- California Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Searchable Database
Access and search detailed information on 21 Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) in California such as: land uses, site maps, facilities, design features, pedestrian access, transit services, photos, travel benefits, and other valuable data.
transitorienteddevelopment.dot.ca.gov/miscellaneous/NewHome.jsp
- Coalition for Smarter Growth
Working to ensure that transportation and development decisions accommodate growth while revitalizing communities in metropolitan Washington D.C., providing more housing and travel choices, and conserving our natural and historic areas.
www.smartergrowth.net
- Congress for the New Urbanism
Advocates for the restructuring of public policy and development practices to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions.
www.cnu.org
- Duany & Plater-Zyberk Architects, Inc
Offering town planning and architectural services. Includes letters and writings.
www.dpz.com
- Idaho Smart Growth (ISG)
Idaho Smart Growth is committed to supporting Idaho citizens and lawmakers as they work to make Idaho a better, smarter place to live.
www.idahosmartgrowth.org
- Land Lines: The New Urbanism Challenges Conventional Planning
Article by William Fulton discussing the basic tenets of new urbanism.
www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/PubDetail.aspx?pubid=508
- Massachusetts' Smart Growth Toolkit
Massachusetts' Smart Growth Toolkit provides easy access to information on twelve different planning, zoning, and subdivision techniques that will make smart growth a reality in your community.
www.mass.gov/envir/smart_growth_toolkit
- Montana Smart Growth Coalition (MSGC)
Working to support safe and healthy communities, sustainable economies, conservation of farm, forest and ranch lands, and protection of natural resources and wildlife habitat. MSGC offers a number of Montana smart growth case studies.
www.mtsmartgrowth.org
- National Town Builders Association
Organization dedicated to promoting new towns, city neighborhoods, and villages.
www.ntba.net
- National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center
National organization for the Main Street downtown revitalization program.
www.mainst.org
- New School for Traditional Architecture & Urbanism
Reviving the design, teaching, and construction of traditional places and buildings for the 21st Century.
www.traditionalarchitecture.org
- New Urban News
Newsletter covering the new urbanism, smart growth, and traditional neighborhood development.
www.newurbannews.com
- NRDC: Smart Growth and Sprawl
Facts, reports, and resources on urban sprawl and smart growth practices.
www.nrdc.org/cities/smartGrowth
- Online NewsHour: New Urbanism Special Report
Includes interviews, forums, and an overview of the New Urbanist movement.
www.pbs.org/newshour/newurbanism
- Preservation, Mixed Use and Urban Vitality
Examining the roles of preservation and mixed use as two among several interconnected factors contributing to urban vitality.
www.jcarchitects.com/MixedUse.html
- Seaside Institute, The
Promotes a return of human values to architecture, the building arts, urban design, and regeneration.
www.theseasideinstitute.org
- Smart Growth - Environmental Protection Agency
Learn about smart growth issues and environmental benefits. Find information about specific topics, resources, and examples of smart growth development, including the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
www.epa.gov/smartgrowth
- Smart Growth America
Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow: one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, and provides more transportation choices.
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
- Smart Growth Online
Encourages development that is environmentally, fiscally, and economically smart and helps create national, regional, and local coalitions to support smart growth.
www.smartgrowth.org
- Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
Works with Westmoreland County's cities, townships, and boroughs to address the challenges associated with economic growth and revitalization.
www.smartgrowthpa.org
- Timeline of New Urbanism
Database that records key events in the history of new urbanism, as well as historical influences reaching back to the 19th century.
www.nutimeline.net
- Town Paper, The
Publications about urbanism and town design, charrettes, public outreach, and educational debate. Includes an archive of articles and links to traditional neighborhood developments.
www.TNDtownpaper.com
- Transit Oriented Development Advocate
Offers reports examining what happened with Portland's TOD program and information on Seattle's TOD projects.
www.todadvocate.com
- Transit-Oriented Development - Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
A resource for planners, developers, policy-makers and citizens who are interested in the implementation of transit-oriented development (TOD), in the Denver region.
www.drcog.org/index.cfm?page=TransitOrientedDevelopment
- Wikipedia: New Urbanism
User-edited article about the American urban design movement of the early 1980s including its background, trends, defining elements, criticisms, and examples.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Urbanism
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