:
Information about programs for revitalizing communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Housing and Community Development
Housing
Development Programs,
http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/nav_housing/index.asp
Description:
Information on programs related to housing development.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Planning
Department
of Planning,
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/#
Description:
MDP coordinates the plans and programs of government agencies, private
enterprises, and the citizens of Maryland to support State Planning Policy;
works to ensure livable communities that retain their value over time;
serves as the lead agency for land preservation and recreation planning;
and maintains and develops resources necessary for the State's planning
needs.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Live
Baltimore Home Center
Live
in Baltimore,
http://www.livebaltimore.com/index.html
Description: Live Baltimore Home Center is an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1997 to promote the benefits of city living. As the single source for information about living in Baltimore City, Live Baltimore provides comprehensive information about city neighborhoods, real estate professionals and home buying incentive programs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Judiciary
Maryland
Appellate Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinions.html
Description: Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Office
of Smart Growth
Office
of Smart Growth,
http://www.smartgrowth.state.md.us/
Description:
The Office of Smart Growth will continue and build upon its mission to
coordinate the Priority Places efforts of state agencies, work with developers
and local officials to help them bring smart growth projects to fruition,
and educate and inform the public.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Potomac
River Association
Potomac
River Association, Inc.,
http://www.p-r-a.org/
Description:
PRA, incorporated in the State of Maryland, is a tax-exempt nonprofit
environmental, educational, civic, and charitable group. PRA advocates
the responsible stewardship, or land ethics, of our planet by enlarging
the boundaries of concerns beyond soils, water, plants, animals, air,
and functional coexistence without unnecessary harm.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Rural
Maryland Council
Rural
Maryland Council,
http://www.ruralforvm.state.md.us/
Description:
The Mission of the Rural Maryland Council is to build a bright future
for Rural Maryland by helping to address its unique concerns. The RMC
works towards achieving effective solutions by bringing together a diverse
partnership of federal, state, and local government officials and representatives
from the private nonprofit and for-profit sectors to form a strong collective
voice dedicated to addressing the critical issues facing Rural Marylanders.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Smart
Growth Network
Maryland
Smart Growth Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=MD&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: Maryland
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Maryland,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=md
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Maryland
USDA
Rural Development
MD
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/MD/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural Marylanders improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Smart Growth - governors office -MD
Smart Growth Best Practices - Parking, www.smartgrowth.state.md.us
Description: Smart growth study of parking strategies that meet BP mgmt.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Trust for Public Land
Preserving land in the chesapeake watershed, www.tpl.org
Description: Progress of bay state and how can rededicate to the commitment.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Managaing Urban Sprawl: Effects of land use externalities, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: How neighborhood interaction, as land use externalities influence land development decisions..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The legacy of contamination and redevelopment of inner city industrial districts, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: This study examines the role land contamination plays in hindering central city industrial redevelopment..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, housing, healthy communities,
Jurisdiction: Maryland
MD Dept of Planning
Models and guidelines for Infill development, www.mdp.state.md.us
Description: Offering remedies that overcome barriers and identifying alternative approaches.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
MD Dept of Planning
Smart Neighborhoods, www.mdp.state.md.us
Description: Report examines characteristics of existing traditional neighborhoods.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Center for Watershed protection
Recommended model development principles for Frederick, MD, www.cwp.org
Description: How Frederick MD adopted 22 design principles within their community.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Fannie Mae Foundation
Milleniumburg-Style strategies in Action, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: 3 different strategies of milleniumburg ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, New Jersey
American Farmland Trust
Regional Economic Development Strategy For Resource Based Industries on MD' s Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: Comprehensive report: sustainable resource based industries threatened by increasing land costs, fragmentation of agricultural land .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
MD Center for Agro-Ecology
The Downzoning Effect, agroecology.widgetworks.com
Description: Lower density of residential development .merits of land preservation collide w/market forces.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
MD Center for Agro-Ecology
County working lands conservation workshop, agroecology.widgetworks.com
Description: Preserving working landscapes; downzoning and conservation easements ...
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
MD Center for Agro-Ecology
Impediments to donation of conservation easements, agroecology.widgetworks.com
Description: What barriers exist to easements; strengthen the use of donation as land use tool.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
MD Center for Agro-Ecology
Critical Mass of Agricultural Land Report, agroecology.widgetworks.com
Description: Report: Agricultural trends, urban pressure ...
