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Advancing Racial Equity in Inclusionary Housing Programs
February 2021by: Stephanie Reyes, Amy KhareThis guide is designed to help planners and local officials design inclusionary housing programs that support racial equity goals. -
St. Mary's County, MD, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Updated December 2016The county's zoning ordinance includes design objectives that encourage solar access, and it exempts solar collector equipment from screening requirements. -
Complete Streets, Complete Networks
April 2016This guide is designed to help transportation agencies in Illinois design roadways that support all travel modes. -
Newark, DE, Code of Ordinances
2017The city's subdivision ordinance includes design standards for energy conservation and solar access including general design and construction principles and subdivision plan guidelines and requirements that address solar orientation. -
Flood Insurance and Design Requirements
Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery Briefing Paper 6This Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery briefing paper discusses the three most important steps that a community can take to set itself up for a successful — and resilient — long-term recovery from a flood event. -
Bourne, MA, Zoning Bylaw
Updated May 2017The town’s zoning bylaw encourages the use of low-impact development (LID) tactics for stormwater management in street design, parking design, and development in a Downtown District (“DTD”) and Marine Center Overlay District (“MCOD”). -
RainPay’s SRC-Generating Rain Garden Project at the Progressive National Baptist Convention Headquarters
2018This case study examines the design, development, and certification of a rain garden project in the District of Columbia. -
Sammamish, WA, Municipal Code
Updated November 2019The city’s municipal code offers incentives for low-impact development (LID) and stormwater management standards for project design. -
Low Impact Development Manual for Southern California: Technical Guidance and Site Planning Strategies
April 2010This guide presents recommendations for developing design, construction, maintenance standards, codes, and ordinances for low-impact development (LID). -
Pinal County, AZ, Development Services Code
Updated December 2021The county's development services code establishes residential solar energy devices as accessory uses, and subdivision design standards address solar orientation. -
Low Impact Development Handbook for the State of Alabama
2007by: Katie Dylewski, Jessica Brown, Charlene LeBleu, AICPThis guide provides design recommendations for green infrastructure and low-impact development (LID) tactics for development and re-development projects. -
Escondido, CA, Municipal Code
The city's zoning code generally exempts solar energy systems from conditional use permit and design review requirements.Escondido, CA -
Mission Viejo, CA, General Plan
The Conservation and Open Space Element in the city's general plan includes policies that support passive and active solar design.Mission Viejo, CA -
A Resource Guide to Designing Transfer of Development Rights Programs in Washington State
2009This guide provides information to municipalities in Washington to help them design and implement transfer of development rights programs.Washington -
Form-Based Land Development Regulations
The Urban Lawyer, 28(1): 163-172, 2006by: Robert Sitkowski, AICP, Brian OhmThis article examines three primary legal issues that occur when local design-based land use regulations begin to be utilized. -
A Citizen’s Guide to Better Streets: How to Engage Your Transportation Agency
2008by: Gary Toth, Herman VolkThis guide presents a general-audience overview of the transportation planning process and a context-sensitive approach to street design. -
Edmonton, AB, Open Space Policy
C596, Adopted August 2017This standalone policy intends to supplement Edmonton’s open space planning, design, and management to create a multifunctional green network. -
The Wisdom of LEED’s Role in Green Building Mandates
Cornell Real Estate Review, 10(6): 22-37, 2012by: Marya CottenThis article examines how the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system functions in green building mandates. -
Built for Health: Air Quality
January 2018This audio discusses indoor air quality’s impact on health and the materials and design features that affect air quality. -
Jasper County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2012The county’s code of ordinances provides a density bonus for buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. -
Doraville, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2019The city’s code of ordinances encourages new developments receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design- New Construction (LEED-NC) certification. -
USGBC LEED
2019This web page contains an overview of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. -
Intersections: Health and the Built Environment
2013by: Kathleen McCormick, Rachel MacCleery, Sara HammerschmidtThis report discusses how to improve health through community design, active transportation, healthy buildings, healthy food, and environmental regulations. -
Wausau, WI, Municipal Code
Updated October 2019The city’s codified ordinances establishes a historic preservation commission tasked with reviewing applications for historic designation and design review. -
Low Impact Development Center
2018This web page provides design and planning resources, technical assistance, research, and training for low-impact development (LID). -
