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Dane County, WI, Climate Action Plan
April 2020This functional plan presents various actions to help the county reduce greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. -
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation, MT, Climate Change Strategic Plan
September 2013This functional plan contains goals and actions to help the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes address the impacts of climate change. -
Montgomery County, MD, Climate Action Plan
Adopted June 2021This functional plan belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Los Angeles, CA, Green New Deal Sustainable City Plan
Updated 2019This functional plan belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Lincoln, NE, Climate Action Plan
Adopted 2021This functional plan presents goals and actions to help the city reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resiliency to climate hazards, and integrate climate resilience strategies into city actions and ordinances. -
New Bedford, MA, NB Resilient
Adopted 2021This functional plan contains strategies to help the city reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the impacts of climate change. -
Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan
2021This functional plan contains several strategies to help the region mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. -
San Francisco, CA, Climate Action Plan
Updated 2021This functional plan presents a roadmap to help the jurisdiction achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions while addressing equity, public health, economic recovery, resilience, and affordable housing. -
Philadelphia, PA, Climate Action Playbook
Updated January 2021This functional plan contains information to help the city mitigate and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. -
Puyallup Tribe of Indians Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options
2016This functional plan presents a climate impact assessment to help the Puyallup Tribe of Indians better understand and adapt to the risks of a changing climate. -
Swinomish Climate Change Initiative Climate Adaptation Action Plan
October 2010This functional plan contains actions to help the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community adapt to the impacts of climate change. -
Brisbane, CA, Municipal Code
Updated April 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Green Building collections. -
West Hollywood, CA, WEHO Climate Action
Adopted December 2021This functional plan presents a roadmap to help the city mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. -
Whitefish, MT, Climate Action Plan
Adopted April 2018This functional plan contains goals and targets to help the city mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. -
Shaktoolik Adaptation Plan
February 2014This functional plan presents strategies to help the community of Shaktoolik respond to the impacts of climate change. -
Del Mar, CA, Municipal Code
Updated December 2021by: City of Del Mar, CAThis regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Solar Energy collections. -
Chino, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2021The city’s building and construction code establishes the climate action plan implementation requirements for existing buildings and new developments within the jurisdiction. -
Clean Energy and Your Comprehensive Plan
December 2021This guide is designed to help local jurisdictions in New York integrate clean energy policy recommendations into their comprehensive plans. -
TDRs and Other Market-Based Land Mechanisms: How They Work and Their Role in Shaping Metropolitan Growth
2004by: William Fulton, Richard Pruetz, FAICP, Christopher Williamson, AICPThis report provides background on transfer of development rights programs, covers legal history, and provides case studies and components of successful programs -
Boulder, CO, Solar Access Guide or Solar Shadow Analysis
Update August 2006This guide describes how to do a solar shadow analysis, required when applying for a building permit, and outlines solar access regulations. -
APA Technology Division Urban & Regional Planning Resources
Updated February 2022This web page provides links out to an extensive set of resources related to applying information and communication technology to planning. -
Discriminatory Zoning and the Fair Housing Act
February 2007This paper describes the impacts of the FHAA on local land use regulations through principles derived from court rulings. -
Las Vegas, NV, Unified Development Code
Updated October 2018These regulations belong to the Marijuana-Related Uses, Solar Energy, and Wind Energy collections. -
Planning for the Food System
Models and Guidelines #28, 2012This resource offers guidance on establishing a process for planning for food along with tools and case studies. -
Principles of Creative Placemaking
May 2013This fact sheet highlights tenets of successful creative placemaking. -
Sign Regulations After Reed: Suggestions for Coping with Legal Uncertainty
Urban Lawyer, 47(4): 569–623, 2015by: Brian Connolly, Alan WeinsteinThis article provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert and includes guidance for drafting or amending local sign codes. -