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
1000 Friends of MD
Barriers to Environmental Design in MD, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: Removing roadblocks to environmental design, fostering environmentally responsible decisions.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
1000 Friends of MD
Smart Growth: How is your county doing? Baltimore Region, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: How county policies help and hinder Smart Growth .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
1000 Friends of MD
Smart Growth: How is your county doing? Upper Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: How county policies help and hinder Smart Growth .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Massachusetts
Citizens'
Housing and Planning Association
Citizens'
Housing and Planning Association,
http://www.chapa.org/
Description:
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) is the nonprofit umbrella
organization for affordable housing and community development activities
throughout Massachusetts. Established in 1967, CHAPA is the only statewide
group which represents all interests in the housing field, including nonprofit
and for-profit developers, homeowners, tenants, bankers, real estate brokers,
property managers, government officials, and others.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Community
Economic Development Assistance Corporation
Community
Economic Development Assistance Corporation,
http://www.cedac.org/
Description:
CEDAC is a public-private, community development finance institution that
provides technical assistance, pre-development lending, and consulting
services to nonprofit organizations involved in housing development, workforce
development, neighborhood economic development, and capital improvements
to child care facilities. These organizations may include community or
neighborhood development corporations, nonprofit developers, and tenants'
associations.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Community
Preservation Act
Community
Preservation Act,
http://www.communitypreservation.org/
Description:
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is a new tool to help communities
preserve open space and historic sites and create affordable housing.
This web site has been created to assist individuals and municipalities
in understanding and implementing the CPA. The CPA Website is maintained
by the Community Preservation Coalition, an alliance of open space, affordable
housing, and preservation organizations that works with municipalities
to help them understand, adopt, and implement the CPA.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Department
of Housing and Community Development
Division
of Housing Development,
http://www.state.ma.us/dhcd/components/housdev/default.HTM
Description:
Housing Development supports the production of affordable rental housing,
including units for persons with special needs, and the construction or
rehabilitation of affordable homes and condominiums for purchase by income-eligible
first-time homebuyers. The Division's programs are the Low-Income Housing
Tax Credit, HOME, Housing Stabilization Fund, Housing Innovation Fund,
Capital Improvement and Preservation Fund, Facilities Consolidation Fund
and the Soft Second Program.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Executive
Office of Environmental Affairs
Community
Preservation Initiative,
http://commpres.env.state.ma.us/
Description:
Massachusetts has taken an innovative approach to growth management, creating
a grassroots, municipally-driven smart growth initiative called Community
Preservation. Community Preservation is an organizing principle focused
on preserving and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts community
by community, watershed by watershed. The Initiative provides tools, technical
assistance and outreach to local decision-makers to help them make informed
decisions about future growth.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Association of Community Development Corporations
Massachusetts
Association of Community Development Corporations,
http://www.macdc.org/
Description:
MACDC is a nonprofit trade association established in 1980 to support
the work of CDCs. It exists to promote and assist nonprofit community
development corporations and other community based non-profits organizations
in their efforts to create jobs, improve housing and otherwise address
the needs of low income and minority communities across the Commonwealth.
Topics: Housing, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Housing Partnership
Massachusetts
Housing Partnership,
http://www.mhp.net/
Description:
The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) is a self-supporting state
agency that promotes more stable and diverse neighborhoods in cities and
towns across Massachusetts through the development and preservation of
affordable housing.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Trial Court Law Libraries
Code
of Massachusetts Regulations,
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/cmr.html
Description:
This area provides access to those sections of the CMR which are available
on the web. Sections not listed are not currently available on the web.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
MassDevelopment
MassDevelopment,
http://www.massdevelopment.com/
Description:
Welcome to MassDevelopment. This web site provides an overview of the
many dynamic financing and real estate services that we offer.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
MassHousing
MassHousing,
http://www.masshousing.com/
Description:
MassHousing is the state's affordable housing bank. We lend money at rates
below the conventional market to support rental and home ownership opportunities
for low- and moderate-income residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Smart
Growth Network
Massachusetts
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=MA&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: Massachusetts
Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Court
Opinions,
http://massreports.com/welcome.htm
Description:
Welcome to the official website of the office of the Reporter of Decisions
of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court. Since
1804 the Reporter's office has prepared the opinions of the Supreme Judicial
Court, the oldest court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere.
