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Hudson River Valley Greenway
The Hudson River Valley Greenway is an innovative state sponsored program created to facilitate the development of a voluntary regional strategy for preserving scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources while encouraging compatible economic development and maintaining the tradition of home rule for land use decision-making.
National Main Street Center
Part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Main Street Center has been working with communities across the nation to revitalize their historic or traditional commercial areas.
APA New York Metro Chapter
The American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter addresses planning issues that concern the physical, social, and economic environment in the metropolitan region encompassing New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.
New York Planning Federation
The New York Planning Federation's mission is to promote sound planning, land use and zoning practice in New York State so that orderly growth and development may occur balanced with necessary resources conservation.
EPA Smart Growth
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) features an extensive network of smart growth publications, policies and links.
Stop Sprawl
The Sierra Club is calling attention to the problem of sprawl with yearly reports, providing resources for activists across the country, and exploring how transportation patterns can be improved to make our neighborhoods safer and more convenient.
Smart Growth Network
Formed by the EPA and several non-profit and government organizations, the Network is a response to increasing community concerns about the need for new ways to grow that boost the economy, protect the environment and enhance community vitality.
Land Use Law Center
The Pace University Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities in New York State.
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 500,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
Smart Growth Research Topics
The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy seeks to shape a new generation of urban policies that will help build strong neighborhoods, cities, and metropolitan regions.
Planning Commissioners Journal
The Planning Commssioners Journal is the nation's principal publication designed for citizen planners, including, but not limited to, members of local planning commissions and zoning boards.
Planning Commissioners Journal Sprawl Guide
The Planning Commissioners Journal Sprawl Guide is designed to familiarize readers with key issues associated with sprawl.
Vermont Forum on Sprawl
The mission of the Vermont Forum on Sprawl is to preserve Vermont's unique working landscape and quality of life while encouraging economic vitality in community centers.
Community Stewardship Exchange
Includes information, contacts and examples of community-based strategies that preserve the ecological integrity of important natural systems while meeting the economic aspirations of adjoining communities.
Cyburbia, the Urban Planning Portal
Features a resource directory, forums, gallery and bookstore.
Regional Plan Association
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. |
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