State & Federal
Resources
Smart
Growth in Maryland
Site contains general
and MD specific information and reference materials (some are
available online, others must be ordered). Smart Growth neighborhoods
has several goals that serve as development principles (www.op.state.md.us/planning/M&gs/01-21.htm)
Smart Growth has three straightforward
goals:
- to save our most valuable remaining
natural resources before they are forever lost,
- to support existing communities
and neighborhoods by targeting state resources to support
development in areas where the infrastructure is already
in place or planned to support it, and
- to save taxpayers millions
of dollars in the unnecessary cost of building the infrastructure
required to support sprawl.
U.S.
Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable
Development
The site offers
links to other organizations, case studies, publications, and
ordinances. It is a menu of information and services on how communities
can adopt sustainable development as a strategy for well-being.
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Growth Site
Information and
links to other organizations. EPA is a participant and financial
supporter of the Smart Growth Network. Sources of information
include fact sheets, reports, and articles related to transportation,
environment, etc available for download. Extensive report titled "Our
Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions
Between Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality." |