The primary purposes of this website are to provide the most timely and
efficient dissemination of the decisions of the two Massachusetts appellate
courts.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
University
of Massachusetts
Center
for Rural Massachusetts,
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~ruralma/
Description:
The Center for Rural Massachusetts was established at the University of
Massachusetts in 1985 because a new set of problems had arisen in the
rural part of the state, driven by rapid economic growth in urban areas,
a widespread belief that uncontrolled growth posed a major threat to natural
and built rural environments, major changes in the rural economy, and
concerns about the welfare of rural residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Massachusetts,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ma
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Regulating subdivisions in Massachusetts, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Practices and outlooks; survey of public officials.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The Ghetto and the ethnic enclave, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: There is a difference between the ghetto and the ethnic enclave.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
Smart Growth Network
Builders protest smart growth law: State defends process, www.sgli.org
Description: State holding fast on focus of affordable near transit options.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
Smart Growth Network
Plan to use CPT funds for Smart Growth upsets officials , www.smartgrowthi.org
Description: Article: Gov transfer of funds cause uproar in MA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
Fannie Mae Foundation
Fixing It First in Massachusetts, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: Reforms that will help MA invest its funds wisely.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
US EPA
Review of Statewide Watershed Mgmt Approaches, www.epa.gov
Description: Identify and describe different models of watershed mgmt; looking at different states; make recommendations.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts, New Jersey
NGA
Coordinating Resources to Grow more efficiently: The Massachusetts Approach, www.nga.org
Description: From increased demands on MA economic structure the MA approach developed .
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts
Manchester
Neighborhood Housing Services
Manchester
Neighborhood Housing Services,
http://www.mnhs.net/
Description:
Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (MNHS) is a private, nonprofit
corporation dedicated to rebuilding Manchester's neighborhoods. We're
a partnership of local residents, businesses, and the city--working together
to help families improve the quality of life in their communities. Since
1993, we've helped hundreds of families work towards their dream of owning
a home. We've helped grow neighborhoods, repair and renovate old buildings,
and rebuild the community. We've helped bring over $14 million in public
and private investment to the Center City area of Manchester. In short,
we've helped change Manchester for the better.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
New
Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority
New
Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority,
http://www.nhcdfa.org/
Description: The Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) was established by legislation (RSA 162-L) in 1983 to address the issues of affordable housing and economic opportunity for low and moderate income New Hampshire residents. The Authority is both a body politic and a nonprofit corporation that is governed by an eleven member board of directors who are appointed by the governor for five year terms. The Authority provides financial and technical assistance to community development corporations, worker cooperatives, and certain municipal entities.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
New
Hampshire Judicial Branch
Supreme
Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/index.htm
Description:
These opinions are subject to motions for rehearing under Rule 22 as well
as formal revision before publication in the New Hampshire Reports.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Office
of Legislative Services
New
Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules,
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/listagencies.html
Description:
All adopted administrative rules subject to RSA 541-A, the Administrative
Procedure Act, must be filed by state executive branch agencies to make
the adopted rules effective and therefore have the force of law. Together
the effective agency rules comprise the New Hampshire Code of Administrative
Rules.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Office
of State Planning
Achieving
Smart Growth in New Hampshire,
http://www.nh.gov/osp/SmartGrowth/index.htm
Description:
The NH Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) welcomes you to Achieving Smart
Growth in New Hampshire. This project documents how New Hampshire is changing
and highlights some positive examples of development and conservation
throughout the state.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Office
of State Planning
Community
Development Block Grant Program,
http://www.state.nh.us/osp/cdbg/index.htm
Description:
The primary purpose of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program
is the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing,
suitable living environments and expanding economic opportunities, principally
for persons of low and moderate income.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Smart
Growth Network
New
Hampshire Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NH&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: New Hampshire
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in New Hampshire,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=nh
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Property tax reform and smart growth: connecting some of the dots, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Tax policy tools for smart growth.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
New Jersey
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions,
http://www.anjec.org/
Description: ANJEC is a statewide nonprofit organization that assists the efforts of environmental commissions, local officials, interested citizens, private organizations and government agencies. We support protecting natural resources through smart growth and State Plan implementation, preserving open space, protecting water resources and caring for the urban environment.
Topics: Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Council
for Affordable Housing,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/coah/
Description: The mission of the Council for Affordable Housing is to facilitate the production of sound, affordable housing for low and moderate income households by providing the most effective process to municipalities, housing providers, nonprofit and for profit developers to address a constitutional obligation within the framework of sound, comprehensive planning.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Division
of Housing and Community Resources,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/dhcr
Description: The mission of the Division of Housing and Community Resources is to strengthen and revitalize communities by assisting in the delivery of affordable housing, by providing supportive services, and by promoting community and economic development.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Housing
and Mortgage Finance Agency,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/hmfa/
Description: HMFA was created in 1967 as the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency (HFA) for the purpose of increasing the supply of safe, decent and affordable multifamily rental housing for the low- and moderate-income citizens of this state. In 1984, the HFA and its sister agency, the New Jersey Mortgage Finance Agency (MFA), whose charge was to promote the construction and rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, were merged. The merger of the two agencies has created a consolidated statewide force to meet the challenge of providing affordable housing.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Community Affairs
Office
of Smart Growth,
http://www.state.nj.us/dca/osg/
Description: The Office of Smart Growth utilizes teams to implement the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey,
http://www.hcdnnj.org/
Description: The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (formerly the Affordable Housing Network of New Jersey) is a statewide association of over 250 nonprofit affordable housing and community development corporations, individuals, and other organizations that support the creation of housing and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income community residents.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Isles,
Inc.
