Display # 5101520253050100All # Web Link Hits 1      Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the agency under the name Federal Aviation Agency. We adopted our present name in 1967 when we became a part of the Department of Transportation. Our major roles include: Regulating civil aviation to promote safety; Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology; Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft; Researching and developing the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics; Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and Regulating U.S. commercial space transportation. 1107 2      Bureau of Land Management Land Use Planning Manual and Handbook 1356 3      Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Page On June 16, 2009, EPA joined with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Through a set of guiding livability principles and a partnership agreement that will guide the agencies' efforts, this partnership will coordinate federal housing, transportation, and other infrastructure investments to protect the environment, promote equitable development, and help to address the challenges of climate change. 1071 4      Smart Communities Network This website offers a menu of information and services on how your community can adopt sustainable development as a strategy for well-being. You'll be in good company. We're finding that more and more cities, villages, neighborhoods and regions are using sustainable development as a guiding principle not only for near-term projects, but also for planning their futures. That's because sustainable projects: Strengthen your local economy; Improve and protect the quality of the environment; and Enhance the quality of life and the well-being of all of the people in your community. 1401 5      U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Land Use Planning and Environmental Analysis The U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) has a long history of developing land use plans and their associated environmental documents. CERL has developed a suite of tools to facilitate environmental analysis and has a proven record of completing complex and controversial land use plans. CERL is currently involved in regional scale land use plans and other emerging planning issues. 1111 6      American Planning Association The American Planning Association is an independent, not-for-profit educational organization that provides leadership in the development of vital communities. We measure our success by the successes of our members and the communities they serve. 1506 7      Association for Community Design Established in 1977, the Association for Community Design (ACD) is a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions committed to increasing the capacity of planning and design professions to better serve communities. ACD serves and supports practitioners, educators, and organizations engaged in community-based design and planning. 1078 8      Community Development Society The Community Development Society provides leadership to professionals and citizens across the spectrum of community development. Members have multiple opportunities to learn what's new in the profession, to exchange ideas, to obtain the most current research and reference information available and to share professional expertise. 1150 9      EcoIQ Land Planning and Conservation EcoIQ works to expand the audience for the valuable ideas and good work of speakers, authors, journalists, and researchers who focus on more sustainable land use practices. Our EcoSpeakers.com promotes speakers on land use and related issues for conferences and for community, business, and university speaker series. 1061 10      Land Information Access Association Land Use Planning Information The purpose of the Land Information Access Association is to provide technical, scientific, educational, and informational services to individual citizens, local interest groups, local governments, and other nonprofit corporations for land use planning, resource management, emergency management planning, and environmental protection. 1097 11      Local Government Commission Center for Livable Communities LGC assists local governments in developing and implementing policies and programs that help establish these key elements by: Facilitating conferences, regional workshops and other partnering opportunities; Producing guidebooks, videos, slide shows, and several monthly newsletters that share policy and project ideas; Providing an extensive resource library run by qualified staff; Providing an e-mail alert service that shares information on available state and federal grants. 1078 12      Planners Network Planners Network is an association of progressive planning. Our members are professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas. We serve as a voice for social, economic, and environmental justice through planning. 1193 13      The Smarter Land Use Project The Smarter Land Use Project, after more than twelve years of philanthropically funded research has discovered that 1) effective collaboration quickly reveals ideas that solve persistent problems; 2) problem-solving ideas come when there is a shift to a unifying consciousness; 3) the shift occurs when a person gets a feeling of community spirit by giving, making friends, sharing examples, etc; 4) the only person whose consciousness you can shift is you. The goal is to get problem-solving ideas by shifting yourself to a unifying consciousness when you are in the middle of a problem. 1120 14      The Urban Land Institute As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places. The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. 1595 15      National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is the leading housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans—particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. Our members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME. 1059 16      Land Use Law 1219 17      Legal Information Institute Land Use Law 1583 18      Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs Mark Needham: Executive Director 502-564-0269 1090