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Cornell
University 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
Cornell
University Description: CUGIR is an active online repository in the National Spatial Data Clearinghouse program. CUGIR provides geospatial data and metadata for New York State, with special emphasis on those natural features relevant to agriculture, ecology, natural resources, and human-environment interactions. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Description:
Today, federal, state, and local governments regulate growth and development
through statutory law. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University Description: Small and rural governments are especially vulnerable to economic and political change. They frequently face critical issues without the resources enjoyed by larger urban and suburban communities. The Cornell Local Government Program is focused on the unique needs of small and rural governments and the problems they face. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University Description: Links to policy issues related to rural land use. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
New
York University
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
University
at Buffalo
Description:
Since its founding in 1997, the Institute for Local Governance and Regional
Growth, a major public service program of the University at Buffalo, has
built an impressive reputation as an organization committed to sound research
and analysis on issues and initiatives of regional importance, including
regional planning, government efficiency, economic development, and service
delivery. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
University
at Buffalo
Description:
The University at Buffalo has been prominent in GI Science research and
training since the mid 1970s, and is home to one of the three sites of
the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). The
NCGIA is an independent research consortium whose primary mandate is to
conduct basic research in geographic information science and its related
technology. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Adirondack
Park Agency Description: The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was created in 1971 by the New York State Legislature to develop long-range land use plans for both public and private lands within the boundary of the Park. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Catskill
Center
Description:
The Catskill Center is a non-profit organization working to protect the
cultural, historic, and natural resources of the Catskill Mountains. Marrying
both environmental protection and sustainable economic development, we
are an advocate for the region's vibrant main streets, valuable natural
resources, artistic and historic assets, and working landscapes. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Central
Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission Description: In 1993, New York State's Long Island Pine Barrens Protection Act defined this region at the junction of the Towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, and Southampton. The 1993 Act created a five member Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission, an Advisory Committee, and mandated the production and implementation of the Central Pine Barrens Comprehensive Land Use Plan, adopted in June 1995. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Central
Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission Description: A transfer of development rights program within the Central Pine Barrens region. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Community
Mapping Assistance Project Description: CMAP offers a host of mapping-related services to nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sector groups. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Delaware
River Basin Commission 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
Department
of Agriculture and Markets
Description:
The mission of the Division of Agricultural Protection and Development
Services is to protect and strengthen the viability of New York's food
and agricultural industry. The food and agricultural industry in New York
is a composite of several industries including production agriculture,
the provision of inputs to farmers, food processing and manufacturing,
and food and commodity distribution and marketing. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Environmental Conservation
Description:
The New York DEC works with many organizations on cross-cutting programs
to help protect, restore, conserve, and enhance the water quality and
natural resources of the Great Lakes Basin. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Environmental Conservation
Description:
The New York Natural Heritage Program enables and enhances conservation
of New York's rare animals, rare plants, and significant ecosystems. We
combine thorough field inventories, scientific analyses, expert interpretation,
and the most comprehensive database on New York's distinctive biodiversity
to deliver the highest quality information for natural resources planning,
protection, and management. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Division
of Administrative Rules
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
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
The Great Lakes National Program Office oversees and helps all Great Lakes
stakeholders (Federal, state, tribal, local, governments; non-government
organizations; industry; and private citizens) work together in an integrated,
ecosystem approach to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological,
and physical integrity of the Great Lakes. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Great
Lakes Commission
Description:
The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly,
integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the
water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence
River. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New York
Great
Lakes Information Network
Description:
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) is a partnership that provides
one place online for people to find information relating to the binational
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth
of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism,
education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial,
federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become
a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable
source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in
the Great Lakes region. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New York
Heritage
Conservancy 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
Highlands
Coalition
Description:
The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance
the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region
of PA, NJ, NY and CT. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Hudson
River Valley Greenway
Description:
The Hudson River Valley Greenway is an innovative state sponsored program
created to facilitate the development of a voluntary regional strategy
for preserving scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources
while encouraging compatible economic development and maintaining the
tradition of home rule for land use decision-making. Through voluntary
participation in the Greenway community planning program, communities
in thirteen counties in the Hudson River Valley can receive technical
assistance and funding for local land use planning projects which support
the goals of the Greenway program. Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Legislative
Commission on Rural Resources
Description:
A 1999 survey of land use planning and regulation in New York State municipalities. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Legislative
Commission on Rural Resources
Description:
The newsletter of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Long
Island North Shore Heritage Area
Description:
The Long Island North Shore Heritage Area (LINSHA) was created by State
legislation in 1998. This designation recognizes the area's unique historical
evolution, resources and development. Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
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 Jurisdiction: New York
New
York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal
Description:
The Land Use Learning Program is an educational course designed to teach
busy local officials the basics of New York land use law and practice.