Isles,
Inc., http://www.isles.org/
Description: Founded in 1981, Isles, Inc., is a nationally recognized nonprofit community development and environmental organization with the mission to foster more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities. Unlike conventional responses to urban problems-i.e., single-service programs for housing, environment, or health-Isles operates a vast array of activities that recognize the interdependence of physical, economic, health, and social development strategies to address the problems of distressed communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Kent
County
Kent
County Department of Planning Services,
http://www.co.kent.de.us/PlanningDivision/planhome/index.html
Description: Information about the services provided by the Kent County Department of Planning Services including: planning, historic preservation, GIS and mapping and housing and community development.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Future
New
Jersey Future,
http://www.njfuture.org/
Description: New Jersey Future is the state's largest smart-growth advocacy group. Our nonprofit organization is leading the fight for better-managed growth under the State Plan, and for sustainable development: a strong economy, a healthy natural environment and a just society for ourselves and future generations.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network,
https://njgin.state.nj.us/NJ_NJGINExplorer/index.jsp
Description: The New Jersey Geographic Information Network - NJGIN - is your new and improved gateway to geospatial information in New Jersey. The NJ Office of GIs has redesigned the NJ Spatial Data Clearinghouse to provide enhanced access to geodata through the NJGIN Explorer.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Meadowlands Commission
New
Jersey Meadowlands Commission,
http://www.meadowlands.state.nj.us/
Description: The NJ Meadowlands Commission was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1968 and was passed into law in January 1969. The act gave the Commission three mandates: environmental protection, economic development and solid waste management.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey Pinelands Commission
New
Jersey Pinelands Commission,
http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/
Description: The Pinelands is our country's first National Reserve. In 1979, our state formed a partnership with the federal government to preserve, protect and enhance the natural and cultural resources of this special place. Today, with the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, the region is protected in a manner that maintains its unique ecology while permitting compatible development.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey State League of Municipalities
New
Jersey League of Municipalities,
http://www.njslom.org/
Description: The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information resources and brain power. All 566 municipalities are members of the League.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Office
of Administrative Law
New
Jersey Administrative Code,
http://www.state.nj.us/oal/rules.html
Description:
The Division of Administrative Rules reviews all State executive branch
rulemaking notices for compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C.
1:30. These notices are then processed by the Division for publication
in the New Jersey Register, published twice a month. Following publication
of adopted rules in the New Jersey Register, the rules are incorporated
into the New Jersey Administrative Code. The Code is not currently available
online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Rutgers
Law School
Opinions
of the New Jersey Courts,
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml
Description:
This is a full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts,
including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court
Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Rutgers
University
Center
for Urban Policy Research,
http://policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/index1.htm
Description:
CUPR, a component of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public
Policy, is nationally and internationally recognized for its research
on affordable housing, land use policy, the arts and cultural policy,
development impact analysis, the costs of sprawl, transportation information
systems, environmental impacts, and community economic development. CUPR
has developed a wide array of fiscal, environmental, transportation, and
quality of life impact models that have been used in major public policy
evaluations throughout the United States.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Smart
Growth Network
New
Jersey Smart Growth Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NJ&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: New Jersey
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in New Jersey,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=nj
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
USDA
Rural Development
NJ
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NJ/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Jersey residents improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
HUD
Assessment of state brownfield initiatives, www.huduser.org
Description: Study: gain a better understanding of current regulatory and economic development initiatives that can help promote economic revitalization..
