Master of Urban Planning
Links
Governmental Organizations
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov
FEMA, part of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), manages the Federal government's responses to disasters.
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
http://www.usace.army.mil
USACE plans, designs, builds, and operates dams and other civil engineering projects.
- US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
The Census Bureau provides population statistics and Tiger Maps.
- US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
http://www.hud.gov
HUD maintains a library of resources on homeownership, community development, and housing discrimination.
- US Department of Transportation (US DOT)
http://www.dot.gov
The US DOT website has information on the wide array of federal government transportation programs.
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov
The EPA seeks to protect human health and the environment.
- US Geological Survey (USGS)
http://www.usgs.gov
The USGS provides scientific information to understand the Earth, manage natural resources, and to minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters.
Nonprofit Organizations
- American Planning Association
http://www.planning.org
The American Planning Association is a non-profit public interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.
- Building Better Communities Network
http://www.bettercommunities.org
Building Better Communities Network is an information clearinghouse and forum dedicated to building inclusive communities and to siting affordable housing and community services.
- Congress for New Urbanism
http://www.cnu.org
The Congress for the New Urbanism has advocated for the restructuring of public policy and development practices to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions.
- Cyburbia.org
http://cyburbia.org
Internet Resources for the "Built Environment."
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
http://www.lincolninst.edu
Its mission as a school is to study and teach about land policy, including land economics and land taxation.
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org
The National Trust is dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities.
- Planetizen
http://www.planetizen.com
Planetizen offers a public-interest information exchange for those interested in urban planning, design, and development.
- Planning Commissioners Journal
http://www.plannersweb.com
- Project for Public Spaces
http://www.pps.org
PPS is a non-profit organization that seeks to build communities by creating the special places that build community life using a participatory approach.
- Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
http://www.sprawlwatch.org
The Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse mission is to make the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media and business leaders.
- University of Arkansas: Geospatial Solutions/Spatial Data Distribution
http://www.cast.uark.edu/geo_solutions.htm
Looking for GIS basemaps? Start here.
- Urban Land Institute
http://www.uli.org
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land to enhance the total environment.
New York Related Websites
- APA New York Metro Chapter
http://www.nyplanning.org
The New York Metro Chapter addresses planning issues that concern the physical, social, and economic environment in the metropolitan region encompassing New York City, Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) and the Hudson Valley (Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Duchess, Ulster and Sullivan Counties).
- Big Onion Walking Tours
http://www.bigonion.com
An excellent way to see New York from a reputable organization. Directed by Seth Kamil, a doctoral candidate in American Urban & Ethnic History at Columbia University. All guides hold advanced degrees in American History from Columbia or New York Universities and are licensed by the City of New York.
- Cityscape Institute
http://www.cityscapeinstitute.org/links.htm
An urban design resource for public space improvement, serving city government and the private sector
- Gotham Gazette
http://www.gothamgazette.com
Coverage of NYC public policy including land use issues
- Municipal Art Society of New York
http://www.mas.org
A private, non-profit membership organization that aggressively champions excellence in urban design and planning and the preservation of the best of New York's past
- New York City Department of City Planning
http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us
A wealth of information including the complete zoning text and maps and the proposed Uniform Bulk Program
- New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC)
http://www.nymtc.org
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the New York Region. The Council is the collaborative forum where regional transportation issues are analyzed, discussed, and decided.
- New York State GIS Clearinghouse
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us
Downloadable maps in .gif,.tiff, and MapInfo formats by quadrant for all of New York State. See Raster Imagery.
- The New York State Roads Page
http://www.upstatenyroads.com
Devoted to the roads of (mostly upstate) New York, and lists all Interstate, U S and other limited access highways, plus includes information about the New York State road system in general.
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
http://www.panynj.gov
Joint authority whose mission is to identify and meet the critical transportation infrastructure needs of the bistate region's businesses, residents, and visitors.
- Regional Plan Association (RPA)
http://www.rpa.org
RPA has worked to improve the quality of life in the 31-county New York, New Jersey, Connecticut metropolitan area by creating long-term comprehensive plans and promoting their implementation across political boundaries.
