New Urbanism / Smart Growth Resource Links

Nicholas C. Zaferatos, AICP
Office: ESC 444, Tele: x6718

Architecture and planning firms
New urban projects
Selected resources

Organizations
 

Congress for the New Urbanism, http://www.cnu.org/
National Town Builders Association, http://www.ntba.net/
World Idea Networks, http://www.worldideanet.org/
Smart Growth Network, http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Smart Growth America, http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com/
Seaside Institute, http://www.theseasideinstitute.org/
National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Center, http://www.mainst.org/
The Local Government Commission's Center for Livable Communities, http://www.lgc.org/center/
Transportation Action Network, http://www.transact.org/
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, http://www.tcrpc.org/
Walkable Communities, http://www.walkable.org/
American Planning Association
Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
Sustainable Development Center
Downtown Research and Development Center
Alliance for Regional Stewardship
 

Planetizen The digital source for planning news
Joseph Terry's New Urbanism resource page Includes links to many articles
New Urbanism resource index
The narrow streets database Communities that have adopted reduced width street standards
Bibliography of the New Urbanism
The Town Paper, a publication about traditional neighborhoods
Carfree cities Solutions to the problem of the urban automobile
Cyberbia An electronic resource for architects and planners. Includes discussion forum on
the New Urbanism
EcoIQ The magazine and website focuses on environmental management and sustainability
New Trains, a resource guide to rail transit
New Urbanism, Creating livable communities, a resource page
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
James Howard Kunstler Author of "A Geography of Nowhere"
Plannersweb Resource for planning commissions and zoning boards

Many More Links to photo galleria, organizations, universities, all about planning

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