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
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
Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey
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 #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
Cluster Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Design standards for conditional uses.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
DVRPC
Greenway Lands Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Design standards for site planning and greenway lands.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
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
Fannie Mae Foundation
Milleniumburg-Style strategies in Action, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: 3 different strategies of milleniumburg ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, New Jersey
US EPA
Review of Statewide Watershed Mgmt Approaches, www.epa.gov
Description: Identify and describe different models of watershed mgmt; looking at different states; make recommendations.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Massachussetts, New Jersey
New York
Affordable
Housing Corporation
AHC
Homepage,
http://www.nyhomes.org/ahc/ahc.html
Description: The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation ("Corporation"), a subsidiary of the New York State Housing Finance Agency, pursuant to Section 1113(1) of the Private Housing Finance Law, was established to administer the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program ("Program"). The purpose of the Program is to promote home ownership by persons of low and moderate income, which, in turn, fosters development, stabilization, and preservation of neighborhoods and communities. To achieve these goals, the Corporation provides financial assistance, in conjunction with other private and public investment, for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and improvement of owner-occupied housing.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
CaRDI
: Community & Rural Development Institute,
http://www.cardi.cornell.edu
Description: The Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) works to strengthen and support New York's local communities and citizens. CaRDI and the Cornell Local Government Program serve as a point of entry to Cornell University's resources and expertise in community development and local governance, and provides outreach to community leaders, educators, elected officials and citizens interested in the vitality of their communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Division
of Administrative Rules
NY
Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations,
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/oiswww.html
Description:
Directions on how to get ahold of this 82 volume loose-leaf publication
containing all rules and regulations adopted by state agencies, miscellaneous
boards and authorities and the Judiciary. The NYCRR and supplementation
of new and amended pages is available from Lawyers Cooperative Publishing,
a member of the West Group, at 1-800-344-5009 and is currently not available
online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Division
of Housing and Community Renewal
Community
Development Bureau,
http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/ocd/ocd.htm
Description: Community Development staff serve as staff to the Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Corporation - a public benefit corporation that provides State-funded loans and grants to both for-profit and not-for-profit entities to develop housing for low-income families, tenants with special needs and the low-income elderly. Community Development staff also administer the State's Neighborhood and Rural Preservation programs, which provide administrative funding to local non-for-profit organizations that carry out housing preservation and development activities within their communities. Additionally, Community Development administers the allocation of Federal low-income housing tax credits across the State
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
Governor's
Office for Small Cities
Governor's
Office for Small Cities,
http://www.nysmallcities.com/
Description: The Governor's Office for Small Cities administers the Community Development Block Grant Program for the State of New York. The Community Development Block Grant Program provides grants to eligible cities, towns, and villages with a population under 50,000 and counties with an area population under 200,000 to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing and economic opportunities and or improve community facilities and services.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Landmarks
Conservancy
New
York Landmarks Conservancy,
http://www.nylandmarks.org/
Description:
The Landmarks Conservancy is a nationally recognized organization which
helps owners of older buildings by providing grants, low-interest loans,
hands-on consulting services, workshops, and publications. In neighborhoods
throughout the City and State, we preserve homes, businesses, social service
centers, cultural institutions, schools, houses of worship, and tourist
destinations. The Conservancy's programs serve as models in cities across
the country.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Housing Finance Agency
HFA
Homepage,
http://www.nyhomes.org/hfa/hfa.html
Description: The New York State Housing Finance Agency was created as a public benefit corporation in 1960, under Article III of the Private Housing Finance Law, to finance low income housing by raising funds through the issuance of municipal securities and the making of mortgage loans to eligible borrowers.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Rural Housing Coalition
NYS
Rural Housing Coalition,
http://www.ruralhousing.org/
Description:
The New York State Rural Housing Coalition, Inc. was formed in 1979 as
a nonprofit corporation. Supported by more than 200 member organizations,
the Coalition is committed to providing safe, affordable housing for low-
and moderate-income rural New Yorkers.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Unified Court System
Court
Decisions,
http://www.nycourts.gov/decisions/index.shtml
Description:
The Courts in New York State are responsible for handling an ever-increasing
number of cases from litigants seeking relief in a wide variety of matters.
During the year 2002, the New York Courts issued over 3,500,000 decisions.
