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Chapel Hill, NC, Design Guidelines for Downtown Chapel Hill
1998These guidelines help maintain the character of the downtown area in the preparation, review, and approval of plans. -
Subdivision Design and Flood Hazard Areas
PAS Report 584by: James Schwab, FAICP, Chad Berginnis, Terri Turner, AICP, Anna Read, AICP, Nicholas Walny October 01, 2016This PAS Report is out to help planners end the cycle of build-damage-rebuild and bring subdivision design into line with the best of floodplain planning.List price$0.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
RTCSN, NV, Complete Streets Design Guidelines for Livable Communities
March 2013This guide is designed to help cities and counties in metropolitan Las Vegas, Nevada, implement complete streets projects. -
Davis, CA, Davis Downtown and Traditional Residential Neighborhoods Design Guidelines
2001, revised 2007These guidelines were developed through a community-based process. -
Fayetteville, AR, Permit-Ready Building Design Program
2024This program offers permit-ready architectural designs for residential construction in Fayetteville, Arkansas. -
Tucson, AZ, Downtown Urban Design Reference Manual
August 2008This guide includes strategies to help reduce or moderate the effects of urban heat islands in Tucson, Arizona. -
Planning for Startup Communities: Investing in Entrepreneurs and a 21st Century Economy
PAS Memo — July/August 2015Once limited to a small subset of major American metros, startup communities have surfaced across the country. Progressive local governments can support startup communities by prioritizing four focus areas: urban placemaking, innovative land-use planning, collaborative action, and future-oriented thinking. -
Tactical Urbanist’s Guide to Materials and Design
2016by: Street Plans CollaborativeThis guide discusses and illustrates various materials useful for implementing tactical urbanism projects. -
How to Design a City for Women
CityLab, 2013by: Clare ForanThis article features an effort in Vienna, Austria, to understand the different ways men and women use public transportation, and to address some of the unique challenges that women face. -
Better Site Design Code and Ordinance Worksheet
December 2017by: Karen Cappiella, Bill Hodges, Julie SchneiderThis guide outlines strategies to evaluate local development regulations for stormwater management using green infrastructure and low-impact development (LID) tactics. -
Denver, CO, Small Cell Infrastructure Design Guidelines
April 2018This guide is designed to help wireless facility applicants and installers comply with the city's preferences for small wireless facility deployment in public rights-of-way. -
Living with Heat: A Boston Design Charrette
October 2019by: Michael HobanThis report presents information to help land-use professionals and other decision-makers implement solutions that help mitigate the effects of urban heat islands on the built environment. -
Meridian, ID, Architectural Standards
2016This manual replaced the prior design manual in 2016 to free the design review process from subjectivity and confusing requirements. -
5 XR Technology Tools That Empower Planners to Connect Vision with Reality
These surprisingly accessible extended reality applications can help planners upskill as they connect with communities, boost stakeholder buy-in, and better plan for uncertainty.by: Sarah Bassett, Andrew Buck, AICP, Nicholas Pilarski May 01, 2023These surprisingly accessible extended reality applications can help planners upskill as they connect with communities, boost stakeholder buy-in, and better plan for uncertainty. -
National Summit on Design and Urban Mobility: Summary Report
2017This report offers recommendations to help cities integrate transportation innovations into their communities. -
Land Use Planning Implementation Manual
2007This guide provides an overview of how design review, design standards, and form-based zoning can be used in small towns. -
Lansing, MI, 2012 Comprehensive Plan: Design Lansing
Adopted April 2012The city's comprehensive plan discusses solar installations and promotes the development of renewable energy infrastructure. -
Yes, You Can Convert Vacant Retail to Housing
Rethinking ground-floor regulations to include residential uses is a controversial but doable solution to housing underproduction and a glut of empty storefronts.by: Larisa Ortiz April 30, 2024Rethinking ground-floor regulations to include residential uses is a controversial but doable solution to housing underproduction and a glut of empty storefronts. -
Louisville Metro, KY, Planning & Design Service Virtual Meetings Guide
June 2020This guide is designed to help planning commission members, staff, applicants, and meeting attendees conduct and participate in successful virtual public meetings during the COVID-19 public health emergency. -
St. Charles, IL, City Code
2017The city's zoning code establishes design review as an administrative staff-level review process and provides both design standards and guidelines. -
The Atlanta City Design: Aspiring to the Beloved Community
2017This report acknowledges racist and exclusionary planning practices from Atlanta's past and outlines a vision for realigning plans, projects, policies, and priorities to guide change in alignment with the city's shared values. -
Palm Beach TPA, FL, Complete Streets Design Guidelines
October 2017This guide is designed to help municipalities in Palm Beach County, Florida, implement complete streets projects. -
