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Weblog providing smart growth news and views, with an emphasis on events in the Framingham,
Massachusetts area.
http://www.gartenberg.com/planblog/
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Greater Ohio
A statewide network promoting policies that encourage redevelopment of Ohio's cities and towns and
conservation of farmland and open space.
http://www.greaterohio.org/
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Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth
Includes introduction and detailed information on smart growth, plus news, publications, and
policies.
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/
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SmartGrowthInfo.com
Definitions, links, and information about plans for Bloomington, Indiana.
http://www.smartgrowthinfo.com/
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Greenbelt Alliance
Conservation organization dedicated to preserving a greenbelt of open space, farmlands, and parks
around San Francisco, California.
http://www.greenbelt.org/
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The Funders' Network
A resource for foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other partners working to solve the
problems created by suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment.
http://www.fundersnetwork.org/
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Vermont Forum on Sprawl
Addresses the issue of sprawl and its affect on rural life.
http://www.vtsprawl.org/
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EcoCity Cleveland
A nonprofit organization that promotes ecological design, smart growth, and transportation choices
in northeastern Ohio.
http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/
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Campaign for Sensible Growth
Coalition of government, civic, and business leaders in northeastern Illinois. Presents information
on the campaign, news, and resources.
http://www.growingsensibly.org/
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Growth Management Leadership Alliance
A network of American and Canadian leaders from state, provincial and regional organizations
involved in smart growth initiatives.
http://www.gmla.org/
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Sprawl Guide
Planners Web presents information and links dealing with urban sprawl and its consequences,
including the loss of green space and the decay of older urban centers.
http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/sprawlguide.html
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Sprawl Kills
Joel S. Hirschhorn's site includes commentary, news, book excerpts, consulting, and a newsletter.
http://www.sprawlkills.com/
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Growth Management
Resources for local solutions that balance community needs for growth with the need for creating
and maintaining economically vibrant and socially and environmentally satisfying communities.
http://www.growthmanagement-icsc.org/
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Smart Growth America
Nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that protects farmland and open space,
revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, preserves scenic and historic resources, and
makes communities more livable.
http://www.smartgrowthamerica.com/
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The Manchester, NH Urban Open Space Web Site
Photoessays and information about urban open space problems such as excess development, urban
sprawl, urban forests, urban wildlife, work of conservation commissions, and downtown improvement
via American Elm restoration.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/env/
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New Ideas Now - Dayton and the Edge Cities
A newsletter discussing suburban sprawl and urban abandonment in and around Dayton, Ohio.
http://www.interaxs.net/pub/mikemonett/index.htm
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National Town Builders Association
Serves builders and developers in an effort to build traditional neighborhoods and town centers
though smart growth principles.
http://www.ntba.net/
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Sustainable Minnesota's Sprawl Resources
Links to information and resources related to sprawl issues, both in Minnesota and nationally.
http://www.me3.org/projects/sprawl/
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Sierra Club: Stopping Sprawl
The Challenge to the Sprawl Campaign works to fight poorly planned runaway development and promotes
smart growth communities.
http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
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Sprawl City
Covers comsumption growth and population growth and their roles in urban sprawl.
http://www.sprawlcity.org/
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Neighborhood Sufficiency Emphasis
A proposal to improve the quality of life in well-planned urban environments through
decentralization.
http://gilstrap.home.texas.net/Community/nse/nse.html
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International Bulldozer Blockade
A small assortment of suggested web sites and readings for people who are concerned about the
negative effects of development in their communities.
http://www.norfolk-county.com/users/claytons/index.html
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Council for the Protection of Rural England
Exists to promote the beauty, tranquillity and diversity of rural England by encouraging the
sustainable use of land and other natural resources in town and country.
http://www.cpre.org.uk/
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Grow Smart Rhode Island
A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and
urban decay.
http://www.growsmartri.com/
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Colorado Sprawl Action Center
Offers resources and services for local citizen groups fighting sprawl, including a growth
management toolkit and the Smart Growth Hall of Fame.
http://www.sprawlaction.org/
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SolutionsNotSprawl.org
Home of the Citizens Alliance for Responsible Transportation, an anti-sprawl advocacy group in the
Washington, D.C. area.
http://www.solutionsnotsprawl.org/
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Sprawl Information Center
Features articles, links, a specialized search engine, and a message board.
http://www.progress.org/sprawl/
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Friends of Midcoast Maine
Group of 14 land trusts and advocacy groups discussing the increasing impacts of sprawl in the
Midcoast Route One Corridor. News and information about issues and activities.
http://www.friendsmidcoast.org/
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Sprawl-Busters
One of the most comprehensive and earliest sites to target sprawl, by Al Norman, "anti-sprawl
guru" and consultant. Arguments and statistics to support campaigns against sprawl
developments. Reading list, news, list of towns that have defeated mega-retail proposals.
http://www.sprawl-busters.com
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Smart Growth BC
A non-profit society that works to limit sprawl in British Columbia. Includes case studies,
examples and local news.
http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca/
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Moving Sustainable Development from Theory to Practice in the U.S.
A quick-study outline of sustainable development for planners and policy-makers, with extensive web
references for more in-depth information on each topic. Written by Beryl Magilavy, past director of
San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
http://www.sustainable-city.org/document/primer/index.html
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National Resources Defense Council
Resources on smart growth practices from the Natural Resources Defense Council.
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/smartGrowth/default.asp
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Edesign
News, information, directory and other resources about design and activities that encourage
livable, sustainable communities, from the Florida Design Initiative.
http://sustainable.state.fl.us/fdi/edesign/index.html
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Congress for the New Urbanism
News, information and other resources from an organization which promotes the restoration of cities
and the creation of human-oriented livable communities with a sense of place.
http://www.cnu.org/
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Sprawl Watch
Clearinghouse with news, information and resource links about land-use, community planning and
preservation.
http://www.sprawlwatch.org/
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Preservation Institute
Information and resources about alternatives to dehumanizing modern trends on social and
environmental quality
http://www.preservenet.com/index.html
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Scenic America
Information and resources from an advocacy organization that wants to protect the scenic qualities
of communities and roadways.
http://www.scenic.org/
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Smart Growth Network
The Smart Growth Network helps create national, regional and local coalitions to support
intelligent and sustainable growth.
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
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Sprawl Brawl
Skeptical commentaries and analysis about sprawl and growth planning from Reason, a libertarian
journal.
http://www.reason.com/bisprawl.html
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