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Delaware - Planning/Zoning
links
University
of Delaware
DataMIL,
http://datamil.udel.edu/
Description:
The Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL) is an interactive,
on-line collaboratory to aid decision-makers at the federal, state, county,
and local government levels. Delaware citizens can create maps and download
GIs data of any location in Delaware as well as take part in maintenance
of our state's geographic information.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction:
Delaware
University
of Delaware
Delaware
Spatial Data Clearinghouse,
http://gis.smith.udel.edu/fgdc2/clearinghouse/
Description:
The Delaware Spatial Data Clearinghouse supports the coordination efforts
of the Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC) and the State Mapping
Advisory Committee (SMAC). Data and documentation (metadata) have been
contributed primarily by State and local government agencies. We welcome
and encourage contributions from all data producers - public, private,
and individuals.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
University
of Delaware
Land
Use Planning,
http://www.ipa.udel.edu/topics/land-use.html
Description:
The Institute for Public Administration provides a range of planning services
to Delaware's municipalities, as well as to other governmental and civic
organizations. These services include land-use planning, land-use regulations
and ordinances, water and wastewater infrastructure issues, transportation
planning, planning process training, local governance capacity reviews,
and mapping assistance.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction:
Delaware
University
of Delaware
Local
Government,
http://www.ipa.udel.edu/topics/local-govt.html
Description:
The Institute for Public Administration has a long tradition of over 25
years of working with Delaware's municipalities, county governments, local
government associations as well as to other governmental agencies and
civic organizations concerned with local government issues. The Institute
provides policy and staffing assistance to the Delaware League of Local
Governments (DLLG) and the Sussex County Association of Towns (SCAT).
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction:
Delaware
University
of Delaware
Spatial
Analysis Lab,
http://www.udel.edu/FREC/spatlab/
Description:
The Spatial Analysis Lab conducts teaching and research programs integrating
geographic information systems, remote sensing and spatial statistics
for natural resource management.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
University
of Delaware
Water
Resources Agency,
http://www.wr.udel.edu/
Description:
The UDWRA's mission is to provide water resources and watershed policy
and technical assistance to governments in Delaware and the Delaware Valley
through the University's public service, education, and research role.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
OTHER
DELAWARE LINKS
Brandywine
Conservancy
Brandywine
Conservancy's
Environmental Management Center,
http://www.brandywineconservancy.org/
Description: The mission of the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center is to conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine River watershed and other selected areas with a primary emphasis on conservation of water quantity and quality.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Estuary Program
Delaware
Estuary Program,
http://www.delep.org/
Description: Out of the concerns of many citizens about the state of the environment in the place they call home, came the nomination of the Delaware Estuary for inclusion in the national Estuary Program. The Estuary was accepted and awarded national significance status in 1988. Since that time we, as concerned citizens, have worked diligently to develop a Comprehensive Plan to protect and enhance the natural resources of the Delaware Estuary.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Geographic Data Committee
Delaware
Geographic Data Committee,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/coord/dgdc/index.htm
Description:
The Delaware Geographic Data Committee is a cooperative effort among state
agencies, the University of Delaware, county and municipal governments,
and others to build a Delaware GIS Community and improve the coordination
of the use of GIs and spatial data in Delaware.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Delaware
River Basin Commission
Delaware
River Basin Commission's Home Page,
http://www.nj.gov/drbc/drbc.htm
Description: A breakthrough in water resources management occurred in 1961 when President Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York for the first time signed concurrent compact legislation into law creating a regional body with the force of law to oversee a unified approach to managing a river system without regard to political boundaries.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Delaware
State Courts and Orders
Court
Opinions and Orders,
http://courts.state.de.us/Opinions/(1233arvs105twzvg51mz0g30)/List.aspx
Description: A listing with links to court decisions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Delaware
State Government
Delaware
Administrative Code,
http://www.delcode.state.de.us/
Description: The Delaware Administrative Code is a topically oriented compilation of all regulations in effect. Administrative regulations have the force and effect of law. They effect each Delawareans daily life from the water we drink, to the air we breathe as well as many other topics.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Agriculture
Land
Use Planning and Preservation,
http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/aglands/index.htm
Description: The Delaware Department of Agriculture's Planning Section is a technical and professional enterprise within the Department which includes land use planning, agricultural lands preservation and computer operations.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Biodiversity
Conservation Partnership,
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/Biodiversity/index.htm
Description: The Biodiversity Conservation Partnership seeks to maintain and, where possible, restore to a healthy state both the species and the processes native to the natural landscape of Delaware.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Division
of Water Resources,
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/water2000/
Description: The Division of Water Resources manages and protects water resources through various regulatory programs by providing technical assistance, laboratory services, and educational services; performing applied research; and helping finance water pollution control measures.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Transportation
Corridor
Capacity Preservation Program,
http://www.deldot.net/static/pubs_forms/manuals/corr_cap/toc.html
Description:
A program to protect corridors serving "predominately statewide and/or
regional travel" in the state of Delaware.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Department
of Transportation
Statewide
Long Range Transportation Plan,
http://www.deldot.net/static/pubs_forms/statewide_long_range_trans_plan/swlrtp.html
Description:
The Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan is a strategic planning tool
- a navigation guide - to chart the Delaware Department of Transportation's
long-term course for transportation in Delaware. To accomplish this, the
Plan sets forth six guiding principles. For each principle, there are
associated policies that DelDOT intends to realize, and each policy has
specific actions associated with it.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Dover/Kent
County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Dover/Kent
County Metropolitan Planning Organization,
http://www.doverkentmpo.org/indexmpo.html
Description:
The Dover/Kent County MPO is the federally-designated agency responsible
for coordinating transportation planning and programming in Kent County,
Delaware, including all of the cities of Milford and Smyrna. Plans and
programs adopted by the MPO outline how federal transportation funds will
be spent and must comply with federal laws governing clean air and transportation.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Heritage
Conservancy
Welcome
to Heritage Conservancy,