Many of the New York State Court System's decisions are available online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York University
NYU
Center for Environmental and Land Use Law,
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/elc/
Description:
The establishment of the Center on Environmental and Land Use Law caps
a range of initiatives that NYU has taken to make the Law School the leading
academic program among the top national law schools for the study of environmental
and land use law. The Center's mission is to advance scholarly inquiry
and writing, enhance legal training, and combine theory and practice to
develop and help implement innovative legal and policy solutions to environmental
protection at the national, regional and global levels.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New York
Smart
Growth Network
New
York Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NY&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: New York
USDA
Rural Development
NY
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Yorkers improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in New York,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=NY
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Statewide water resources mgmt program, www.stcplanning.org
Description: A description of the water mgmt program and the diverse projects it encompasses.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, transportation, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design workbook - introduction, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Explains audience and goals of rural design workbook; explains each chapter & appendices.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design workbook - Ch 1-, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Why do we need better design?.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Workbook - Ch 2, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Conservation Design Method - how to design site with conservation in mind.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch5, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Stuart Site 120acre hilltop site.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 10, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Clarke site - 600 acre bicentennial farm.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Intro to chapters 12-13, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Properties in Watershed areas.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 12, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Janiak site - 273 acres in watershed area .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 13, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Rautine site -240 acres watershed.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
NYMIR
Comprehensive Planning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org
Description: The basics of comprehensive planning and legal effectsf.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, healthy communities, transportation, water, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
NYMIR
Comprehensive Zoning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org
Description: The basics of zoning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Revitalizing coommunity: a comparative case study, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Rept on 4 communities attempting to address needs, set goals, solve problems within their communities.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change, housing
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Building a Balance: Housing Affordability, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Discussion, opinions and options for Smart Growth in NYC.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Sustaining rural landscape by building community social capital, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: How social capital works in communites in an urban environment.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning: historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Cultural Diversity in Rural communities, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Intercultural programs; oral history; racial equality.
Topics: historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
CaRDI
Smart Growth -more choices-better places, www.cardi.cornell.edu
Description: Power Point presentation- Smart growth principles and trends.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, water, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Estimating the external effects of subsidized housing investment on property values, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Subsidized housing investments can produce substantial sustainable external benefits.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Land assembly, Land readjustment, and Public-private redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: What is applicability of land re-adjustment, and case study.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Land market understanding is the basis for smart change, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: A comprehensive study of land use policies, financial strategies that influence capital markets, conservation, smart growth etc..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Adoption and repeal of 2 rate property tax in NY, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Successes and failures of two rate property tax rate.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Case of the disappearing city: redistribution without growth, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Describing the geography of vacant land in cities especially in NY.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
HUD
Homeowing: social outcomes, tenure choice and US housing policy, www.huduser.org
Description: The pupose of this paper is to look at the links between policies and outcomes.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Fannie Mae Foundation
New York Housing Coalitions at Work, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: Building Bridges to put housing first in NY City.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
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
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
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Building Places,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=161
Description:Building
Places affects our homes, our businesses and the personal feelings we
have for particular areas across Pennsylvania. The Department of Community
and Economic Development works for the betterment and growth of these
places.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
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 Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Legacy Lasting Projects,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=197
Description:Breathing
new life into communities, Pennsylvania's Legacy Lasting Projects are
multiple-funded projects that include funding and/or technical support
from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
(DCED), along with other state, federal, and local agencies, and private
entities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Genesis
Housing Corporation
Genesis
Housing Corporation,
http://www.genesishousing.org/
Description:
Genesis Housing Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development
corporation dedicated to the development of affordable housing and education
of consumers on housing and financial issues in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Governor's
Green Government Council
Governor's
Green Government Council,
http://www.gggc.state.pa.us/default.htm
Description:
The governor established the Governor's Green Government Council by executive
order in 1998 to help state government embed environmental sustainability
throughout its policymaking and operational processes. The council works
in partnership with agencies throughout the Commonwealth and by extension
with their constituencies, as a catalyst to stimulate the development
and continuous improvement of
environmentally sustainable practices in planning, policymaking and regulatory
operations. It operates
opportunistically, nurturing champions where it finds them in targeted
areas.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Housing
Alliance of Pennsylvania
Housing
Alliance of Pennsylvania,
http://www.housingalliancepa.org/
Description:
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania was formed in 1985 for the purpose
of ensuring that all Pennsylvanians, particularly those who are low income,
have access to decent, safe and affordable housing.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Northeastern
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
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
Penn
State University
Costs
and Revenues of Residential Development,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/residentialimpact/
Description:
This website is intended to help local officials and citizens use a basic
Per Capita Multiplier model to examine potential residential developments
in their own community.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing
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'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
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
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
USDA
Rural Development
PA
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/pa/
Description: USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural Pennsylvania.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Pennsylvania,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=pa
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
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
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
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
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
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
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 #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
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
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
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
How Real Property Tax is distributed among Land Uses, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How fairly is real property tax distributed in your community.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
Regional
Conservation
Law Foundation
Conservation
Law Foundation,
http://www.clf.org/
Description:
The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental
advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England,
where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on
the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region
and its residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Regional
Plan Association
Regional
Plan Association,
http://www.rpa.org/
Description:
Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional
planning organization that improves the quality of life and the economic
competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region
through research, planning, and advocacy. For more than 80 years, RPA
has been shaping transportation systems, protecting open spaces, and promoting
better community design for the region's continued growth.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
Rural
Opportunities, Inc.
