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Bellevue, WA, Complete Streets Guide
August 2020This guide establishes complete streets design guidelines for transportation facilities in Bellevue, Washington. -
Being in a “Green” Building Elicits “Greener” Recycling, but Not Necessarily “Better” Recycling
PLOS One, 11(1): e0145737, 2016by: Alessandra DiGiacomo, Peter Lenkic, David WuThis article explores the relationship between green building design and recycling. -
The Business Case for Healthy Buildings: Insights from Early Adopters
2018by: Kathleen McCormickThis report highlights the economic value of healthy building design and shares four case studies. -
Low Impact Development (LID): A Sensible Approach to Land Development and Stormwater Management
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Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
2013This guide presents planning, design, and construction considerations for implementing green streets and highlights three tactics. -
Phoenix, AZ, General Guidelines for Historic Properties
The city's historic property design guidelines addresses location and screening of solar equipment.Phoenix, AZ -
San Diego, CA, City Heights Urban Greening Plan
Adopted August 2014This subarea plan covers a variety of design strategies and tactics for implementing green streets. -
Arlington County, VA, Pentagon City Sector Plan
Adopted February 2022This subarea plan for the Pentagon City neighborhood incorporates biophilic design into the public space section. -
Taos, NM, Vision 2020 Master Plan
The Community Design element in the town's master plan addresses solar energy.Taos, NM -
Pittsburgh, PA, Historic Preservation Guidelines
2015This guide describes design standards for historic buildings, sites, and districts in Pittsburgh. -
Torrance, CA, Municipal Code
The city's land use code building design compatibility requirements address solar access.Torrance, CA -
Faribault, MN, Comprehensive Plan
The Utilities element of the city's comprehensive plan includes a policy encouraging solar energy design.Faribault, MN -
The Public Participation Handbook: Making Better Decisions Through Citizen Involvement
2005by: James CreightonThis book lays out how to design a public participation program. -
Cleveland, OH, Complete and Green Streets Typology Plan
Adopted August 2013This functional plan presents a design strategy for complete and green streets. -
Making Parking Lots More Tree Friendly
Fact Sheet #3, 2002by: James GeigerThis fact sheet provides site planning, design, and regulatory recommendations for parking lot trees. -
FHWA Scenario Planning Guidebook
February 2011This guide is designed to help transportation planners design and conduct scenario planning processes. -
Mastering Conflict for Effective Planning: Navigation and Resolution
This webinar will explore key skills needed to manage conflicts in planning work. It will focus on managing relationships and finding the best ways to design meetings for better planning outcomes.- Jennifer Raitt
#9282474CM | 1Asheville, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Design Review, Historic Preservation, Outdoor Lighting, and Solar Energy collections.Beaverton, OR, Development Code
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Design Review, Solar Energy, and Transit-Oriented Development collections.
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities
PAS Report 518/519by: Betsy Otto, Kathleen McCormick, Michael LeccesePlanning and design guidelines in this PAS Report show how to turn urban riverfronts into valuable economic and community assets.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00Ventura, CA, Municipal Code
2017The development code protects environmentally sensitive habitat areas and recommends sustainable design features, including solar readiness.San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAOxnard, CA, Code of Ordinances
The city's zoning ordinance provides solar energy system design standards and solar access protections.Oxnard, CASolano County, CA, County Code
Updated June 2023The county's subdivision ordinance includes design requirements that address solar orientation of lots and structures.Approaches to Disaster Management
2013by: John TiefenbacherThis book contains ten reports on the planning, communication, and design aspects of disaster management.Greening the Building and the Bottom Line
1998by: Joseph RommThis report examines the relationship between energy-efficient design and worker productivity.Topeka, KS, City Code
Updated September 2019The city’s codified ordinances set historic designation and design review processes.NIBS Historic Preservation
Updated 2019This web page introduces historic preservation from the perspective of building design.Anderson, IN, Preservation Guidelines for the Historic District
January 2012This guide sets design standards for historic districts in Anderson, Indiana.Sarasota County, FL, Low Impact Development Guidance Document
May 2015This guide presents technical and design considerations for low-impact development (LID) projects.Archer Lodge, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2021The town’s zoning code establishes design standards to address urban heat islands (UHI).Orange, MA, Municipal Code
The town's zoning code includes solar access provisions to promote the use of solar design.Orange town, MABetter Planning, Better Cities: How Hacking City Policy Can Improve the Public Realm
ICMA News, May 13, 2013by: Jake LevitasThis article discusses urban prototyping as an alternative to more traditional civic design processes.Green Power Procurement: A Guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs
2014This guide is designed to help local governments design and implement a green power purchasing strategy.Anaheim, CA, General Plan
Updated April 2018by:The Green Element of the city's General Plan encourages solar siting and building design.Citizens Academies Component Guide
n.d.This website contains links to guidance materials to help community leaders design and implement citizen academies.The Adoption of Urban Digital Twins
Cities 131: 1-12, 2022This article establishes the basis for the design, development, and adoption of digital twins.Complete Streets: We Can Get There From Here
ITE Journal, May 2008by: John LaPlante, Barbara McCannThis article introduces the complete streets concept and explores design techniques that promote complete streets.
Planning for Cars that Drive Themselves
November 01, 2018Planners can't answer all the questions arising around autonomous vehicles, but it’s important we ask and start thinking about them. APA’s PAS Report, Planning for Autonomous Mobility, drives that effort along.
Sign Regulations That Encourage Creative Design
Zoning Practice — July 2018by: James Carpentier, AICP July 01, 2018Many cities and counties are still dealing with the ramifications of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. This issue of Zoning Practice summarizes key practical and legal considerations for communities interested in encouraging creative signs to promote community identity and commercial vitality.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00In Praise of Sharing as a Strategy for Sustainable Housing
Journal of Green Building, 5(1): 155-163, 2010by: Jacqueline McIntosh, John Gray, Sasha MaherThis article addresses shared housing as an approach to sustainable design and green building.College Place, WA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019by: City of College Place, WAThe city's code of ordinances addresses solar energy in a chapter on design standards.Douglas, WY, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019by: City of DouglasThe city's municipal code includes standards and policies that promote solar design.Lemont, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The city’s unified development code regulates historic preservation procedures and sets design standards.Millersville, TN, Code of Ordinances
The city's subdivision regulations require solar site design to the extent feasible.Millersville, TNOakridge, OR, Zoning Ordinance
The city's zoning ordinance addresses solar access protections and solar design in planned unit development.Oakridge, ORAnnapolis, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The city’s code of ordinances contains a chapter on green building, energy efficiency, and environmental design.Jefferson County, OR, County Code
The county's subdivision regulations include solar design standards and promote maximum solar access protections.Jefferson County, ORCenter-ing Our Suburbs
Planning Commissioners Journal, 22, 1996by: Richard UntermannThis article outlines several ways to improve grayfield sites during redevelopment through planning a design.Richland, WA, Municipal Code
2018Richland’s building code includes special requirements for wildland areas related to building/structure design and construction.Richland, WASan Miguel County, CO, Land Use Code
Updated May 2016The county's land use code includes design standards and requirements for solar energy in several districts.San Miguel County, CO