Colorado Springs, CO, Ignition Resistant Construction Design Manual
October 2016This guide is designed to help communities mitigate wildfire risk associated with development in Colorado Spring, Colorado, wildland-urban interface. -
Maryland Historic National Road Corridor Partnership Plan Update
2015These model design guidelines provide communities with a set of simple design guidelines for new development projects along a national historic byway. -
Design Ideas for Strengthening Downtowns
Drawing from his new book, Rural by Design, an experienced observer of rural and small town design reports on some of the more successful downtown revitalization strategies in use around the U.S.November 01, 2015Drawing from his new book, Rural by Design, an experienced observer of rural and small town design reports on some of the more successful downtown revitalization strategies in use around the U.S. -
Tolland, CT, Low Impact Development and Stormwater Management Design Manual
July 2011This guide presents a technical framework for implementing low-impact development (LID) tactics to improve surface water and ground water quality. -
Test Concepts and Go Beyond the Screen with the Latest City-Building Video Games
From Spider-Man to Cities: Skylines, creating communities has never felt more real — and more relevant — for planners.by: Bill Jones May 16, 2024From Spider-Man to Cities: Skylines, creating communities has never felt more real — and more relevant — for planners. -
Three-Step Design Process for Open Space Subdivisions
January 2014This guide for open space subdivisions, or cluster developments, highlights a three step process for site development and open space preservation. -
Air Pollution, Mental Health, and Implications for Urban Design: A Review
Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 4: 2018by: Jacob KingThis article reviews literature on the impact of air pollution on mental health. -
Vail, CO, Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan
This redevelopment plan allows for flexibility in architectural design guidelines to achieve green design principles, including solar energy device installation for roofs. -
Daphne, AL, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019The city’s code of ordinances encourages the use of low-impact development (LID) tactics for sidewalk planning, development design, landscape design, and conservation. -
Liberty Township, OH, Olentangy Heritage Corridor State Scenic Byway Design Guidelines
December 2005This guide informs developers on techniques to protect the rural character of the Olentangy Heritage Corridor. -
Biophilic Cities: Design for Planetary Health and Human Flourishing
May 2020by: Timothy BeatleyThis online training discusses the importance of biophilic elements for human wellbeing and the resilience of cities. -
Principles to Plan, Design, & Implement Innovative Mobility Pilot Project
April 2023This guide details and supports technical assistance for mobility projects funded by FTA research that outlines nine primary principles. -
Portland, OR, Infill Design Toolkit: Medium Density Residential Development
2008This guide for property owners and developers illustrates residential infill development prototypes for established neighborhoods. -
Utah Transit Authority Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Design Guidelines
2014This guide provides direction to developers partnering with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) on transit-oriented development (TOD) projects on agency land. -
Taft, CA, Municipal Code
Updated May 2020The city's zoning ordinance addresses solar energy systems as well as solar generating plants, and provides design standards for solar energy systems and site design. -
Legal Impediments to Sustainable Architecture and Green Building Design
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 14: 611-634, 2013by: Danielle ChangalaThis article examines the legal impediments to adopting and implementing local and state green building legislature. -
Durango, CO, Land Use & Development Guidebook Lighting Design Supplement
The guide explains the city’s lighting regulations and offers a lighting worksheet for applicants. -
Green Streets: A Conceptual Guide to Effective Green Streets Design Solutions
2009This guide examines the use of green infrastructure tactics in residential, commercial, and arterial streets and alleys. -
Citrus Heights, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 30, 2018This regulations belongs to the Design Review and Outdoor Lighting collections. -
Mastering Conflict for Effective Planning: Navigation and Resolution
This webinar will explore key skills needed to manage conflicts in planning work. It will focus on managing relationships and finding the best ways to design meetings for better planning outcomes.- Jennifer Raitt
#9282474CM | 1Normal, IL, Municipal Code
Adopted May 2009This regulation belongs to the Design Review and Green Building collections.Galena, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2018The city's code of ordinances include solar site design requirements.Kalamazoo, MI, Downtown Design Review Standards and Guidelines: New Construction, Existing Buildings, Streetscape
2012This document provides both standards and guidelines for projects within the city's downtown.Pembroke Woods: Lessons Learned in the Design and Construction of a LID Subdivision
2003by: Michael ClarThis case study highlights a residential low-impact development (LID) in Frederick County, Maryland.