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The Business Case for Healthy Buildings: Insights from Early Adopters
2018by: Kathleen McCormickThis report highlights the economic value of healthy building design and shares four case studies. -
Sarasota County, FL, Low Impact Development Guidance Document
May 2015This guide presents technical and design considerations for low-impact development (LID) projects. -
Archer Lodge, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2021The town’s zoning code establishes design standards to address urban heat islands (UHI). -
Does Walkable Neighbourhood Design Influence the Association Between Objective Crime and Walking?
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(100): 2014by: Sarah Foster, Matthew Knuiman, Karen VillanuevaThis article belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
WHO/IFA Webinar 7 - Social Inclusion: The Design of Age-Friendly Spaces
2018by: Ryan WoolrychThis recorded webinar advocates for the use of participatory research with older adults to better understand barriers to social inclusion. -
Douglas, WY, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019by: City of DouglasThe city's municipal code includes standards and policies that promote solar design. -
FHWA Scenario Planning Guidebook
February 2011This guide is designed to help transportation planners design and conduct scenario planning processes. -
Why We Need Queer Urbanism
Heteronormative planning structures exclude and can even endanger queer people, especially those who are trans and BIPOC.by: Aaron Greiner May 19, 2023Heteronormative planning structures exclude and can even endanger queer people, especially those who are trans and BIPOC. -
Mesa, AZ, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2021These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Design Review, Group Housing, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Oxnard, CA, Code of Ordinances
The city's zoning ordinance provides solar energy system design standards and solar access protections. -
Santa Barbara, CA, General Plan
The Housing Element of the city's general plan notes that city programs and ordinances encourage solar design. -
Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing
May 2019by: Jacqueline Rabe ThomasThis article explores how wealthy areas resist affordable housing development in Connecticut, contributing to the state’s racial and economic segregation. -
Solano County, CA, County Code
Updated June 2023The county's subdivision ordinance includes design requirements that address solar orientation of lots and structures. -
Equitable Community Engagement Requires Learning, Self-Reflection, and Transparency
Five ways planners, engineers, and other allied professionals can establish a long-term, measurable approach to equitable planning.by: Jennifer Fierman, AICP, Kristof Devastey, PE, PTOE, PTP, Lindsay Welsch Sveen, PhD March 23, 2023Five ways planners, engineers, and other allied professionals can establish a long-term, measurable approach to equitable planning. -
Spatial Designs to Enhance Early Development and Wellbeing in Urban Environments
Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 2: 2017by: Latoia Williams, Quncie WilliamsThis article calls for collaboration between child development experts and architects to improve the design of urban space. -
Stormwater Management Within Green Roofing
RCI Foundation, November 2010by: Edward StewartThis article assesses the water retention rates, quality of runoff, local regulations, and design elements of green roofs. -
Great Lakes Green Streets Guidebook
2013This guide presents planning, design, and construction considerations for implementing green streets and highlights three tactics. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Step by Step Guide to Design and Development
2019by: June Grant, Shannon Guzman, Rodney HarrellThis guide is designed to help home owners, builders, and local stakeholders understand the process of designing and constructing an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). -
Better Planning, Better Cities: How Hacking City Policy Can Improve the Public Realm
ICMA News, May 13, 2013by: Jake LevitasThis article discusses urban prototyping as an alternative to more traditional civic design processes. -
Anaheim, CA, General Plan
Updated April 2018by:The Green Element of the city's General Plan encourages solar siting and building design. -
Parents in Vancouver's Dense Family-Oriented Urbanism
by: Elizabeth SheildUncovering JAPA: Exploration of how policy, family-oriented design, and programming has the ability to influence parents' locational choice in where to raise their family. -
Lemont, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The city’s unified development code regulates historic preservation procedures and sets design standards. -
Los Angeles, CA, Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan Design and Preservation Guidelines
2009This guide includes provisions to protect the Mulholland Scenic Parkway by encouraging environmentally and aesthetically sensitive development. -
Sign Regulations That Encourage Creative Design
