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Hayward, CA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019The city’s municipal code outlines green building requirements for both public and private buildings. -
New Smyrna Beach, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019The city’s code of ordinances outlines a voluntary green building program with construction based and planned development incentives. -
Step It Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
2015This report belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Increasing Physical Activity: Built Environment Approaches
May 2017by: Community Preventive Services Task ForceThis fact sheet belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Increasing Walking & Bicycling: Policy Options for Local Governments in Kansas
January 2015This guide belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Lansing, MI, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation and Solar Energy collections. -
Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning: A Guide to Best Practices
Published October 2002by: Todd LitmanThis guide briefly covers best practices for each of the major steps of planning bicycle and pedestrian facilities, from scoping and research, to implementation, to education and promotion. -
Clackamas County, OR, Zoning and Development Ordinance
Updated October 2018The county's zoning and development ordinance provides detailed standards for solar siting and solar access protections. -
Belleair, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019The city's code of ordinances encourages consideration of solar access in the selection and placement of landscaping materials. -
Aberdeen, SD, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city's code of ordinances includes a section on alternative energy systems that addresses wind and solar energy systems. -
Adel, IA, Municipal Code
Updated October 2017The city's municipal code sets certain bulk restrictions in commercial districts to protect solar access to existing solar energy systems. -
Buffalo Grove, IL, Municipal Code
Updated February 2019by: Village of Buffalo GroveThe city's municipal code defines solar energy collectors as accessory structures and offers a bonus density incentive for solar features in PUDs. -
Dartmouth, MA, Zoning Bylaws
Updated October 2018The town zoning bylaws addresses large-scale ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations. -
Daytona Beach Shores, FL, Comprehensive Plan (Update) 2020
Updated January 2011The city's comprehensive plan includes goals and policies promoting the use of renewable energy sources. -
Denton, TX, Development Code
Updated March 2019This regulation belongs to the Environmental Sensitive Areas and Solar Energy collections. -
Easton, MA, Zoning By-Law
Updated May 2014The town's bylaw establishes an overlay district for large-scale solar photovoltaic installations. -
El Mirage, AZ, General Plan
Adopted December 2009The city's comprehensive plan includes several goals and policies that promote solar energy use. -
Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study
2019by: Anthony Garcia, Dana WallThis report reviews Tactical Transit project from across the U.S. related to speed and reliability, access and safety, and rider experience. -
Gothenburg, NE, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2017The city's subdivision regulations include solar orientation standards for streets and lots. -
Brigham City, UT, Pedestrian and Sidewalk Master Plan
October 2006This functional plan includes background and methodology for a sidewalk plan that prioritizes continuous sidewalks and safe crossings. -
Rockville, MD, City Code
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning ordinance sets its long-term bicycle parking requirement within the automobile parking standards, both by use and as a ratio to short term bicycle parking standards. -
A Simplified Framework for Incorporating Health Into Community Development Initiatives
Health Affairs, 33(11): 1939-1947, 2014by: Bethany Rogerson, Ruth Lindberg, Marjory GivensThis article proposes a framework for analyzing the health impacts of community development initiatives to help facilitate collaboration between planners and public health experts. -
Tools to Assess Health Impacts of Land-Use Policies and Programs: An Introduction to Health Impact Assessment and Evaluation for Land-Use Agencies
Healthy Community Design Fact Sheet Series, September 2008This fact sheet shares how health impact assessment and evaluation can improve public decision making. -
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
by: National Environmental Public Health Tracking NetworkThis interactive map contains 25 content categories with related indicators. -
Active Neighborhood Checklist Version 2.0
February 2011by: Christine Hoehner, Ross BrownsonThis guide is an easy-to-use assessment tool of street-level features that affect physical activity. -
Healthy, Active & Vibrant Community
2009by: Phil Valko, Jennifer AllenThis guide shares policy ideas and resources that can be used to improve community health outcomes. -
South Gate, CA, General Plan 2035
Adopted December 2009The city’s comprehensive plan discusses chronic health challenges, physical activity, food systems, healthcare access, active transportation, air quality, and safety in its Healthy Community Element. -
Farmington, CT, Town Code
Updated February 2019The town's code states that solar installation cannot be denied in historic areas with exceptions. -
Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services – Is the Devil in the Detail?
Annals of Botany, 118: 377-391, 2016by: Ross Cameron, Tijana BlanušaThis article examines how choice of vegetation and composition determines the types and degree of ecosystem services provided by green infrastructure. -
Light Imprint New Urbanism: A Framework for Urban and Environmental Sustainability
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 113: 69-76, 2008by: T. Low, G. Tachiev, P. KellyThis article describes Light Imprint New Urbanism (LINU) as a cost-effective option for reducing stormwater runoff, enhancing groundwater recharge, and mitigating flooding. -
Bioretention Basins/Rain Gardens
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of bioretention basins/rain gardens as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Bioswales/Vegetated Swales
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of bioswales/vegetated swales as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Cisterns/Rain Barrels
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of cisterns/rain barrels as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Exfiltration Tanks/Trenches
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of exfiltration tanks/trenches as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Enhanced Stormwater Basins
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of enhanced stormwater basins as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Large Volume Storms and Low Impact Development: Using LID Practices in Areas with Intense Rainfall Events
October 2017This fact sheet explores how low-impact development (LID) tactics are designed to address extreme rainfall events. -
Low Impact Development (LID) Fact Sheet
2013This fact sheet provides an overview of low-impact development (LID) and outlines eight principles of the practice. -
Green Roofs/Eco-roofs
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of green roofs as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Low Impact Site Preparation
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of site preparation for low-impact development (LID). -
Resource Efficient Landscapes and Irrigation
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of resource efficient landscapes and irrigation for low-impact development (LID). -
Permeable Surfaces
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of permeable surfaces as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Soil Moisture Sensors
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn Acomb, Brent PhilpotThis fact sheet provides an overview of the function and application of soil moisture sensors. -
Stormwater Reuse
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of stormwater reuse as a low-impact development (LID) practice. -
Independence, MO, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The city’s unified development code establishes a Historic Square District, Conservation Overlay District, Historic Overlay District, and Historic Landmark Overlay District. -
Green Infrastructure Municipal Handbook
2008by: Chris Kloss, Jennifer Bitting, Rob LukesThis guide contains sections on green infrastructure funding options, retrofit and rainwater harvesting policies, and incentive mechanisms. -
Resource Guide for Planning, Designing and Implementing Green Infrastructure in Parks
2017This guide focuses on incorporating green infrastructure into park retrofits and new park development for social equity benefits. -
Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating Community Input into Green Infrastructure Projects
2018by: Teresa Chan, Rebecca Kihslinger, John Hare-GroggThis guide outlines eight steps for integrating community participation in the planning and implementation of green infrastructure projects. -
KVCG, ME, Model Low Impact Development (LID) Ordinance Provisions for Shoreland Zoning Ordinances
April 2010by: Fred SnowThis model ordinance provides a template to help municipalities in Maine draft regulations that encourage using low-impact development (LID) to mitigate runoff pollution in areas designated with Shoreland Zoning. -
Massachusetts Model Low Impact Development (LID) Bylaw
2007This model bylaw provides a template to help municipalities in Massachusetts draft regulations that encourage low-impact development (LID) tactics in site planning and post-development stormwater runoff management. -
VLCT, VT, Model LID/GSI Stormwater Management Bylaw
2015This model bylaw provides a template to help municipalities in Vermont draft regulations that promote low-impact development (LID) and green stormwater infrastructure.