Rural
Opportunities - Programs and Services,
http://www.ruralinc.org/index.asp
Description: Begun in 1969, Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a private, not-for-profit regional community development and human service organization providing services to farmworkers, low-income families and economically depressed communities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Puerto Rico.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
University
of New Hampshire
Center
for Integrative Regional Problem Solving,
http://www.unh.edu/cirps/
Description: The Center for Integrative Regional Problem Solving facilitates ecologically-based, innovative approaches for securing quality of life and addressing land use challenges in Northern New England through integrated research, outreach, education, and multi-disciplinary partnerships.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
USDA
Rural Development in Southern New England
Rural
Development in Southern New England,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/
Description:
USDA Rural Development in the Southern New England Jurisdiction offers
a wealth of services and programs to rural communities. It is our mission
to ensure that rural citizens participate fully in the global economy
as well as to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic
opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
USDA
- Vermont Rural Development
Rural
Housing,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt/vthousing.htm
Description:Links
to a wide range of housing programs offered by Rural Development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont, New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Housing
and Mortgage Finance Corporation
Housing
and Mortgage Finance Corporation,
http://www.rihousing.com/
Description: As the state's principal housing agency, we help low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders find houses and apartments they can afford. Our mission is to assist Rhode Islanders who, by reason of income, special need or circumstance, are unable to fairly obtain and sustain a healthy, affordable home. More than just a physical structure, a home includes the people within and the community around.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Housing
Resources Commission
Housing
Resources Commission,
http://www.hrc.ri.gov/
Description: The Rhode Island Housing Resources Commission (HRC) was created by legislation in 1998 to be the planning and policy, standards and programs agency for housing issues. The Commission's purpose is to ensure that all Rhode Islanders have access to safe and affordable housing.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Municipal
Affairs
Community
Development,
http://www.muni-info.ri.gov/cddefault.htm
Description: The primary purpose of the Community Development page is the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing, a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunity; principally for persons of low and moderate income.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Office
of the Secretary of State
Rules
and Regulations Searchable Interface,
http://www.rules.state.ri.us/rules/searchme.php
Description: Searchable database of filed state agency regulations. Additionally, users may provide their email addresses and receive updates via email when regulations matching their criteria (per agency or per keyword) are promulgated.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Rhode
Island Judiciary
Published
Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/opinions.htm
Description: A listing of published court opinions dating back to 1999.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Sierra
Club
Rhode
Island Chapter Homepage,
http://www.sierraclubri.org/
Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Smart
Growth Network
Rhode
Island Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=RI&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: Rhode Island
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Rhode Island,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ri
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Univ of Rhode Island
Stated preferences & Length of Residency in Rural Commuities:, agecon.lib.umn.edu
Description: Systematic examination for residential development or conservation tradeoffs based on length of residency in rural community ..
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing
Division,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/Housing/index.htm
Description:
The housing division is dedicated to the goal of increasing and maintaining
safe and affordable housing for all Vermonters. The division's Consolidated
Plan for Housing and Community Development guides funding decisions for
over $13 million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development funds, and is the
State's primary policy directive for other state and federal housing programs.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Housing
Needs Assessment Guide,
http://www.housingdata.org/assessment/index.php
Description:
Policy makers, leaders, and citizens continually analyze present and future
trends when determining the levels and types of housing needed at the
state, regional, or local levels. Whether projecting the capacity for
sewer and water infrastructure, building roads, or planning for schools,
housing needs assessments are an integral element in community and regional
planning.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Planning
Division,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/Planning/index.htm
Description:
The Planning Division assists in guiding land use policy and development
decisions to meet statutory goals (Act 200 goals). First among those is
"to plan development so as to maintain the historic settlement pattern
of compact village and urban centers separated by rural countryside."
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Vermont
Community Development Program,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/VCDP/index.htm
Description:
The Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP) assists communities by
providing financial and technical assistance to identify and address local
needs and priorities in the areas of housing, economic development, public
facilities and public services primarily for persons of low and moderate
income.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Housing
and Conservation Board
Housing
Programs,
http://www.vhcb.org/housing.html
Description:
VHCB funds the acquisition, rehabilitation and construction of affordable
housing by nonprofit housing organizations. Affordable housing projects
eligible for funding include rental housing, rental and ownership coops,
mobile home parks, single family homes, shared elderly housing, single
room occupancy housing, and group homes. VHCB funds help to leverage federal
and private funds to develop housing to serve lower income households
and individuals with special needs.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Housing
Vermont
Housing
Vermont,
http://www.hvt.org/
Description:
Housing Vermont, a nonprofit syndication and development company founded
in 1988, creates permanently affordable rental housing for Vermonters
through partnerships with local organizations,
public agencies and the private sector. This highly successful partnership
has produced more than 3,300 affordable apartments in 94 different developments.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Neighborworks
Home Ownership Center
Home
Ownership Center and Burlington Community Land Trust,
http://www.getahome.org/land_trust.htm
Description: The Burlington Community Land Trust (BCLT) and the NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center of Vermont are closely allied nonprofit organizations. With supporting missions to make owning a home a real possibility, BCLT offers those who have completed the Center's educational programs the opportunity to buy very affordable, quality housing in Chittenden County.
