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Galena, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2018The city's code of ordinances include solar site design requirements. -
Chapel Hill, NC, Design Guidelines for Downtown Chapel Hill
1998These guidelines help maintain the character of the downtown area in the preparation, review, and approval of plans.Chapel Hill, NC -
RTCSN, NV, Complete Streets Design Guidelines for Livable Communities
March 2013This guide is designed to help cities and counties in metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, implement complete streets projects. -
Pocatello, ID, City Code
The city's subdivision regulations include requirements for solar access design.Pocatello, ID -
Tolland, CT, Low Impact Development and Stormwater Management Design Manual
July 2011This guide presents a technical framework for implementing low-impact development (LID) tactics to improve surface water and ground water quality. -
National Summit on Design and Urban Mobility: Summary Report
2017This report offers recommendations to help cities integrate transportation innovations into their communities. -
Palm Beach TPA, FL, Complete Streets Design Guidelines
Updated September 2022This guide is designed to help municipalities in Palm Beach County, Florida, implement complete streets projects. -
Nibley, UT, City Code
The city's subdivision regulations encourage solar lot layout and design.Nibley, UT -
Clayton, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning code includes provisions on universal design. -
Arvada, CO, Design Guidelines for Olde Town Arvada
Adopted November 2012This guide addresses appropriate solar installations for historic buildings as well as new and infill construction in this district. -
The Atlanta City Design: Aspiring to the Beloved Community
2017This report acknowledges racist and exclusionary planning practices from Atlanta's past and outlines a vision for realigning plans, projects, policies, and priorities to guide change in alignment with the city's shared values. -
Durango, CO, Land Use & Development Guidebook Lighting Design Supplement
The guide explains the city’s lighting regulations and offers a lighting worksheet for applicants. -
Biophilic Cities: Design for Planetary Health and Human Flourishing
May 2020by: Timothy BeatleyThis online training discusses the importance of biophilic elements for human wellbeing and the resilience of cities. -
How Families Can Benefit the Planning and Design of Cities
Planetizen, September 2, 2014by: Bradley Calvert, AICPThis blog post pushes back against the assumption that families are expensive for cities. -
Legal Impediments to Sustainable Architecture and Green Building Design
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 14: 611-634, 2013by: Danielle ChangalaThis article examines the legal impediments to adopting and implementing local and state green building legislature. -
Utah Transit Authority Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Design Guidelines
2014This guide provides direction to developers partnering with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) on transit-oriented development (TOD) projects on agency land. -
Colorado Springs, CO, Ignition Resistant Construction Design Manual
October 2016This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in Colorado Spring, Colorado, wildland-urban interface. -
Principles to Plan, Design, & Implement Innovative Mobility Pilot Project
April 2023This guide details and supports technical assistance for mobility projects funded by FTA research that outlines nine primary principles. -
Portland, OR, Infill Design Toolkit: Medium Density Residential Development
2008This guide for property owners and developers illustrates residential infill development prototypes for established neighborhoods. -
Using Minecraft for Youth Participation in Urban Design and Governance
2015This report explores how information and communication technology (ICT) used by youth can increase their civic engagement. -
Equitable Community Engagement Requires Learning, Self-Reflection, and Transparency
Five ways planners, engineers, and other allied professionals can establish a long-term, measurable approach to equitable planning.by: Jennifer Fierman, AICP, Kristof Devastey, PE, PTOE, PTP, Lindsay Welsch Sveen, PhD March 23, 2023Five ways planners, engineers, and other allied professionals can establish a long-term, measurable approach to equitable planning. -
Three-Step Design Process for Open Space Subdivisions
January 2014This guide for open space subdivisions, or cluster developments, highlights a three step process for site development and open space preservation.Wisconsin -
Flagler County, FL, Scenic Corridor Overlay District Design Guidelines Handbook
August 2004This guide explains how the Flagler County Scenic Corridor Overlay protects scenic views.Flagler County, FL -
Separating Fact from Fiction to Design Effective Inclusionary Housing Programs
Inclusionary Housing Research & Policy Briefs, 2016by: Lisa SturtevantThis briefing paper evaluates inclusionary housing programs to determine factors for their success. -
Digital Twin: An Emerging Tool for Urban Planning and Design
Urbanism 15(1): 5-26, 2023This report examines digital twins as a tool for improving smart city planning processes and technology. -
Case Study: Broward County, FL, Healthy, Safe & Prosperous By Design
