The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Connecticut - Housing
links
University
of Connecticut
NEMO:
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials,
http://nemo.uconn.edu/
Description: An educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
MAGIC:
Map and Geographic Information Center,
http://mapserver.lib.uconn.edu/magic
Description: MAGIC is an on-line library of digital geo-spatial data. MAGIC is the University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library's Map And Geographic Information Center.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
OTHER
CONNECTICUT LINKS
Connecticut
Conference of Municipalities
Connecticut
Conference of Municipalities,
http://www.ccm-ct.org/
Description: The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is Connecticut's association of cities and towns. CCM provides member cities and towns with a wide array of other services, including management assistance, individualized inquiry service, assistance in municipal labor relations, technical assistance and training, policy development, research and analysis, publications, information programs, and service programs such as workers' compensation, liability-automobile-property, risk management, energy cost containment, and revenue collection assistance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority
Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority,
http://www.chfa.org/mainpages
Description: For over 34 years, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has provided affordable homebuyer programs and rental housing opportunities for Connecticut families and the elderly.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Main Street Center
Connecticut
Main Street Center,
http://www.ctmainstreet.org/index.html
Description: Connecticut Main Street Center is a non-profit organization devoted to the revitalization of Connecticut's downtown districts. We believe that by spurring economic development within the context of historic preservation, we can help Connecticut's Main Streets once more become thriving centers of commercial and social activity.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
State Judicial Branch
Court
Opinions,
http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/aro.htm#Supreme
Description:
The Connecticut Judicial Branch website provides public access to Supreme
Court and Appellate Court opinions prior to their publication in the Connecticut
Law Journal. The "officially released" date that appears near
the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published
in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion.
A searchable archive of court opinions is also available.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
State Library
General
Statutes of Connecticut,
http://www.cslib.org/psaindex.htm
Description:
The Legislative Commissioners' Office is responsible for compiling the
General Statutes of Connecticut and publishing a printed edition every
other year. The browseable version of the General Statutes of Connecticut
is the electronic version of the printed volumes and is also prepared
under our direction.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Conservation
Law Foundation
Conservation
Law Foundation,
http://www.clf.org/
Description:
The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental
advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England,
where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on
the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region
and its residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Department
of Economic and Community Development
Department
of Economic and Community Development,
http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp
Description: The Department of Economic and Community Development is the state's lead agency for the development and implementation of policies, strategies and programs all of which are designed to enhance Connecticut's communities and business and housing environments. The Department of Economic and Community Development develops and implements strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Regional
Plan Association
Regional
Plan Association,
http://www.rpa.org/
Description:
Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional
planning organization that improves the quality of life and the economic
competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region
through research, planning, and advocacy. For more than 80 years, RPA
has been shaping transportation systems, protecting open spaces, and promoting
better community design for the region's continued growth.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
Sierra
Club
Connecticut
Chapter Homepage,
http://connecticut.sierraclub.org/
Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Smart
Growth Network
Connecticut
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=CT&res=800
Description: Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific state.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
U.
S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
in Connecticut,
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ct
Description: HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships--particularly with faith-based and community organizations--that leverage resources and improve HUD's ability to be effective on the community level.
Topics: Housing
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
USDA
Rural Development in Southern New England
Rural
Development in Southern New England,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/
Description:
USDA Rural Development in the Southern New England Jurisdiction offers
a wealth of services and programs to rural communities. It is our mission
to ensure that rural citizens participate fully in the global economy
as well as to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic
opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
CT Dept. of Environmental Protection
Environmental Land Use Restrictions, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/pao/perdfact/elr.htm
Description: Guidelines for environmental land use.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Fiscal Impact, Water/Sewer. Housing, Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
American Farmland Trust
Conservation Options for Connecticut Farmland, http://www.farmland.org/northeast/Connecticut_Landowner_Guide.pdf
Description: A guide for landowners, land trusts and municipalities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Fiscal Impact, Water/Sewer, Housing, Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Trust for Public Land
Protecting Land to Safeguard Connecticut Water, http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/ct_water_toolbook.pdf
Description: All about water and protecting it, a tool box for Connecticut
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Housing>, Transportation, Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Schools and Housing Markets, http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/dl/559_clapp_ross.pdf
Description: This paper examines the relationship between house price levels, school preformance, and the racial and ethnic composition of Connecticut
Topics: Land Preservation, Housing, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities, http://www.lgc.org/freepub/PDF/Land_Use/focus/walk_to_money.pdf
Description: Balance of pedestrian/vehicle traffic to balance communities.
Topics: Planning-Zoning,Housing, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
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The Toolbox is a joint effort of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD)
and Penn State Cooperative Extension in Adams County.
This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.
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