http://heritageconservancy.org/
Description: Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. Founded in 1958, it was concern for the rapid loss of open space in Bucks County which led to the formation of the Bucks County Park Foundation, known today as Heritage Conservancy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Delaware
NRCS,
http://www.de.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, non-profit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office
of State Planning Coordination
Coordinating
Planning Efforts,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/coord/coord.htm
Description: The most effective planning takes place at the local level. Delaware relies on county and municipal governments as the first line of planning. The Office of State Planning Coordination works to make sure that planning efforts at all levels of government are coordinated and integrated with one another and to ensure that all have access to planning-related information.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Office
of State Planning Coordination
Livable
Delaware,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/livedel/
Description: Livable Delaware is a positive, proactive strategy that seeks to curb sprawl and direct growth to areas where the state, counties and local governments are most prepared for it in terms of infrastructure investment and thoughtful planning. It builds on the foundation laid by the Strategies for State Policies and Spending, which were adopted in 1999.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Office
of State Planning Coordination
Planning
Data and Information,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/info/info.htm
Description: A goal of the Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination is to make information available to state, county and local planners that will help them make the best decisions possible for Delaware. Good information comes from good data.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Office
of State Planning Coordination
Planning
Legislation,
http://www.state.de.us/planning/legup.htm
Description: The Office of State Planning Coordination tracks legislation of planning interest as it works its way through the legislature.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware
Smart
Growth Network
Delaware
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=DE&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: Delaware
University
of Maryland
Mid-Atlantic
RESAC,
http://www.geog.umd.edu/resac/
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) is
one of 7 regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications
Program. The Mid-Atlantic RESAC leverages the UMD Geography Department's
expertise in satellite remote sensing and the work of a diverse consortium
of 36 partners in Government, Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications
of regional significance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Wilmington
Area Planning Council
Wilmington
Area Planning Council,
http://www.wilmapco.org/
Description:
WILMAPCO is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) for New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland. Our
mission is to educate and involve the public and local officials in the
transportation decision making process.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland
National Governors Assn
Fixing It First: Improving present infrasturcture, www.nga.org
Description: Build/maintain present assets before creating new ones.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Massachussetts, Delaware, Maryland
Trust for Public Land
Corridor Capacity preservation program, www.epa.gov
Description: Strategies to delay system expansion, focus development and preserve quality of life..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Preliminary Land Use Plan: 21st century vision, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A vision of revitalization, renewal and recentralization.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Issues and choices: Planning the regions future, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Global and regional issues for the future ..
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
The Shape of Things to Come, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Key questions to provide a context for planning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Transportation Conformity of the DVRPC FY2005 Transportation Improvement program , www.dvrpc.org
Description: Report documenting conformity of DVRPC transportation improvement program and long range transportation plan.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Horizons: 2025 year plan for Delaware valley, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Summary of 4 workshops presented to elicit public assessment regarding needs in DE valley ..
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware
DVRPC
Regional Indicators: Measuring our progress to 2025, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Presenting 26 indicators which track the regioins progress toward the adopted goals.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Horizons: 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan for Delaware Valley, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A comprehensive vision for the DE valley region.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
MAP: Mobility Alternatives Program, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Brochure describing MAP program .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Watershed guide to Gloucester County, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Comprehensive teachers guide to watershed and water in Gloucester County.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #1: TOD, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Transit oriented development: recognize the importance of rail and bus to community,and plan to better shape development to serve these needs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, historic preservation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #2: Main Street America, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Basic information about Main street programs and Business Improvement Districts.
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #4: Residential Infill Development, www.dvrpc.org
Description: IV is the recycling of vacant or underutilized lands within cities and suburbs.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #5: Impact Fees, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Finding creative and equitable funding fees.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #6: Parking Management strategies, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Balancing the supply and demand for parking.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #7: Historic preservation, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Protection and maintenance of important & integral places from our past .
Topics: land preservation, transportation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #8: Transfer of Development Rights, www.dvrpc.org
Description: A tool that can be adopted to conserve land: agricultural, environmentally sensitive and necessary open space ..
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
DVRPC
Transportation Improvement Plan FY 2005 Executive Summary, www.dvrpc.org
Description: General overview of TIP,what it is and what projects will be developed in the near future.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
National Assn Realtors
Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org
Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
American Farmland Trust
Regional Economic Development Strategy For Resource Based Industries on MD' s Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: Comprehensive report: sustainable resource based industries threatened by increasing land costs, fragmentation of agricultural land .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Virginia, Delaware
EPA
State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 3, www.epa.gov
Description: Region 3: DE; DC; MD; PA; VA; WVA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities,
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
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