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Hoboken, NJ, Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan
Adopted October 2013This functional plan outlines green infrastructure opportunities in zones for stormwater retention, detention, and infiltration in Hoboken, New Jersey. -
Richmond, VA, Gillies Creek Green Infrastructure Plan
Adopted May 2018This subarea plan outlines a strategy for incorporating green infrastructure into public and private improvement projects to improve water quality and meet community needs. -
Washington, DC, Stormwater Management Guidebook
July 2013by: Greg Hoffman, Rebecca Stack, Brian Van WyeThis guide reviews the technical criteria and specifications to comply with Washington DC’s stormwater management regulations. -
Upgrade Your Infrastructure: A Guide to the Green Infrastructure Portfolio Standard And Building Stormwater Retrofits
December 2012This guide presents a Green Infrastructure Portfolio Standard (GIPS) as a tool for long-term green infrastructure planning. -
PVPC, MA, Green Infrastructure Plan
Adopted February 2014This functional plan covers the use of green infrastructure as a stormwater management approach and provides tools for municipalities transitioning towards using this approach. -
Centering Equity to Address Extreme Heat: Preparing Communities for Hotter Days
February 2022by: Rebecca Marx, Jorge Morales-BurnettThis briefing paper discusses the importance of using an equity lens for addressing extreme heat issues. -
Keene, NH, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Green Building collections. -
Preparing for New Mobility: Writing Effective Resolutions
2017by: Lisa Nisenson, Andy BoenauThis guide offers advice to help cities prepare for autonomous technology by passing formal resolutions and setting smart mobility plans in motion. -
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision
FHWA-PA-2014-004-CMU WO 1, July 2014by: Chris Hendrickson, Allen Biehler, Yeganeh MashayekhThis report assesses the implications of connected and autonomous vehicles on the management and operation of Pennsylvania’s surface transportation system. -
Wasatch Choice Form-Based Code Template
March 2015This model form-based code provides a template to help cities and counties in Utah draft form-based zoning regulations, using place and building types. -
Los Angeles, CA, Urban Mobility in a Digital Age
August 2016by: Ashley HandThis functional plan presents a transportation technology strategy for the city of Los Angeles. -
LADOT, CA, Strategic Implementation Plan
Updated July 2018This functional plan presents actions to integrate autonomous vehicles (AVs) as part of the urban mobility system in Los Angeles. -
Best Practices for Siting Solar Photovoltaics on Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
May 2022by: Kosol Kiatreungwattana, Shea Jones-Johnson, Joe BourgThis report discusses strategies for overcoming common technical challenges associated with siting solar energy systems on municipal solid waste landfills. -
Southlake, TX, Ordinance No. 693-C: An Ordinance Establishing Requirements for Outdoor Lighting
Adopted May 15, 2012The city addresses outdoor lighting in a standalone development code ordinance. -
Solar Best Practices Guide: A Guide to Assist Municipalities with Solar Land Use Regulations
2020by: Kenneth Comia, AICP, Eric WeissThis guide intends on helping communities with the regulation and development of solar photovoltaic projects by providing best practices for the development and installation process. -
Aurora, CO, City Center Station Area Plan
Adopted 2015This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a light rail station. -
Prince George’s County, MD, Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan
Adopted 2016This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a heavy rail station. -
Austin, TX, Martin Luther King Boulevard Station Area Plan
Adopted 2008This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a light rail station. -
San Mateo, CA, Rail Corridor Transit-Oriented Development Plan
Adopted 2005This plan includes a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development along a commuter rail corridor. -
Access and Parking Strategies for Transit-Oriented Development
November 2011This guide provides policy recommendations for cities and counties in metropolitan Chicago to help them support transit oriented development (TOD) through active transportation and parking investments. -
North Richland Hills, TX, Code of Ordinances
2018The city’s zoning code includes a mapped, form-based transit-oriented development (TOD) code for two commuter rail station areas. -
Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(1): 365-385 , 2007by: Edward Kaiser, David GodschalkThis article discusses the history of the comprehensive plan in the 20th century, focusing on its evolution since the 1950s. -
Montgomery County, PA, Transit-Oriented Development Model Ordinance
October 2021This model details why we should encourage transit oriented development, and the TOD trends that are taking place in Montgomery County, such as land development activity, and transit expansion efforts. -
Biophilic Planning
Biophilic planning seeks to strengthen connections between people and nature. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance on biophilic planning and demonstrate how local and regional agencies are using plans, regulations, and programs to promote biophilic principles. -
