UrbanPlanning

Metropolitan regions which reinforce planning considerations for companion population constellations within traditional rural & urban infrastructures.

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*Associations / Institutes / Councils / Trust*	*...Foundations*
*Council of State Governments*	*Municipal Governments in North/Central America*
*US National Governors Association*	*International City Government Resource Centre*
*U.S. Conference of Mayors*	*APA / American Planning Assn.*
*National Conference of State Legislatures*	*Alliance for National Renewal*
*National League of Cities*	*Center for Digital Government*
*National Association of Counties*	*Chicago Community Trust / Donald M. Stewart, President*
*NATaT /National Assn. of Town & Townships*	*Community Foundation Locator*
*NCSC / National Center for Small Communities*	*Council On Foundations / grantmaking*
*NCL / National Civic League*	*International Council of Shopping Centers*
*APCO International/Assn of Public-Safety Communications Officials*	*LGEAN/Local Governmental Environmental Assistance Network*
*International Assn. of Chiefs of Police*	*NACCED / National Assn for County Community & Economic Development*
*International Assn. of Fire Chiefs*	*NARC / National Assn of Regional Councils*
*NASBO / National Assn of State Budget Officers*	*NASCIO /National Assn of State Chief Information Officers*
*ASPA / American Society for Public Administration*	*NSA /National Smokejumper Assn.*
*ICMA / International City/County Management Assn.*	*National Trust for Historic Preservation*
*L'Organisation Europeenne Representative des Collectivites Territoriales en Europe*	*State Health Facts / Kaiser Family Foundation*
*Piper Resources / State & Local Gov. , orgs., assns.*	*The Grantsmanship Center / Community Foundations /Illinois*
*Governing /The Resource of States &Localities / Organization*
*US Library of Congress / State & Local Goverment resources*
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*Associations / regional - local / policy*	*Southern Governors' Assn.*
*ABAG / Assn. of Bay Area Governments / California*	*Southern Governors / State of the State Address*
*NYSAC -New York State Assn. of Counties*	*WVECN - West Virginia Employee Communication Network*
*NY State Governor / 2003 Budget Address /Jan 29, 2003*
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*Architecture / building / designs*	*University of Buffalo / cyburbia*
*National Building Museum*	*Cyburbia / Internet Resources for the Built Environment*
*MCLA - Architectural Lighting Design / global*	*Building*
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*Cameras in Urban Environments*
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*Conservation Strategies*	*www.nemw.org*
*Conservation Fund*	*Sierra Club*
*National Wildlife Federation*
*National Resources Defense Council*
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*Civil & Environmental Engineering...*	*infrastructure components*
*Civil & Environmental Engineering / global*	*Power Generation / transmission*
*American Planning Association*	*Roadway Systems*
*Airport / Air Traffic Congestion*	*Solid Waste Disposal*
*Communications Systems*	*Storm Water Runoff / flooding*
*Dams / Locks*	*Sewerage System*
*Health Care Systems*	*Trains / Rail System*
*Maritime Facilities / shipping / ports*	*Water Supply*
*Mass Transportation*	*Rocky Mountain Institute / water management systems*
*Navigation Systems*
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*Counties in USA ( 3,066)*	*County Data Map / 50 states*
*National Assoc. of Counties*	*Montgomery County, Md.*
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*Environmental Studies / Policy*	*Resources for the Future*
*Environmental & Energy Study Institute*	*Smart Growth Network*
*Environmental Justice Resou* *rce Center / Atlanta*	*U of Louisville /Institute for Environment & Sustainable Development*
*National Trust for Historic Preservation*	*Vermont / Howard Dean / Environmental Protection*
	*Pres.Bush / Carbon Dioxide Releases*
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*GPS (Global Positioning System) ...*	*..all mobile categories / people & vehicles*
*NextBus Automated Tracking / around the country*	*Intuicom / Enabling technologies for a wireless world*
*Business2.0 / GPS on 1,445 buses in yr 2002 / Wash. , D.C.*	*Intuicom / Applications / transport/environment/energy, etc*
*Orbital Sciences / Singapore Bus Services / 2700 vehicles*	*Emergency Service Agencies / tracking-mapping*
*Tracking Ambulances / Alberta, Canada (Jac MacDonald)*	*CompassCom / Navigation Solutions=Surveying, Mapping,etc.*
