Urban
and Regional Planning
GEO 321 Spring 2008
WWW Resources for Planning
Good Planning Sites
Cyburbia The Urban Planning Portal
The American Planning Association
Local Newspapers/Blogs
Chesterton Tribune A great newspaper for keeping track of planning issues in the "Duneland" area and in Porter County.
The Times Online Good site for local planning news.
Post Tribune Good site for regional planning news. More focus on Lake County sometimes.
Bigeastern.com A great site for legal and planning issues related to the enviornment.
New Orleans/Mississippi Gulf Coast Recovery Planning Sites
Legislation
State-Enabling Legislation
Indiana Code Title 36 Contains the state enabling legislation for planning in Indiana
Court Cases
Palazzolo v. Rhode Island The opinion by Kennedy is fairly easy to understand.
Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. June 23, 2005
Nollan v. California Coastal Commission
Lucas v. South Carolina Costal Council
Urban Design
Local Transportation Issues
Get on the Bus Senior Bus planned for Hobart
Some fear Vale Park a 'done deal'
Councilman: Vale Park should be built to Froberg
Church group keeps pressure on RTA funding
House panel approves RTA funding
Growth Management Boulder Colorado
Boulder's Growth Managment System
Boulder's Incusinary Zoning Code
City of Boulder Resolution 922 Job vs. housing
Economic Development
Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation
Valpo Economic Development Strategic Plan
Environmental Planning
Land Capability Analysis for Knoxville, Tennessee, Overview Map , Environmental Constraints Map
Ian McHarg: Overlay Maps and the Evaluation of Social and Environmental Costs of Land Use Change
Bigeastern.com A great site for local legal and planning issues related to the enviornment.
Regional Planning
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Northwest Initiative with good maps of regional issues
Planning in Europe
Cardif, the Cardiff Bay redevelopment and the Cardiff Bay Barrage --has some interesting before and after pictures.
Real Cardiff Find out more about Cardiff from writer Peter Finch