Parks that Protect: Leveraging Waterfronts for Resilient Communities
March 2023This report uses case studies of waterfront park projects that were designed to improve health and quality of life while also reducing the threat of rising water levels and severe weather. -
Milton, GA, Code of Ordinances
2017The city’s zoning code addresses agritourism through “agricultural-related activities” and “rural or agricultural event facility.” -
Vancouver, BC, Park Board Urban Agriculture Policy
2015This standalone policy addresses urban agriculture. -
Lawton, OK, Municipal Code
Updated February 2022The city code's animal chapter allows the keeping of large and small animals other than cats and dogs as well as bees. -
Buffalo, NY, Municipal Code
2017The city's property maintenance code was amended in 2009 to allow for keeping chicken hens in residential districts with a license. -
St. Charles County, MO, Agri-Tourism Land Use Plan
August 2012This master plan amendment addresses agritourism uses in the southwestern portion of the county. -
Cool Walkability Planning
June 2023by: Todd LitmanThis report belongs to the Active Transportation, and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Pittsgrove, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated August 2018The township’s land use and development code addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffer requirements. -
Orland, CA, Administrative Guidelines for Implementation of General Plan Agricultural Buffering Policies
September 2005This guide addresses farmland protection by establishing agricultural buffering guidelines for new urban development in the city. -
Kennebunkport, ME, Town Code
Updated December 2022The town’s outdoor lighting ordinance is simple but widely cited as one of the best outdoor lighting ordinances. -
Santa Barbara County, CA, Final Negative Declaration: Agricultural Buffer Ordinance
Report to Board of Supervisors, September 7, 2012This staff report addresses farmland protection through agricultural buffers and represents the final negative declaration for environmental impacts of a proposed agricultural buffer ordinance. -
Dig It! A Practical Toolkit: How Local Governments Can Support Community Gardens
2009by: Herb BaboletThis toolkit from British Columbia's Ministry of Community Development provides guidance on how local governments can support community gardens. -
Neighbourhood Level Infill Development Strategy
2013by: Brook McIlroy, Inc.This report presents a strategy for individual lot infill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that preserves the character of established residential neighborhoods. -
Neighborhood Conservation District Study
2005by: Larson Fisher AssociatesThis report evaluates the role that neighborhood conservation district zoning could play in protecting established neighborhoods from out-of-character infill development in Brookline, Massachusetts. -
Missing Middle Housing: Responding to the Demand for Walkable Urban Living
April 2012by: Daniel ParolekThis article focuses on the concept of the “missing middle” in housing, or small-scale multifamily buildings seldom built since World War II. -
Staunton, VA, City Code
2017The city’s zoning code establishes a planned development option for larger infill development projects. -
Oregon Model Development Code and User’s Guide for Small Cities
Edition 3.1, November 2015This model unified development code provides a template to help small cities in Oregon draft land-use and development regulations. -
Bessemer City, NC, Code of Ordinances
2017The city’s unified development code establishes residential infill as a distinct development option. -
Models and Guidelines for Infill Development
2001This guide for cities and counties in Maryland offers detailed direction for planning efforts related to encouraging incremental infill development. -
Village Residential District: Creating a Village Community
2011by: Montgomery County, PA, Planning CommissionThis model zoning ordinance provides a template to help municipalities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, draft regulations for traditional neighborhood development. -
St. Petersburg, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2019The city’s comprehensive plan commits to establishing a green building incentive program and includes a permit fee reduction for projects with green building features. -
Colorado Model Land Use Code for Municipalities
2003This model unified development code provides a template to help cities in Colorado draft land-use and development regulations. -
Snohomish County, WA, Evaluation of Snohomish County's Land Use Permitting Process
2002by: Demarche Consulting GroupThis evaluation of the county's land-use permitting processes recommends a complete process overhaul. -
Fort Collins, CO, Development Review Guide
2017This comprehensive, user-friendly online development review guide was one outcome of a development review audit process. -
Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners
June 2012by: Heather Schwartz, Liisa Ecola, Kristin LeuschnerThis report examined 11 inclusionary housing programs across the United States and the degrees to which they promoted social inclusion. -
Inclusionary Housing
2018This clearinghouse of inclusionary housing information provides a wide range of resources organized into three main categories.