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*Home Businesses / Resources*
*American Assoc. of Home-Based Businesses*
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*Infrastructure / Information-Technology installation*	*...cities, municipalities, rural, regions, global*
*California / NicWeb/CSGnet Network Information Center*	*Pervasive Communication by Businesses & Consumers*
*Center for Digital Government / Digital Cities Survey*	*Porterville Wireless / fm Rocky Hill to across town*
*Clear Sky Broadband / national wireless network*	*REJIS / REgional Justice Information Service / St. Louis*
*Delaware E-Government Initiative*	*Riverside, Calif. / ( GIS ) Geographic Information System*
*Detroit Lakes, Minnesota / LakesNet - community-wide BB*	*Rockville, Md. / Dept. of Information & Technology*
*DOAS /Georgia Depart. of Administrative Services*	*Skyrr / Iceland / State & Municipal Data Processing Center*
*GOBINET / Government of Barbados Information Network*	*Wheat Belt CFD/Wireless Network in Westman Region /Canada*
*Illinois/ ICN/ TelecomBackbone / Education & Government*	*The WIDEN Project / Nebraska /expand services/ reduce cost*
*Kentucky / Governor's Office of Technology...Services*	*WRAN /Wireless Rural Area Network / Great Plains States*
*Kitsap County, Wa./ Information Technology Strategic Plan*	*Virginia Dept. of Information Technology / services-centers*
*Loudoun County, Virginia/Dept of Information Technology*
*Manitoba Sm@rt Network / Brandon,Carberry, Neepawa,etc.*
*Maryland Technology - eMaryland*
*Massachusetts / Information Technology Division*
*Minnesota/ Dept of Trade & Economic Development / E-com*
*Nederland, Colorado / Granpa Bredo..the frozen dead guy*
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*Infrastructure / policy-planning*
*American Planning Association*	*National League of Cities*
*ICIS - Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems / NYU*	*Planetizen / The Planning & Development Network*
	*Solutions Not Sprawl / Citizens Alliance*
	*Sprawl Watch*
	*Washington, D.C. Public Works*
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*Infrastructure / Water & Sanitation management...*	*providing safe & reliable water for all communities and uses*
*Washington, D.C./ Automated Water Meter Reading*
*Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission*	*Extensive Water Management & Environmental resources*
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*Information / Radio Service*	*Worldspace*
*XMRadio*	*B92 / Yugoslavia*
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*Information / TV Service*	*America's Most Wanted*
**WTTGDC / FOX5***
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*Iowwwa Communities / networks*	*netINS / IOWA links*
*The Complete Guide to Iowa Web Sites*	*Iowa County Home Pages / all 99*
*Cedar Falls Utilities, Iowa / CFU-CyberNet / BB-Cable-WWW*	*Iowa Online / The Best of Iowa*
*Welcome to the City of Cedar Falls, Iowa*	*Iowans For Peace*
*City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa*	*Waverly, Iowa - along the Cedar River*
*Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources / Geological Survey*
*VNI -Venture Network of Iowa*
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*Legislative Initiatives*	*National Conference of State Legislatures*
*Legislative & Policy Issues / APA*
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*Municipalities / Towns / regions / global*
*National League of Cities*	*City of Nacogdoches, Texas / " The oldest town in Texas "*
*Arkansas Government*	*City of Naples, Florida*
*Government of Alberta / Canada*	*New Bedford, Massachusetts*
*Baltimore, Md./ city government*	*REJIS / St. Louis/ REgional Justice Information Service*
*Birmingham, UK / ..attracting new companies to Birmingham..*	*Rochester, N.Y. / Nothnagle Relocation Services*
*Brandon /Manitoba, Canada / the " Wheat City "*	*Rockville, Maryland*
*Caerphilly County Borough Council / UK*	*The Village of Royal Palm Beach, Fla.*
*California Net- services*	*San Francisco, California Government*
*Canada's Technology Triangle/diverse communities & culture*	*Schools & Education Networks / global*
*Colorado Communities Page*	*Southfield, Michigan / wireless service for residents & business*
*Communities in Montgomery Co., Md.*	*Tacoma, Washington / "America's #1 Wired City "*
*The Town of Chevy Chase, Md.*	*UK Villages / UK Towns /Wales - Scotland -N. Ireland*
*Connecticut / Dept. of Transportation*	*Urbandale, Iowa / please meet the Mayor & City Council*
*Delaware...The First State*	*Vacaville, California*