September 2016This case study shares how the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization addressed its transportation cost and safety concerns through complete streets policies and projects. -
Solar Access: Using the Environment in Building Design
Zoning Practice — April 2010by: Mary-Margaret Jenior, AICP April 01, 2010This issue of Zoning Practice highlights the elements of solar building design and discusses how communities can use land use controls to promote and protect solar access.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Planning for Startup Communities: Investing in Entrepreneurs and a 21st Century Economy
PAS Memo — July/August 2015Once limited to a small subset of major American metros, startup communities have surfaced across the country. Progressive local governments can support startup communities by prioritizing four focus areas: urban placemaking, innovative land-use planning, collaborative action, and future-oriented thinking. -
Land Use Planning Implementation Manual
2007This guide provides an overview of how design review, design standards, and form-based zoning can be used in small towns. -
Zoning for Universal Design and Visitability
Zoning Practice — April 2006by: Jennifer Evans-Cowley, FAICP April 01, 2006This issue of Zoning Practice takes a look at a number of communities that have incorporated universal design and visability principles into their building and zoning codes.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Maryland Historic National Road Corridor Partnership Plan Update
2015These model design guidelines provide communities with a set of simple design guidelines for new development projects along a national historic byway.Maryland -
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$0.00 -
St. Charles, IL, City Code
2017The city's zoning code establishes design review as an administrative staff-level review process and provides both design standards and guidelines.St. Charles, IL -
Institutionalizing Urban Agriculture: Process, Progress, and Innovation
PAS Memo — November/December 2014Urban agriculture has grown from a grassroots movement, consisting of local farmers and gardeners, to become a new institution in forward-thinking communities around the globe. As the movement continues, there are countless opportunities for planners to examine existing programs, consider the likely challenges, and discern optimal approaches for facilitating the goals of their own community. -
Why We Need Queer Urbanism
Heteronormative planning structures exclude and can even endanger queer people, especially those who are trans and BIPOC.by: Aaron Greiner May 19, 2023Heteronormative planning structures exclude and can even endanger queer people, especially those who are trans and BIPOC. -
Vail, CO, Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan
This redevelopment plan allows for flexibility in architectural design guidelines to achieve green design principles, including solar energy device installation for roofs.Vail, CO -
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$0.00 -
Taft, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2020The city's zoning ordinance addresses solar energy systems as well as solar generating plants, and provides design standards for solar energy systems and site design. -
Daphne, AL, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019The city’s code of ordinances encourages the use of low-impact development (LID) tactics for sidewalk planning, development design, landscape design, and conservation. -
Finding Solutions for Older Adults to Age in Grace
By considering the needs of a burgeoning senior population, planners can promote creative and community-focused housing options.by: Patrick Sisson February 29, 2024By considering the needs of a burgeoning senior population, planners can promote creative and community-focused housing options. -
Citrus Heights, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 30, 2018This regulations belongs to the Design Review and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Kirkwood, MO, A Guideline for Residential Architectural Review
2011The design guidelines are based on a framework of “preferred” and “discouraged” elements for buildings.Kirkwood, MO -
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 | 1Normal, IL, Municipal Code
Adopted May 2009This regulation belongs to the Design Review and Green Building collections.Sedona, AZ, Land Development Code
The city's Main Street and Character Districts Design Manual addresses solar building orientation.Sedona, AZSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan and Develoment Code
Green design guidelines in this corridor plan and code address solar considerations.San Buenaventura (Ventura), CATakoma Park, MD, Municipal Code
In commercial districts, facade standards require solar collectors to be well-integrated into roof design.Takoma Park, MDThe Chicago Green Alley Handbook
2010This guide describes the benefits, design features, and best practices of green alleys.Air Pollution, Mental Health, and Implications for Urban Design: A Review
Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 4: 2018by: Jacob KingThis article reviews literature on the impact of air pollution on mental health.Pembroke Woods: Lessons Learned in the Design and Construction of a LID Subdivision
2003by: Michael ClarThis case study highlights a residential low-impact development (LID) in Frederick County, Maryland.