Measuring Heat Islands
This web page shares a framework and information to help design an assessment of a community’s heat island effect. -
Toronto, ON, Bird-Friendly Best Practices Glass
by: Alison Lapp, Bailey Bradshaw, Hannah del RosarioThis guide serves as a best practices manual for bird-friendly design standards for using glass in buildings. -
Modesto, CA, Neighborhood Compatibility Guidelines
2009This guide for property owners and developers presents illustrated design principles for residential infill development in established neighborhoods. -
Streamlining the Municipal Development Review Process
January 2020This guide is designed to help municipalities in Ontario, Canada, design and implement improvements that streamline development review processes. -
Best Practices for Online Public Engagement for DOTs
March 2016This webinar presents case studies and guidance to help departments of transportation design online public engagement strategies. -
Measuring the Completeness of Complete Streets
Transport Reviews, 38(1): 73–95, 2018by: Nancy Hui, Shoshanna Saxe, Matthew RoordaThis article analyzes street classification systems that inform street design and proposes a complete streets assessment framework. -
America Needs Complete Streets
ITE Journal, April 2011by: Dan Burden, Todd LitmanThis article explains the importance of embracing a complete streets approach to transportation planning and project design. -
Del Mar, CA, City Council Policy Book
October 2017This complete streets policy establishes the need to design and construct roadway projects for all users in Del Mar, California. -
Parents in Vancouver's Dense Family-Oriented Urbanism
by: Elizabeth SheildUncovering JAPA: Exploration of how policy, family-oriented design, and programming has the ability to influence parents' locational choice in where to raise their family. -
Austin, TX, Special Use Infill Options and Design Tools Available Through the Neighborhood Plan Combining District (NPCD)
2017This guide for property owners and developers discusses eight infill project options for designated neighborhood planning areas. -
Moraga, CA, Code of Ordinances
The city's code exempts solar panels from design review procedures and addresses solar orientation standards and easements for subdivisions.Moraga, CA -
Building in the Scenic Area: Scenic Resources Implementation Handbook
December 2005This guide provides guidance on how landowners and developers can protect scenic views through strategic site design approaches. -
Policies and Programmes Supporting Intergenerational Relations
2012by: Donna Butts, Leng Leng Thang, Alan Hatton YeoThis report challenges the traditional age-based approach to policy and program design and advocates for a more intergenerational approach. -
Health Impact Assessments: A Tool for Designing Climate Change Resilience into Green Building and Planning Projects
Journal of Green Building, 6(2): 66-87, 2011by: Adele HoughtonThis article discusses how health impact assessments (HIAs) can be used to design climate change resiliency into green building projects. -
Contra Costa County, CA, Parklet Program Guidelines
November 2016by: Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development, Contra Costa County Public Works DepartmentThis guide lays out design and location standards and outlines the permitting process for parklets in Contra Costa County, California. -
Sustainable Streets: Sidewalk Reference Manual
May 2014This guide covers a wide range of topics, including sidewalk benefits, design alternatives, legal liability, financing, maintenance, and regulation. -
Slopes and Low Impact Development: Designing and Siting LID Practices on Slopes
August 2015This fact sheet presents considerations for the design and planning of low-impact development (LID) on slopes. -
Designs for Green Infrastructure in Midwestern Communities
October 2018This online training reviews the function and design of several green infrastructure tactics and outlines strategies for their implementation. -
Salem, OR, Code of Ordinances
Updated January 2020The city’s code of ordinances promotes the use of green stormwater infrastructure in development, road, and parking design. -
Metro Transit Developers Guide to Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
2017This guide provides information to help developers in metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul design and implement transit-oriented development (TOD) projects. -
Virtual Public Engagement Strategy for Underserved Communities: Challenges and Solutions
August 2022This webinar explores how to design a sustainable and equitable virtual engagement strategy for local governments to implement. -
Supporting Performance-Based Planning and Programming through Scenario Planning
FHWA-HEP-16-068, April 2016by: Hannah Twaddell, Alanna McKeeman, AICP, Michael GrantThis guide is designed to help regional transportation planners design and conduct performance-based scenario planning efforts. -
Talking Trees: An Urban Forestry Toolkit for Local Governments
November 2006by: Ryan Bell, Jennie WheelerThis report provides fact sheets and policy guidance to help cities and counties design and implement urban forestry programs. -
Mansfield, CT, Zoning Regulations
Updated March 2022The town's zoning regulations promote solar design and solar access protections; solar collectors may exceed maximum height requirements. -
Washington Township, NJ, Municipal Code
The township's code offers solar orientation design standards and permits accessory solar energy systems in all districts.Washington township, NJ