Topics: Housing, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Smart
Growth Network
Vermont
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=VT&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: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Center
for Sustainable Agriculture,
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Esusagctr
Description:
The Center for Rural Studies (CRS) is a nonprofit, fee-for-service research
organization that addresses social, economic, and resource-based problems
of rural people and communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Vermont,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=VT
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Community Loan Fund
Vermont
Community Loan Fund,
http://www.vclf.org/
Description:
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) is a private, nonprofit community
development financial institution. Our mission is to strengthen Vermont
by providing equitable access to capital for affordable housing, community
facilities and small businesses.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Department of Libraries
Supreme
Court Opinions,
http://dol.state.vt.us/WWW_ROOT/000000/HTML/SUPCT.HTML
Description:
A searchable index of Vermont Supreme Court opinions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl and the Orton Foundation
Pathways
to Planning:
Online Assessment Tool, http://www.surveycafe.com/VtForum/entry.asp
Description:
This tool offers communities and citizens strategies, case studies, tutorials,
and examples of how to achieve smart growth and to arrest sprawl. The
tool will ask you questions on various related topics and generate resources
catered to your town's needs. With this tool you can find out: what other
towns are doing to improve their town centers, citizen involvement strategies,
ways to provide more housing choices and how to protect wildlife habitat
and important open spaces.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Housing Awareness Campaign
Vermont
Housing Awareness Campaign,
http://www.housingawareness.org/
Description:
The Campaign is an effort by a group of public- and private-sector interests
who agree that Vermont is in the midst of a severe housing shortage, and
that it is important for our people and our state as a whole to provide
more housing opportunities for all Vermonters.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Housing Finance Agency
Vermont
Housing Finance Agency,
http://www.vhfa.org/
Description:
Since 1974 Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has provided low cost
homeownership financing to more than 24,000 Vermont families and financed
the construction or rehabilitation of more than 6,700 affordable apartments.
By issuing bonds and allocating housing tax credits, VHFA is able to assist
low- and moderate-income Vermonters with the purchase and production of
housing to meet their needs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Legislature
Vermont
Statutes Online,
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes2.htm
Description:
The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes
Annotated, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Smart Growth Collaborative
Vermont
Smart Growth Collaborative,
http://www.vtsprawl.org/initiatives/sgcollaborative/VSGC_main.htm
Description:
The Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative is a cooperative effort to foster
a culture that supports a vision of compact settlements, separated by
rural countryside, with access for all Vermonters.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
State Housing Authority
Vermont
State Housing Authority,
http://www.vsha.org/
Description:
The Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) has been providing affordable
housing to families in need for over thirty years. Established in 1968,
VSHA has the distinction of being the first statewide housing authority
in the nation. Throughout our history, we have aggressively and compassionately
pursued opportunities to make housing more accessible and affordable for
Vermonters.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Citizen Participation Strategies for Municipal Planning in Vermont -Factsheets, www.uvm.org
Description: Factsheet #1: Intro to citizens benefits of participation in municipal planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Citizen Advisory Groups - Factsheet #5, www.uvm.edu
Description: #5: Granting decision making power to community members.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Community Planning Surveys - Factsheet #3, www.uvm.edu
Description: #3: Design and conduct community survey .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Community Plannig Survey Technical Appendix, www.uvm.edu
Description: Appendix:Technical step by step explanation of survey process.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Community Visioning Events- Factsheet #4, www.uvm.edu
Description: #4: Large community meetings to facilitate collaboration in the municipal plan.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Public Meetings and Hearings - Factsheet #2, www.uvm.edu
Description: #2: Backbone of community involvement in municipal planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Univ of Vermont Extensioin
Using Local Media Resources - Factsheet #6, www.uvm.edu
Description: #6: Tips/suggestions for dealing w/reporters, writing news releases how to get word out.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Vermont
West Virginia
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in West Virginia</