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Cornell University CaRDI : Community & Rural Development Institute, http://www.cardi.cornell.edu Description: The Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) works to strengthen and support New York's local communities and citizens. CaRDI and the Cornell Local Government Program serve as a point of entry to Cornell University's resources and expertise in community development and local governance, and provides outreach to community leaders, educators, elected officials and citizens interested in the vitality of their communities. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York New York University NYU Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, http://www.nyu.edu/pages/elc/ Description: The establishment of the Center on Environmental and Land Use Law caps a range of initiatives that NYU has taken to make the Law School the leading academic program among the top national law schools for the study of environmental and land use law. The Center's mission is to advance scholarly inquiry and writing, enhance legal training, and combine theory and practice to develop and help implement innovative legal and policy solutions to environmental protection at the national, regional and global levels. Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York Affordable Housing Corporation AHC Homepage, http://www.nyhomes.org/ahc/ahc.html Description: The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation ("Corporation"), a subsidiary of the New York State Housing Finance Agency, pursuant to Section 1113(1) of the Private Housing Finance Law, was established to administer the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program ("Program"). The purpose of the Program is to promote home ownership by persons of low and moderate income, which, in turn, fosters development, stabilization, and preservation of neighborhoods and communities. To achieve these goals, the Corporation provides financial assistance, in conjunction with other private and public investment, for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and improvement of owner-occupied housing. Topics: Housing Jurisdiction: New York Division of Administrative Rules NY Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations, http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/oiswww.html Description: Directions on how to get ahold of this 82 volume loose-leaf publication containing all rules and regulations adopted by state agencies, miscellaneous boards and authorities and the Judiciary. The NYCRR and supplementation of new and amended pages is available from Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, a member of the West Group, at 1-800-344-5009 and is currently not available online. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York Return to top of page Division of Housing and Community Renewal Community Development Bureau, http://www.dhcr.state.ny.us/ocd/ocd.htm Description: Community Development staff serve as staff to the Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Corporation - a public benefit corporation that provides State-funded loans and grants to both for-profit and not-for-profit entities to develop housing for low-income families, tenants with special needs and the low-income elderly. Community Development staff also administer the State's Neighborhood and Rural Preservation programs, which provide administrative funding to local non-for-profit organizations that carry out housing preservation and development activities within their communities. Additionally, Community Development administers the allocation of Federal low-income housing tax credits across the State Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing Jurisdiction: New York Governor's Office for Small Cities Governor's Office for Small Cities, http://www.nysmallcities.com/ Description: The Governor's Office for Small Cities administers the Community Development Block Grant Program for the State of New York. The Community Development Block Grant Program provides grants to eligible cities, towns, and villages with a population under 50,000 and counties with an area population under 200,000 to revitalize neighborhoods, expand affordable housing and economic opportunities and or improve community facilities and services. Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York Landmarks Conservancy New York Landmarks Conservancy, http://www.nylandmarks.org/ Description: The Landmarks Conservancy is a nationally recognized organization which helps owners of older buildings by providing grants, low-interest loans, hands-on consulting services, workshops, and publications. In neighborhoods throughout the City and State, we preserve homes, businesses, social service centers, cultural institutions, schools, houses of worship, and tourist destinations. The Conservancy's programs serve as models in cities across the country. Topics: Historic Preservation, Housing Jurisdiction: New York New York State Housing Finance Agency HFA Homepage, http://www.nyhomes.org/hfa/hfa.html Description: The New York State Housing Finance Agency was created as a public benefit corporation in 1960, under Article III of the Private Housing Finance Law, to finance low income housing by raising funds through the issuance of municipal securities and the making of mortgage loans to eligible borrowers. Topics: Housing Jurisdiction: New York New York State Rural Housing Coalition NYS Rural Housing Coalition, http://www.ruralhousing.org/ Description: The New York State Rural Housing Coalition, Inc. was formed in 1979 as a nonprofit corporation. Supported by more than 200 member organizations, the Coalition is committed to providing safe, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income rural New Yorkers. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing Jurisdiction: New York Return to top of page New York State Unified Court System Court Decisions, http://www.nycourts.gov/decisions/index.shtml Description: The Courts in New York State are responsible for handling an ever-increasing number of cases from litigants seeking relief in a wide variety of matters. During the year 2002, the New York Courts issued over 3,500,000 decisions. Many of the New York State Court System's decisions are available online. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York 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 Rural Opportunities, Inc. Rural Opportunities - Programs and Services, http://www.ruralinc.org/index.asp Description: Begun in 1969, Rural Opportunities, Inc. (ROI) is a private, not-for-profit regional community development and human service organization providing services to farmworkers, low-income families and economically depressed communities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Puerto Rico. Topics: Housing Jurisdiction: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Smart Growth Network New York Smart Growth News Articles, http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NY&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: New York Return to top of page USDA Rural Development NY Rural Development, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny/ Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Yorkers improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD in New York, http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=NY 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: New York Return to top of page Cornell Coop Extension Statewide water resources mgmt program, www.stcplanning.org Description: A description of the water mgmt program and the diverse projects it encompasses. Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, transportation, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design workbook - introduction, www.stcplanning.org Description: Explains audience and goals of rural design workbook; explains each chapter & appendices. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design workbook - Ch 1-, www.stcplanning.org Description: Why do we need better design?. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Workbook - Ch 2, www.stcplanning.org Description: Conservation Design Method - how to design site with conservation in mind. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch5, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Stuart Site 120acre hilltop site. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 10, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Clarke site - 600 acre bicentennial farm. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Intro to chapters 12-13, www.stcplanning.org Description: Properties in Watershed areas. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 12, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Janiak site - 273 acres in watershed area . Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 13, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Rautine site -240 acres watershed. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York NYMIR Comprehensive Planning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org Description: The basics of comprehensive planning and legal effectsf. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, healthy communities, transportation, water, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York NYMIR Comprehensive Zoning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org Description: The basics of zoning. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Revitalizing coommunity: a comparative case study, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Rept on 4 communities attempting to address needs, set goals, solve problems within their communities. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change, housing Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Building a Balance: Housing Affordability, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Discussion, opinions and options for Smart Growth in NYC. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Sustaining rural landscape by building community social capital, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: How social capital works in communites in an urban environment. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning: historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Cornell Coop Extension Cultural Diversity in Rural communities, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Intercultural programs; oral history; racial equality. Topics: historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York CaRDI Smart Growth -more choices-better places, www.cardi.cornell.edu Description: Power Point presentation- Smart growth principles and trends. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, water, housing, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Estimating the external effects of subsidized housing investment on property values, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Subsidized housing investments can produce substantial sustainable external benefits. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land assembly, Land readjustment, and Public-private redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: What is applicability of land re-adjustment, and case study. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land market understanding is the basis for smart change, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A comprehensive study of land use policies, financial strategies that influence capital markets, conservation, smart growth etc.. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Adoption and repeal of 2 rate property tax in NY, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Successes and failures of two rate property tax rate. Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Case of the disappearing city: redistribution without growth, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Describing the geography of vacant land in cities especially in NY. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York HUD Homeowing: social outcomes, tenure choice and US housing policy, www.huduser.org Description: The pupose of this paper is to look at the links between policies and outcomes. Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York Fannie Mae Foundation New York Housing Coalitions at Work, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Building Bridges to put housing first in NY City. Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York
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