The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Vermont - Transportation
links
Agency
of Natural Resources
Outdoor
Recreation Grants,
http://www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/recreation/
Description:
Information about multiple outdoor recreation grant programs in Vermont,
including the Trails Grant Program and the Land and Water Conservation
Fund.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Transportation
Bicycle
and Pedestrian Program,
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/progdev/Sections/LTF/2001BikePedProgamGuideApplication...
Description:
Information about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and a listing of Vermont
bicycling publications, other bicycling resources, list of tour outfitters,
available maps and general bicycle touring information.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Transportation
Environmental
Section,
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/TechServices/EnvPermit/NewEnvirHomepage.htm
Description:
"The mission of the Environmental Section is to support Agency project
managers and other project sponsors with proactive environmental planning,
regulatory compliance and cost-effective design solutions that achieve
project purpose and need, consider the views of the public, and protect
the natural and built environment..."
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Transportation
Systems
Planning,
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/planning/statewide.htm
Description:
Systems Planning is divided into two sections, transportation plan development
and the transportation planning section. Transportation Plan Development
either conducts, or manages consultants conducting planning studies and
projects for the Agency of Transportation. Principal duties of the Transportation
Planning Section include the ongoing process of developing and updating
the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and working with the
CCMPO in developing and updating the Transportation Improvement Program
for the Chittenden County urbanized area. Duties also include managing
Scenic Byway projects, support to the Scenic Preservation Council and
providing GIS, web development and engineering support services to other
components of VTrans and other state agencies.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Transportation
Transportation
Enhancement Program,
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/progdev/Sections/LTF/Enhancements%20Program/EnhancementsMainPage.htm
Description:
The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation
programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness,
must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement
projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively
integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Transportation
Vermont
Historic Bridge Program,
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/progdev/Sections/LTF/VermontHistoricBridgeProgram...
Description:
The Vermont Historic Bridge Program exists for the preservation of historic
covered bridges, metal truss bridges, masonry arch bridges, and concrete
arch bridges, and it establishes separate divisions within the parent
program. The Program and its divisions call attention to the fact that
Vermont's historic bridges are resources of distinct value to the state,
with particular benefits and also particular problems. The Program explicitly
recognizes that there are economic, aesthetic, and educational benefits
achieved by preserving a meaningful collection of different types of historic
bridges, and that these benefits far outweigh costs associated with preserving
these bridges.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions,
http://www.crjc.org/
Description:
The catalyst for cooperatively meeting the Valley's challenges is the
Connecticut River Joint Commissions, who seek a strong and vibrant economy
while capitalizing on the natural wealth of this place. Capitalizing without
corrupting means conserving. Helping Valley people achieve that balance
and finding the resources to ensure that quality of life is the role of
the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire, Vermont
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
Conservation
Law Foundation Ventures
Conservation
Law Foundation Ventures,
http://www.clfventures.org/
Description:
CLF Ventures is redefining environmental advocacy. Through innovative
parternships with private and public sector clients, we combine CLF's
longstanding reputation for environmental protection with our financial
and business transaction skills. As a result, we are able to provide our
clients with innovative solutions to complex environmental problems.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Division
for Historic Preservation,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/HistoricSites/index.htm
Description:
The Division for Historic Preservation is the public agency designated
to be the advocate for historic and prehistoric properties in Vermont.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
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
Environmental
Protection Agency
New
England Car-Free Transportation Alternatives,
http://www.epa.gov/ne/topics/air/carfree.html
Description:
Whether you are a resident or just planning on visiting New England this
web site offers some great links to car-free transportation alternatives
including; bike paths, buses, ferry services, ride-sharing, subways, trains,
and trolleys.
Topics: Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Lake
Champlain Basin Program
About
the Lake Champlain Basin Program,
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/champ/lcbpsumr.htm
Description:
The LCBP works in partnership with government agencies from New York,
Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals
to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's
water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural
resources.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
Lake
Champlain Bikeways
Lake
Champlain Bikeways,
http://www.champlainbikeways.org/
Description:
With growing national interest in bicycle tourism, Lake Champlain Bikeways,
a public/private partnership, is quickly expanding its bicycle route network
while serving as the information clearinghouse on bicycling opportunities
in the Champlain Valley.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
New
England Mountain Bike Association
New
England Mountain Bike Association,
http://www.nemba.org/
Description:
NEMBA is a recreational trails advocacy organization. Our mission, which
we've chosen to take, is to ride on the best trails that the world has
to offer. Luckily, most all of them are in New England, so we don't have
to travel far.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
New
England Transportation Consortium
New
England Transportation Consortium,
http://www.netc.uconn.edu/ti/Research/index.htm
Description:
The NETC was formed as a regional approach to developing innovative solutions
to common transportation problems among the New England states. Its purpose
is to pool the financial, professional and academic resources of the region
and to use them to research and develop improved methods of dealing with
common problems in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation,
reconstruction and operation of transportation systems in the participating
states. The program is intended to supplement, not to replace, ongoing
state and federal research activities and other national programs such
as NCHRP.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, non-profit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Preservation
Trust of Vermont
Preservation
Trust of Vermont,
http://www.ptvermont.org/
Description:
The Preservation Trust of Vermont is a charitable, nonprofit organization
founded in 1980 to initiate, stimulate and assist local and statewide
efforts to preserve and use Vermont's rich collection of historic, architectural
cultural and community resources.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Sierra
Club
Vermont
Chapter Homepage,
http://vermont.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, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
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
Vermont
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition
Vermont
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition,
http://www.vtbikeped.org/
Description:
The Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition promotes bicycling &
walking safety, education, and access, to make Vermont bicycle- &
pedestrian-friendly for residents and visitors alike. We also support
bicycling and walking for transportation, health, recreation, and fun
to enhance our communities, environment, and economy.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Covered Bridge Society
Vermont
Covered Bridge Society,
http://www.vermontbridges.com/
Description:
The Vermont Covered Bridge Society, Inc. was incorporated in February,
2000 to address concerns about the loss of these important symbols of
our heritage: Vermont's covered bridges. We hope you will join us in preserving,
exploring, and enjoying our unique collection of covered bridges, all
of them different and unique, each with a personality of its own.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Transportation
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
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
Scenery Preservation Council
Vermont
Scenery Preservation Council,
http://www.vtscenery.org/
Description:
The Vermont Scenery Preservation Council shall preserve and enhance Vermont's
scenic resources through planning, education and collaboration with public
and private organizations.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
10 Reasons why Vermont's homegrown economy matters, www.ptvermont.org
Description: 50 Proven ways to restore and revive it.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org
Description: Front Page .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org
Description: Authors Notes to publication.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org
Description: Design principles; rules, laws, process affecting highway projects.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont
State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org
Description: Laws, reports and opinions.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Vermont
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and Penn State Cooperative Extension in Adams County.
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