What Is ResourcesZine? ResourcesZine is both an online newsletter and a searchable database of information. Updated frequently, it contains a wealth of information about youth involvement in planning. Feature Articles Vancouver's Civic Youth Strategy In the mid-1990s, Vancouver, British Columbia, decided to become a city that plans for youth and with youth. It all started with the City Council passing the Civic Youth Strategy in 1995. Since then, a number of youth-run and youth-focused programs have blossomed. SLURRPing Up Stormwater Before It Becomes Runoff Pollution A major challenge for an environmental planner is controlling runoff pollution in cities. When it rains in cities and towns, stormwater runs off of impervious surfaces — like roads, driveways, rooftops, and parking lots — and into our streams, rivers, bays, lakes, and oceans. The Baltimore-based Living Classroom Foundation's School Leadership in Urban Runoff Reduction Project (SLURRP) is getting kids involved in this issue with activities such as community cleanup, storm drain stenciling, rain barrel construction, community outreach, and green space planting. Check out the article for more details and information about an upcoming festival in April! Featured Resource
Teaching with Historic Places Planning for historic preservation keeps the lessons of history alive in our communities. Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP), a program from the National Park Service, turns history into more than just a chapter in a textbook. This award-winning program has at least one lesson plan for every state (plus the Midway Islands), and more than 130 overall. Celebrate Black History Month with TwHP's lesson plans on African American history and the civil rights movement. Help kids learn more about city planning. Kids and Community is a website made just for kids with fun activities like a scavenger hunt and a story creator. The site encourages our cities' leaders of tomorrow to take an active interest in city planning today. From the Archives
A Kid's Guide to Building Great Communities With 89 pages and 34 exercises, this 2002 guide from Canadian planners Elisabeth Miller, MCIP, and Mary Bishop, MCIP, is anything but short of resources. From tried-and-true exercises such as Kids City to more out-of-the-ordinary ones ("Graveyard as an Educational Tool," for example), the guide is a key resource for educators and planners working with kids. Book Spotlight
The Great City Search
Written by Rosie Heywood
Illustrated by David Hancock
A new swimming pool is opening in the city, and Mayor Maurice wants you to invite all the important contributors to the pool's creation to the grand opening celebration. On your way to find them, learn about all the people, places, and professions that help a city thrive. | 
