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Los Angeles County, CA, Low Impact Development Standards Manual
February 2014The guide contains standards and requirements for the use of low-impact development (LID) for stormwater management. -
Green Infrastructure Issues with Drew Bender
September 2015This audio provides a history and overview of green infrastructure as a water management strategy. -
It Takes a Village to Green an Alley
October 2016This audio explores the use of green infrastructure in alleyways and sidewalks. -
Urban Street Stormwater Guide
June 2017This guide highlights best practices for designing and constructing sustainable, or green, streets. -
Portland, OR, Green Streets Policy
Adopted April 2007This standalone policy promotes the use of green street tactics in both public and private development projects. -
Solar Power Purchase Agreements: A Toolkit for Local Governments
March 2015This guide is designed to help local governments solicit and execute solar power purchase agreements. -
Four Approaches to Reducing the Urban Heat Island Effect
Urban Land, July 2020by: Elizabeth FosterThis article discusses some of the factors contributing to urban heat island effects and presents strategies to help address this issue. -
Public Transit Infrastructure and Heat Perceptions in Hot and Dry Climates
International Journal of Biometeorology, 66: 345-356, 2022by: Yuliya Dzyuban, David Hondula, Paul CoseoThis article evaluates the experiences of public transit users in hot and dry climates. -
Beat the Heat Toolkit
July 2019This toolkit provides access to resources to help communities with their heat-response efforts. -
Heat Action Planning Guide for Neighborhoods of Greater Phoenix
This guide presents a participatory process for heat action planning for neighborhoods in Phoenix, Arizona. -
Cities and Climate Change: National Governments Enabling Local Action
September 2014This briefing paper explores how frameworks at the national level have the potential to support climate action in urban areas. -
Automated and Connected Vehicles: Summary of the 9th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference
November 2015by: Katherine TurnbullThis report summarizes plenary sessions focused on automated and connected vehicles. -
Toronto, ON, Green Standard
Updated May 2022This regulation belongs to the Biophilic Planning, Green Buildings, and Green Stormwater Infrastructure collections. -
Dallas, TX, Comprehensive Plan: forwardDallas!
Adopted June 2006The city's comprehensive plan includes a policy and implementation measures promoting use of solar energy resources. -
Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District Model Bylaw
Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit, 2008This model bylaw provides a template to help municipalities in Massachusetts adopt a zoning overlay to support transit-oriented development (TOD). -
Station Area Planning for High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail
2011This guide presents a series of recommendations to help communities develop station-area plans to support high-speed and intercity rail service. -
Transit Parking 101
APTA SUDS-UD-RP-008-15, 2015This guide provides an overview of a wide range of policy considerations associated with parking policies and investments near transit stations. -
Pace Transit Supportive Guidelines for the Chicagoland Region
2013This guide provides extensive recommendations for transit agencies, communities, and developers to help them plan and implement transit-oriented development (TOD) in suburban Chicago. -
Getting the Parking Right for Transit-Oriented Development
SWUTC/12/161027-1, 2012by: Ming Zhang, AICP, Katie Mulholland, Ran ZhangThis report reviews existing research on transit-oriented development (TOD) and parking and presents a series of TOD parking recommendations for local governments. -
Morrisville, NC, Transit Oriented Development
2021This function plan is a continuation of the Town of Morrisville's 2021 Land Use plan that outlined specific transit oriented development sites that were broken into three different phases. -
Washington, DC, Green Infrastructure Standards
2014by: Terry Bellamy, Ronaldo Nicholson, Muhammed KhalidThis guide presents green infrastructure standards for projects led by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation. -
The Elements of a Complete Streets Policy
2018This guide explains how the National Complete Streets Coalition evaluates the completeness of complete streets policies. -
Kent, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated February 2015The city’s comprehensive plan encourages the use of low-impact development (LID) tactics for improved onsite hydrological performance. -
Reading, PA, Executive Order 2-2015: Complete Streets
Adopted August 2015This standalone policy establishes the city’s commitment to complete and green streets. -
Bridgeport, CT, Cultivating Community: An Urban Agriculture Master Plan for Bridgeport