The audience for the course is the membership of the local boards that
are charged with responsibility for making decisions about land use matters,
primarily the local legislature, planning board, zoning board of appeals. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
New
York Planning Federation
Description:
The mission of the New York Planning Federation is to promote sound planning,
land use and zoning practice in New York State so that orderly growth
and development may occur balanced with necessary resource conservation. Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Federation of Lake Associations
Description:
NYSFOLA's Mission is; "to protect the water resources of New York
State by assisting local organizations and individuals through public
dialogue, education, information exchange and collaborative efforts." Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State GIS Clearinghouse
Description:
The New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse, operated
by the New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure
Coordination, was established to disseminate information about New York's
Statewide GIs Coordination Program and to provide access to the New York
State GIs Metadata and Data Repository. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Unified Court System
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
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
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
Norwalk
River Watershed Initiative
Description:
The Norwalk River Watershed Initiative (NRWI or Initiative) is a partnership
among federal and state agencies, watershed towns, local groups, and residents
to address local water quality and resource protection problems and opportunities
in the Norwalk River Watershed. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York
Orange
County Citizens Foundation
Description:
The Orange County Citizens Foundation encourages cooperation and dialogue
between Orange County residents, businesses, and government entities to
safeguard the County's historic and cultural heritage, to preserve open
space, agriculture, clean air and a serene environment, and to encourage
improvement in jobs, transportation, parks and recreation and government. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Pace
Law School
Description:
The Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable
communities in New York State. Through its many programs, the Center offers
lawyers, land use professionals, citizens and developers assistance that
enables them to achieve sustainable development at the local and regional
level. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New York
Regional
Plan Association
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
Scenic
Hudson Description: Scenic Hudson's mission is to ensure that tomorrow's Hudson River Valley - from Manhattan to the foothills of the Adirondacks - is environmentally and economically sustainable and that its capacity to awe and inspire residents and visitors is preserved forever. To implement our mission, we forge partnerships with local citizens groups, governments and businesses to preserve landscapes, foster community planning, improve air and water quality, and promote environmental awareness. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Smart
Growth Network
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
Susquehanna
River Basin Commission Description: The mission of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is to enhance public welfare through comprehensive planning, water supply allocation, and management of the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
University
of Maryland
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
University
of Vermont
Description:
Welcome to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program. We are one of the newest
partners in the National Sea Grant College Program Network that was established
in 1966 by the U.S. Congress to promote wise use, conservation, and sustainable
development of marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
USDA
Forest Service
Description:
The Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry is a cooperative
partnership among the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and
Private Forestry, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and the seven
states of New England and New York. The Center responds to Urban and Community
Forestry needs, facilitates and supports new and existing research, and
coordinates the exchange of information among the states in the region
in order to contribute to healthy and sustainable communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Vision
Long Island
Description:
Vision Long Island's mission is to join with others to promote livability
and economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth on
Long Island. We believe that through Smart Growth planning concepts, we
can reduce the negative economic and environmental impacts of suburban
sprawl on Long Island while improving our quality of life and sense of
community. Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Watershed
Agricultural Council Description: The Watershed Agricultural Council is a nonprofit organization funded by New York City, federal and other sources. Its mission is to assist the agriculture and forestry communities in the New York City watershed to adopt best management practices for water quality protection and economic viability. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York
Western
New York Land Conservancy
Description:
Western New York Land Conservancy is a private, nonprofit land trust dedicated
to preserving our region's irreplaceable natural environments, farms,
forestlands and open space in order to maintain wildlife habitat, economic
resources, public recreation areas and the unique scenic character of
Western New York. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Comprehensive economic development strategy, www.stcplanning.org/ Description: Regional Community Development Plan--Executive Summary. Topics: land preservation, ag&rural change, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York
NY State Interagency Task Force State & Local Govts Partnering for a better NY, www.state.ny.us Description: Multifaceted/Interdisciplinary study of issues impacting creation of communities. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York
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 -Ch 3, www.stcplanning.org Description: Programs and Incentives - types of govt & agency programs and what they do. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk -Ch 3 PartB, www.stcplanning.org Description: Potential measure to promote conservation planning and good design. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 4, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good design overview - real case studies. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, 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
Cornell Coop Extension Intro to chapters 14-15, www.stcplanning.org Description: Agriculture & open space conservation . Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation: water, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 14, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design- Powers site -350A dairy farm. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 15, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Slade site -800A dairy farm. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Appendix A - History of Rural Design Wkbk, www.stcplanning.org Description: Brief history of how the rural design workbook came about. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension Appendix A - continued pg 3-4, www.stcplanning.org Description: Continuation of explanation of rural design wkbk. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: New York | ||||