Urban Planning
Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme: The Best Practices and Local Leadership Programme (BLP) is a global network of training and leadership development organisations dedicated to improving living conditions of people. A searchable database containing over 2,150 proven solutions from more than 140 countries to the common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanizing world. It demonstrates the practical ways in which public, private, and civil society sectors are working together to improve governance, eradicate poverty, provide access to shelter, land and basic services, protect the environment and support economic development.
Date Added: 2006-03-11 | Accessed: 197 times | Web Site Address: www.bestpractices.org (opens in new window)
College Town Life: College towns make great hometowns. Students, singles, families, working people, and retirees all can find connections and a niche for themselves in the wide variety of college towns across the United States.
Date Added: 2006-07-19 | Accessed: 438 times | Web Site Address: www.collegetownlife.com (opens in new window)
Comprehensive Plans from Ohio: A page showing links to 13 sets of comprehensive plans from various cities in Ohio. (Note: This link goes to the comprehensive plans section of the Cyburbia web site where the direct links to the Ohio plans are provided.)
Date Added: 2006-03-11 | Accessed: 212 times | Web Site Address: www.cyburbia.org/directory/index.php?t=sub_pages&cat=505 (opens in new window)
Cyburbia: The Planning Portal: Cyburbia is the Internet's oldest portal site for urban planners and others interested in cities and the built environment. Cyburbia contains a selective directory of Internet resources relevant to city / urban planning and urbanism. Cyburbia also includes information about mailing lists and newsgroups, and it hosts a very active bulletin board.
Date Added: 2006-03-11 | Accessed: 216 times | Web Site Address: www.cyburbia.org (opens in new window)
Envision Utah: The Envision Utah Public/Private Partnership was formed to guide the development of a broadly and publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy - a vision to protect Utah's environment, economic strength, and quality of life for generations to come. Five years of scenarios analysis, research and public involvement have helped Envision Utah bring the topic of planning and preparing for growth to the forefront of the public mind. With the help of thousands of Utah residents, Envision Utah has developed a Quality Growth Strategy that will help preserve critical lands, promote water conservation and clean air, improve our region-wide transportation systems, and provide housing options for all residents.
Date Added: 2006-03-11 | Accessed: 197 times | Web Site Address: www.envisionutah.org (opens in new window)
Main Street Center - National Trust for Historic Preservation: The Main Street Center is a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In the 1970s, the National Trust developed its pioneering Main Street approach to commercial district revitalization, an innovative methodology that combines historic preservation with economic development to restore prosperity and vitality to downtowns and neighborhood business districts. Today, the message has spread, as the Center has created a network of more than 40 statewide, citywide, and countywide Main Street programs with more than 1,200 active Main Street programs nationally.
Date Added: 2006-07-19 | Accessed: 317 times | Web Site Address: www.mainstreet.org (opens in new window)