*Detroit Lakes Communications Network , Minnesota*	*Vergennes, Vermont /1788 - Oldest City in Vermont*
*Dunnellon, Central Florida / laid back Rainbow River pix*	*Virginia Government /VIPNet / Business - Citizen Services*
*Dunnellon area Chamber of Commerce*	*Washington, District of Columbia / Government*
*Dunnellon , Florida ( Marion County Marketplace )*	*Washington , D.C. Region / resources*
*City of Durango, Colorado*	*Waverly, Iowa / along the Cedar River / Wartburg College*
*FingerLakesNet / community, business, education, gov., etc*
*Granbury, Texas*
*Welcome to Hamburg, Germany*
*Kansas City, Missouri ...welcomes you*
*Kentucky / towns - municipalities / state-local-federal links*
*King County, Washington / Information & Telecom Division*
*City of Knoxville, Tennessee*
*City of Long Beach, California*
*City of Los Angeles, Calif.*
*Maryland / From A to Z*
*Minnesota /a million lakes & where 'Minnesotan' is spoken*
*Missouri City, Texas*
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*Mapping Technologies*	*MapTech*
*Mapping Engines, geography, US Census Bureau ..*	*MapBlast*
*MapQuest*
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*Miscellaneous*
*www.37.com*	*ArtNet*
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*New Urbanism / communities*	*CNU / charter*
*Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) / resources*	*New Urban News*
*CNU Task Force Missions & Initiatives*	*New Urban News / extensive New Urbanism links*
*Land Planning & Conservation / sustainability*	*New Urbanism Resource Index*
*Planning*	*Environmental & Civil Engineering links / global*
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*National / State Parks*
*www.parkexplorer.org*
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*Planning Programs*
*American Planning Association*	*Urban & Regional Information Systems Assoc.*
*Canadian Institute of Planners*	*US National Governors Assoc. / land preservation*
	*US National Governors Assoc. / environmental technology*
	*Virginia Dept. of Information Technology*
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*Planning Programs / Energy Systems....*	*..global installed capacity 15,000MW (4,000mw yr now)*
*Extensive Sustainable Energy Resources / global*	*WindPowerOnline*
*Netherlands Energy Research Foundation*	*Florida Solar Energy Center*
*Wind Energy / design/testing/standards / Netherlands*	*Wind Power Resources*
*National Wind Coordinating Committee*	*Iowa Renewable Energy Assoc. / wind farm sites*
*Center for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology*	*Iowa State Wind resource Assessment Program*
*Wind Energy Research / University of Utah / US*	*Iowa State Land Form / crops/woodland/water/mixed*
*WindPower Research/ tech/economics/environmental*
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*Platforms/cable*
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*Publications*
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*Information / Multimedia Service*	*Platforms/fiber optics*
*Platforms/ satellites*	*Platforms/copper wire-dsl*
*Platforms/mobile*	*Platforms / fixed wireless*
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*Relocation / resources / global*
*Home-Link / Nothnagle Realtors / so you can enjoy life*
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*Research / Issues*	*National League of Cities*
*TU Hamburg-Harburg / Town, Environment, Technology*
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*Smart Growth Strategies / research*	*Rocky Mountain Institute / Dr. Amory B Lovins*
*EcoIQ / economically/ecologically beneficial*	*Smart Growth / New Urbanism studies*
*Guide to Internet Resources in Sustainable Development*	*100 Top Sustainable Growth Sites*
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*Sprawl & Crawl*
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*Teleworking Initiatives*	*TeleCommute*
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*Traffic Grid Lock / flow patterns/trends*	*AAA / travel planning*
*Athens, Greece real-time traffic flow / 15 min. updates*	*www.transact.org*
*Maryland Second Crossing*	*Citizens for Quality Living / Montgomery County, Md.*
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*Traffic Cams / ...global*	*Traffic Cams / USA*
*Washington, D.C. - USA*	Extensive Traffic Monitoring Services
Virginia
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*Transportation / Mass Transit / bus, train...*	*boat, car , planes,*
	*Washington, D.C. Metro Area Transit Authority / WMATA*
*NextBus / GPS coupled bus clock/arrival time*	*WMATA / Metro press releases*
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*Zoning*