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New Communities Program Planning Handbook
September 2005by: LISC/ChicagoThis guide is designed to help community-based organizations in Chicago participate in a local neighborhood planning program. -
Promoting Urban Neighborhood Development: An Action Planning Guide for Improving Housing, Jobs, Education, Safety and Health, and Human Development
May 2001by: Stephen Fawcett, Jerry Schultz, John CyprusThis guide is designed to help planners and other community stakeholders lead collaborative neighborhood planning processes. -
Oregon City, OR, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2017This city’s zoning code includes two downtown districts that encourage pedestrian-oriented mixed-use redevelopment.Oregon City, OR -
Lake Oswego, OR, Municipal Code
Updated March 2018The city's community development code belongs to the Downtown Revitalization, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and Solar Energy collections.Lake Oswego, OR -
Wilmington, DE, Downtown Development District Plan
Updated April 2016This downtown plan evaluates current conditions and makes the case for leveraging state and local funds to revitalize neighborhoods surrounding the downtown commercial core.Wilmington, DE -
Grand Rapids, MI, GR Forward Downtown & River Action Plan
Adopted December 2015This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments, building off of previous, successful revitalization efforts.Grand Rapids city, MI -
Mammoth Lakes, CA, Downtown Revitalization Action Plan
Adopted December 2017This downtown plan details priority revitalization actions addressing public investments, regulatory changes, and partnerships.Mammoth Lakes, CA -
Helena, MT, Downtown Master Plan
Adopted October 2016This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments.Helena, MT -
Hinesville, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2017The city’s zoning code includes a downtown redevelopment overlay district to encourage the restoration, redevelopment, and development of downtown.Hinesville, GA -
Mishawaka, IN, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2017The city’s land development code establishes a downtown revolving loan fund and business improvement districts to facilitate downtown revitalization.Mishawaka, IN -
Monroe, WA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2018The city’s planning and zoning code includes a Downtown Commercial zone intended to increase economic and urban activity.Monroe, WA -
Pleasanton, CA, Downtown Specific Plan
Updated January 2014This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments.Pleasanton, CA -
Burlington, VT, Plan BTV Downtown & Waterfront
Adopted June 2013This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments.Burlington, VT -
Wheaton, IL, Wheaton Downtown Strategic and Streetscape Plan
Adopted October 2013This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide public investments.Wheaton, IL -
Douglasville, GA, Downtown Master Plan
Adopted December 2017This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments in a historic small town.Douglasville, GA -
Norfolk, NE, Downtown Revitalization Plan
Adopted September 2017This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments.Norfolk, NE -
Greentown, IN, Downtown Revitalization Plan
Adopted September 2017This downtown plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide downtown development and public investments.Greentown, IN -
Altavista, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2018The city’s zoning code includes a Downtown Revitalization Overlay District.Altavista, VA -
Lowell, MI, Downtown Placemaking Plan
Adopted 2015This downtown plan details placemaking strategies for a historic small town.Lowell city, MI -
Lake Oswego, OR, Neighborhood Planning Kit
September 2014by: City of Lake Oswego Planning DeptThis guide is designed to help neighborhood associations participate in the city’s neighborhood planning program. -
Philadelphia, PA, Walnut Hill Neighborhood Plan
Adopted July 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a culturally diverse neighborhood in transition. -
Rockville, MD, Rockville Pike Neighborhood Plan
Adopted August 2016by:This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to transform a suburban retail strip to a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood. -
Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee’s Comprehensive Plan
Updated February 2018The city’s comprehensive plan includes 14 subarea plans covering the extent of its jurisdiction. -
Louisville, KY, Deer Park Neighborhood Plan
Adopted December 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in an established mixed-use neighborhood. -
Boise, ID, Warm Springs Mesa Neighborhood Plan
Adopted October 2013by: City of Boise Planning DepartmentThis subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a growing foothills neighborhood. -
How Much Do Homes Contribute to Wildfire Suppression Costs? Evidence from Oregon and California
2012by: Ray Rasker, Kingsford Jones, Patricia GudeThis report examines the relation between housing and fire suppression costs based on case studies of Oregon and California. -
Columbus, OH, East Columbus Neighborhood Plan
Adopted April 2012This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a physically and demographically diverse neighborhood. -
Madison, WI, University Hill Farms Neighborhood Plan
Adopted January 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a mid-century modern neighborhood. -
Lake Oswego, OR, Uplands Neighborhood Plan
Adopted May 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a low-density neighborhood. -
Baltimore, MD, Forest Park HS and Calvin Rodwell School INSPIRE PLAN
Adopted February 2018This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a school-centric neighborhood. -
Baltimore, MD, Remington Neighborhood Plan
Adopted 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a physically and demographically diverse neighborhood. -
Denver, CO, The Westwood Neighborhood Plan
Adopted July 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a demographically diverse neighborhood. -
Hickory, NC, Green Pak Neighborhood Plan
Updated June 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a neighborhood in transition. -
St. Paul, MN, Macalester-Groveland Community Plan
Adopted August 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood near a college campus. -
Amarillo, TX, The North Heights Neighborhood Plan
Adopted January 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in pre-war neighborhood. -
Oshkosh, WI, River East Neighborhood Plan
Adopted October 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a neighborhood in transition. -
Provo, UT, Franklin Neighborhood Plan
Adopted March 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a neighborhood in transition. -
RMLUI Legal Corner: Opening Up the Universe with Dark Skies Regulations
The Western Planner, April/May 2015by: Elizabeth Garvin, AICPThis article summarizes approaches to developing dark sky ordinances. -
Tulsa, OK, Unity Heritage Neighborhoods Plan
Adopted November 2016This subarea plan is details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a collection of physically and demographically diverse neighborhoods. -
Portland, ME, India Street Sustainable Neighborhood Plan
Adopted November 2015This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood in transition. -
Topeka, KS, North Topeka West Neighborhood Plan
Adopted February 2016This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a mixed residential, industrial, and commercial neighborhood. -
Topeka, KS, Tennessee Town Neighborhood Plan
Adopted December 2017This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a pre-war neighborhood in transition. -
Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution
Environmental Health Perspectives 117(1): A20–A27, January 2009by: Ron ChepesiukThis article describes the negative biological and health impacts of light pollution on humans and wildlife. -
Greenville, SC, Greenville West Side Comprehensive Plan
Adopted February 2014This subarea plan details a comprehensive strategy to guide development and public investments in a collection of three, physically and demographically diverse neighborhoods. -
Fairfax County, VA, 2016 Annual Report on the Environment
2016A chapter in this 2016 report details the main issues and problems of noise, light pollution, and visual blight. -
DOE Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium
2017This federal website offers a variety of resources to help municipalities evaluate LED street lighting products. -
Light Pollution in the United States: An Overview of the Inadequacies of the Common Law and State and Local Regulation
New England Law Review 36(4): 985-1039, 2002by: Katherine PloetzThis article explores the legal aspects of regulating light pollution. -
The Switch to Outdoor LED Lighting Has Completely Backfired
Gizmodo, November 22, 2017by: George DvorskyThis blog post shows that the conversion of outdoor lighting to LED technology has resulted in increased levels of artificial lighting. -
Controlling Light Pollution: Choose the Winning Approach
New Jersey Municipalities, January 2008by: John BatinseyThis short article describes the efforts of Eatontown, New Jersey, in regulating outdoor lighting to control light pollution. -
Conservation Tools: Lighting Ordinance
2017This guide describes the problems of uncontrolled lighting and offers resources for developing lighting ordinances.