Adopted June 2019This functional plan presents a community vision and policy recommendations to support urban agriculture in Bridgeport, CT. -
Hammond, IN, Zoning Ordinance
Updated October 2020The city's zoning code addresses urban agriculture. -
San Juan County, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated April 2010The county’s comprehensive plan addresses farmland protection in its land use element. -
City Practitioners Handbook: Circular Food Systems
September 2021The guide published by ICLEI and Circulars is for local and regional planners and governments looking to connect their local food systems. -
Chickens and Ducks in Anne Arundel County, MD
2013This local guide from Anne Arundel County, MD, offers guidelines on keeping chickens and ducks within the county. -
Low Impact Development: A Guidebook for North Carolina
June 2009by: Christy Perrin, Lee-Anne Milburn, Laura SzpirThis guide provides technical and policy recommendations for implementing low-impact development (LID). -
Case Studies: Form Based Codes
This case study examining Lowell, Massachusetts form-based code as well as the case study analyzing Southfield, Massachusetts form-based code serve as a model for other municipalities. -
Conflict Resolution in Public Participation
International Cooperation, December 2023This guide details how and why the solution to major conflict is to emphasize effective public participation and transparency. -
Jenkintown, PA, Borough Code
2017The borough’s zoning code establishes an overlay to promote context-sensitive residential infill. -
The Infill and Redevelopment Code Handbook
1999This guide for cities and counties in Oregon discusses regulatory strategies for addressing barriers to infill and redevelopment. -
Bismarck, ND, Comprehensive Plan
Updated 2016The city’s comprehensive plan includes an infill and redevelopment element. -
Model Ordinance, Cottage Housing Development
2015by: Lehigh Valley Planning CommThis model ordinance provides a template to help municipalities in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley draft regulations for cottage housing development. -
Charlotte, NC, Diagnostic Assessment and Recommendations for the Charlotte Zoning Ordinance
August 2010by:This report analyzes Charlotte, North Carolina’s existing zoning code and presents extensive recommendations for a new code. -
Austin, TX, Land Development Code Diagnosis
May 2014by: Opticos DesignThis report provides a thorough critique of Austin, Texas’s current land development code. -
San Diego, CA, Companion Unit Handbook
2019This guide informs homeowners on how to construct a companion unit on their property in San Diego, California. -
Smart Parking Model Bylaw
Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit, 2007This model bylaw provides a template to help municipalities in Massachusetts draft context-specific parking regulations. -
Steps to a Walkable Community: Guide for Citizens, Planners, and Engineers
2012by: Laura MacNeil, AICP, Scott Bricker, Samuel SchwartzThis guide belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Pleasanton, CA, Municipal Code
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building, Inclusionary Housing, and Solar Energy collections. -
Energy Efficiency for All
FS: 14-03-C, March 2014by: Cai StegerThis fact sheet outlines the benefits of implementing energy efficiency strategies in affordable housing for building owners and for tenants. -
Westchester County Affordable Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Units Model Ordinance Provisions
August 2010This model ordinance provides a template to help cities achieve fair and affordable housing goals. -
Joint Center for Housing Studies: Affordability
Updated 2020This web page contains research on housing affordability by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. -
Prince George’s County, MD, Plan 2035 General Plan
Adopted May 2014The county’s comprehensive plan, which achieved Bronze-level recognition in APA's Comprehensive Plan Standards for Sustaining Places Recognition Program Pilot, includes several policy recommendations that support the development of accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Manual
2003This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Santa Cruz, California. -
Backyard Homes and Local Concerns
2014by: Vinit Mukhija, Dana Cuff, Kimberly SerranoThis report analyzes local concerns about accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Los Angeles and discusses how those concerns may be best addressed. -
Ocean Springs, MS, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019The city's unified development code permits one internal, attached, or detached accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in association with any single-family dwelling. -
Lexington, KY, Homeowner’s Guide to Accessory Dwelling Units
January 2019This guide is designed to help home owner's in Lexington, Kentucky, plan and build accessory dwelling units (ADUs).