Keene, NH, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2021This regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Green Building collections. -
King County, WA, County Code
Updated February 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Long Beach, CA, Municipal Code
Updated December 2021This regulation belongs to the Climate Change, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Shared Mobility, and Small Wireless Facilities in the ROW collections. -
Miami, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated March 2022This regulation belongs to the Climate Change and Urban Heat Resilience collections. -
Town of Oak Bluffs, MA, Zoning By-Laws
Updated May 2021The town’s zoning by-laws address the impacts of climate change. -
Climate Ready Communities
2022This web page contains information to help planners and other decision-makers develop strategies, programs, and initiatives to help build communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change. -
C40 Cities
2022This web page provides access to several worldwide resources to help planners and other decision-makers address climate change. -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change
2022This web page provides access to several resources and information to help address climate change. -
U.S. Emissions
2021This web page gives an overview of the country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 1990 and 2019. -
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
2022This web page contains several resources related to climate action, resilience, and equity. -
Nature-based Climate Initiatives
2022This web page presents information to help communities implement carbon removal strategies while also improving social, economic, and environmental resilience. -
Chandler, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2022This regulation belongs to the Autonomous Vehicles, Shared Mobility, and Solar Energy collections. -
Paths of Automated and Connected Vehicle Deployment: Strategic Roadmap for State and Local Transportation Agencies
September 2015by: Johanna Zmud, Melissa Tooley, Trey BakerThis guide looks at two scenarios for the deployment of automated and connected vehicle technologies within state and local transportation agencies. -
Stick Shift: Autonomous Vehicles, Driving Jobs, and the Future of Work
2017by: Algernon Austin, Cherrie Bucknor, Kevin CashmanThis report addresses the potential economic impacts of autonomous vehicle technology on those employed in driving occupations. -
Federal Automated Vehicles Policy: Accelerating the Next Revolution in Roadway Safety (AV 1.0)
September 2016This standalone policy provides agency guidance to speed the delivery of an initial regulatory framework and best practices to guide manufacturers and other entities in the safe design, development, testing, and deployment of highly automated vehicles. -
City of the Future: Technology and Mobility
2015by: Nicole DuPuis, Cooper Martin, Brooks RainwaterThis report focuses on the nexus between mobility and technology and draws conclusions from a variety of sources, including existing literature, expert interviews and transportation plans. -
Preparing for New Mobility: Writing Effective Resolutions
2017by: Lisa Nisenson, Andy BoenauThis guide offers advice to help cities prepare for autonomous technology by passing formal resolutions and setting smart mobility plans in motion. -
Autonomous Vehicle Technology: A Guide for Policymakers
2016by: James Anderson, Nidhi Kalra, Karlyn StanleyThis guide provides information to help policymakers understand autonomous vehicle technology. -
Surveying Florida MPO Readiness to Incorporate Innovative Technologies into Long Range Transportation Plans
August 2016by: Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan, Miguel Lugo, Stephen SpanaThis report examines how Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Florida integrate autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies in their long-term transportation plans (LRTPs). -
Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions: Implications for Transport Planning
April 2022by: Todd LitmanThis report explores the impacts that autonomous vehicles are likely to have on travel demands and transportation planning. -
Connected Vehicle Planning Processes and Products and Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
FHWA-JPO-15-246, January 2015This report assesses how connected vehicles should be considered across the range of transportation planning processes and products developed by states, metropolitan planning organizations, and local agencies throughout the country. -
Warehousing
2017by: Galen Carlson, Nico LarcoThis briefing paper looks at the changing nature of distribution networks with the rise of e-commerce and the effects this will have on the size, number and distribution of warehouses in cities. -
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2040 Vision
FHWA-PA-2014-004-CMU WO 1, July 2014by: Chris Hendrickson, Allen Biehler, Yeganeh MashayekhThis report assesses the implications of connected and autonomous vehicles on the management and operation of Pennsylvania’s surface transportation system. -
Re-Imagining Retail
2017by: Nico Larco, Galen CarlsonThis briefing paper looks at the transformation retail is currently going through and the shift from brick-and-mortar, to e-commerce, to omnichannel approaches.