The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Pennsylvania - Historic Preservation
topic files
Smart Growth Network
Smart growth& cultural resource planning, www.wisconsinhistory.org
Description: Planning ahead for historic preservation.
National Park Service
Rehabilitating historic storefronts, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Historical overview, evaluating bldg, deciding on course of action.
National Park Service
Preservation of historic barns, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Historic value, understanding, and repair of barns.
National Park Service
Protecting cultural landscapes, www2.cr.nps.gov
Description: Preservation planning and strategy for cultural landscapes.
Reclaim PA
Green Remaining and reclamation technology, www.dep.state.pa.us
Description: Update on green remining technology.
DEP
Environmental Good Samaritan Act, 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp
Description: Encouraging landowners to reclaim old mines without fear of liability.
Penn State Extension
Using employment data to better understand your economy, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: 6 Tools w/explanation to understand your economy.
Penn State Extension
Farmland protection and GIS, lal.cas.psu.edu/
Description: How GIS helps PA prioritize farmland for preservation.
National Governors Assn
Attacking sprawl by revitalizing older communities, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits of Brownfield redevelopment of older communitites.
National Governors Assn
Fixing It First: Improving present infrasturcture, www.nga.org
Description: Build/maintain present assets before creating new ones.
Western PA Conservancy
WPC Land use policies and guidelines, www.paconserve.or
Description: Specific guidelines for use of WPC lands.
Heritage Conservancy
Growing with Green Infrastructure, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: What is green infrastructure how to create and sustain.
Heritage Conservancy
Open Space is a community investment, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: The case for open space as a huge community asset.
Heritage Conservancy
Implementing a municipal open space progam, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: A guide for Pennsylvania municipalities.
Heritage Conservancy
Public Finance for Open Space:Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Why invest in open space; ways to fund the investment.
Heritage Conservancy
Regional Open Space priorities report, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Identifies, prioritizes, recommends protection strategies for natural resources, agricultural, recreational lands in southeastern PA.
Heritage Conservancy
Using conservation easements to preserve open space: Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: All about easements; how to acquire an benefits.
Heritage Conservancy
Landowners options for protecting family lands, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Four common strategies for preserving land.
Heritage Conservancy
Conservation easements: Q & A, www.heritageconservancy.org
Description: Commonly asked questions about easementsf.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Urban vacan lot redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Challenges and progress ...
DCNR
Greenways: An action plan for creating connections, www.dcnr.state.pa.us
Description: Coordinated and strategic approach to creating connections throughs greenways in the state.
Smart Growth Network
Smart growth audit of zoning code and subdivision regulations, www.sgli.org
Description: Final report,analysis and proposed recommendations.
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.
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas .
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.
DVRPC
Municipal implementation tool #5: Impact Fees, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Finding creative and equitable funding fees.
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 ..
DVRPC
Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use.
DVRPC
Transfer of development rights , www.dvrpc.org
Description: Procedural requirements for voluntary TDR.
DVRPC
Open Space Design, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Open space requirements and regulations.
DVRPC
Flexible Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Flexible development options.
DVRPC
Agricultural Zoning, www.dvrpc.org
Description: Definitions, design and development of agricultrual zones.
DVRPC
Planning services to protect open space and natural resources, www.dvrpc.org
Description: DVRPC assists communities in identifying their vision, setting goals, and charting a path.
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.
National Assn Realtors
Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org
Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey .
Brookings Institute
Diagnosing Cities: Lessons from America, www.brookings.org
Description: Power Point: Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit.
Brookings Institute
Back to Prosperity: A competitve agenda for renewing PA-Exec Summary, www.brookings.org
Description: Outlining the challenges for PA's revitalization .
Brookings Institute
Renewing older PA: Why it matters! Section 1, www.brookings.org
Description: It matters because of PA's history and contribution to the USA.
Brookings Institute
Development trends in the Commomwealth -Section 2, www.brookings.org
Description: PA is barely growing .and aging fast!.
Brookings Institute
The consequences of how PA is growing! Section 3, www.brookings.org
Description: Sprawl is degrading the state's natural landscape, and costing the taxpayers and local govt millions ..
Brookings Institute
Behind the trends: Historical & political influences Section 4, www.brookings.org
Description: Fragmented governance; weak planning; haphazard investments; shifting economy ..
Brookings Institute
Pulling it all together: Section 5, www.brookings.org
Description: Numerous conclusions to rebuild a new PA .
Brookings Institute
Back to Prosperity: A policy agenda - Section 6, www.brookings.org
Description: Plan for a competitive future; focus the state's investments; promote large scale reinvestment in older communities; renew state and regional governance..
Brookings Institute
Conclusion - section 7, www.brookings.org
Description: PA needs to look back in order to move forward!.
Brookings Institute
Pennsylvania's Brownfields program, www.brookings.org
Description: An overview of the brownfields challenge in PA.
Brookings Institute
Redefining urban and suburban America, www.brookings.org
Description: Power Point: General demographic trends in the US and how they affect metropolitan areas.
Metro Institute at VA Tech
The Edgeless City and Philadelphia, www.mi.vt.edu
Description: Article [book]: Philadelphia is and edgeless city???.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Planning - Municipal Commissions #2, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: The role of municipal commissions in land use regulation.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - County Planning Agencies #3, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Role of county planners in land use decisions.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Comprehensive Plan #4, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Comprehensive plan - most important tool for land use planning and local governance.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Zoning #5, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How zoning regulations control different uses of land in community.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Training Local Govt Officials, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Why training for local officials is imperative .
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - Barriers to Effective Planning #8, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: What are the barriers to effective land use planning.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Land Use Plan - How effective is land use planning in PA? #10, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: How effective is the land use planning process in PA?.
Penn State Extension -CAS
Managing your restored Wetland, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Where and How wetland restoration is possible; ecological concepts etc .
Chesapeake Bay Program
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: Overview of goals & priority commitments for living resources; water quality; development; governance et al.
Chesapeake Bay Program
DID YOU KNOW? Facts about the Chesapeake Bay, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: Numerous facts and features of the Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Bay Program
Chesapeake Bay: How is it doing?, www.chesapeakebay.net
Description: In depth power point on the state of the Chesapeake Bay.
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Exec Council sets up watershed financing authority, www.bayjournal.com
Description: Bay cleanup leaders took first step toward a watershed wide authority ...
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