Zoning Practice — July 2018by: James Carpentier, AICP July 01, 2018Many cities and counties are still dealing with the ramifications of the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert. This issue of Zoning Practice summarizes key practical and legal considerations for communities interested in encouraging creative signs to promote community identity and commercial vitality.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Lincolnville, ME, Land Use Code
2016The town’s land use code protects identified scenic views through design standards that reduce impacts on scenic quality. -
Faribault, MN, Comprehensive Plan
The Utilities element of the city's comprehensive plan includes a policy encouraging solar energy design. -
Complete Streets: We Can Get There From Here
ITE Journal, May 2008by: John LaPlante, Barbara McCannThis article introduces the complete streets concept and explores design techniques that promote complete streets. -
In Praise of Sharing as a Strategy for Sustainable Housing
Journal of Green Building, 5(1): 155-163, 2010by: Jacqueline McIntosh, John Gray, Sasha MaherThis article addresses shared housing as an approach to sustainable design and green building. -
Approaches to Disaster Management
2013by: John TiefenbacherThis book contains ten reports on the planning, communication, and design aspects of disaster management. -
Provincetown, MA, Local Comprehensive Plan
The Energy section of the town's comprehensive plan includes a policy supporting solar structure and site design. -
The Quiet Revolution Revived: Sustainable Design, Land Use Regulation, and the States
Environmental Law Reporter, 40: 10733-10748, 2010by: Sara BroningThis article discusses the need for a resurgence of the principles of the Quiet Revolution that could positively affect environmental impacts in state planning for land-use. -
The Design of Civic Technology: Factors That Influence Public Participation and Impact
Ergonomics, 61(2): 214-225, 2018by: Andrew May, Tracy RossThis article evaluates a well-developed example of civic technology in order to increase understanding of how civic tech platforms are designed and used. -
Green Stormwater Management
July 2017This audio addresses the use of green stormwater infrastructure in street design for the development of green streets. -
Olive Branch, MS, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's code of ordinances establishes a design review process for commercial, industrial, and multifamily nonresidential development within the city. -
Red Wing, MN, Zoning Ordinance
2017The city's zoning code addresses design review regulations for commercial, office, industrial, and warehouse buildings in business, industrial, and mixed use districts. -
Annapolis, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The city’s code of ordinances contains a chapter on green building, energy efficiency, and environmental design. -
Orange, MA, Municipal Code
The town's zoning code includes solar access provisions to promote the use of solar design. -
Oakridge, OR, Zoning Ordinance
The city's zoning ordinance addresses solar access protections and solar design in planned unit development. -
College Place, WA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2019by: City of College Place, WAThe city's code of ordinances addresses solar energy in a chapter on design standards. -
Citizens Academies Component Guide
n.d.This website contains links to guidance materials to help community leaders design and implement citizen academies. -
Complete Streets, Complete Networks
April 2016This guide is designed to help transportation agencies in Illinois design roadways that support all travel modes. -
Low Impact Development Manual for Southern California: Technical Guidance and Site Planning Strategies
April 2010This guide presents recommendations for developing design, construction, maintenance standards, codes, and ordinances for low-impact development (LID). -
Sammamish, WA, Municipal Code
Updated November 2019The city’s municipal code offers incentives for low-impact development (LID) and stormwater management standards for project design. -
Green Power Procurement: A Guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs
2014This guide is designed to help local governments design and implement a green power purchasing strategy. -
Advancing Racial Equity in Inclusionary Housing Programs
February 2021by: Stephanie Reyes, Amy KhareThis guide is designed to help planners and local officials design inclusionary housing programs that support racial equity goals. -
Jefferson County, OR, County Code
The county's subdivision regulations include solar design standards and promote maximum solar access protections. -
America Needs Complete Streets
ITE Journal, April 2011by: Dan Burden, Todd LitmanThis article explains the importance of embracing a complete streets approach to transportation planning and project design. -
Measuring the Completeness of Complete Streets
Transport Reviews, 38(1): 73–95, 2018by: Nancy Hui, Shoshanna Saxe, Matthew RoordaThis article analyzes street classification systems that inform street design and proposes a complete streets assessment framework. -
Escondido, CA, Municipal Code
The city's zoning code generally exempts solar energy systems from conditional use permit and design review requirements. -
Best Practices for Online Public Engagement for DOTs
March 2016This webinar presents case studies and guidance to help departments of transportation design online public engagement strategies.