| Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) |
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Smart Communities Network TDR
page that provides an overview with several other TDR web links. |
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Overview of TDR from Planners Web with links to the most famous TDR case studies including Montgomery County, MD; King County, WA; and the New Jersey Pinelands. |
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National Association of Realtors "Field Guide to Transfer of Development Rights." |
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| Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) |
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Mashpee Commons |
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Churchill Homes |
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Congress for the New Urbanism |
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Other TND projects |
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| Transit Oriented Development (TOD) |
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National Center for Transit Research, University of South Florida - Building Transit Oriented Development in Established Communities |
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The Transit Cooperative Research Program - The Zoning and Real Estate Implications of Transit-Oriented Development |
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Transit-Oriented Development and Joint Development in the United States: A Literature Review |
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American Public Transportation Association - Transit Resource Guide |
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Victoria Transport Policy Institute - Using Public Transit to Create More Accessible and Livable Neighborhoods |
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Capital Region Council of Governments -Transit-Oriented Development - Detailed Technical Analysis |
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Municipal Research and Services Center for Washington - Transit-Supportive Site Design and Density - a list of resources |
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| Open Space Residential Design (OSRD) |
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Green Neighborhoods. A non-profit Massachusetts organization dedicated to educating people about OSRD development and implementation. |
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University of Michigan study finds homebuyers want view of woods, not large lawns. |
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA's site on smart growth including a focus on community based approaches to reducing sprawl. |
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Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). CZM is a founding Green Neighborhoods Alliance member and has actively promoted open space residential design along the coast and in coastal watershed communities. |
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Greener Prospects. Web site of Randall Arendt, a land use specialist who helped start the Open Space Residential Design movement in Massachusetts. |
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Metropolitan District Commission (MDC). MDC recently produced a publication on "Growth Management Tools: A Summary for Planning Boards in Massachusetts". It's a concise compilation of the various tools that Planning Boards have available to them. |
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Natural Lands Trust. A Pennsylvania based land trust organization that has promoted Open Space Residential Design or Conservation Subdivision design in and around Philadelphia. Click on "Planning" then on "Growing Greener." |
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| Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) |
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Mass Housing Partnership (MHP) |
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Mass Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) |
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Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. Background on Subsidized Housing Inventory |
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AARP website |
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Older Americans Act website |
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"Taking the Initiative" A Guidebook on Creating Local Affordable Housing Strategies', CHAPA and MHP, Chapter 3, pp. 49-51 (November 2002) |
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'Granny Flats Add Flexibility and Affordability', New Urban News Ithaca, NY, New Urban Publications, (2001) |
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'Accessory Apartments', Leo L. Cram, Missouri Gerontology Institute, University of Missouri (1993) |
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| Agricultural Preservation |
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Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR). This website contains further links to state and local-level programs including: Agricultural Preservation Restrictions, Farm Viability Enhancement Program, Right to Farm, and Agricultural Commissions. |
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Community Preservation Act website |
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Additional TDR case studies compiled by Rick Pruetz, FAICP. Pruetz is the author of Beyond Takings and Givings, Saving Natural Areas, Farmland, and Historic Landmarks with Transfer of Development Rights and Density Transfer Charges (Arje Press, 2003). |
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Smart Communities Network TDR page that provides an overview with several other TDR web links. |
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Overview of TDR from Planners Web with links to the most famous TDR case studies including Montgomery County, MD; King County, WA; and the New Jersey Pinelands |
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| Low Impact Development (LID) |
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The Low Impact Development Center |
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Center for Watershed Protection's Stormwater Center |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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UW Center for Urban Water Resources |
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Puget Sound Action Team |
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Executive Office of Environmental Affairs |
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Center for Watershed Protection's web site |
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Buzzards Bay Project |
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Massachusetts Low Impact Development Toolkit - Metropolitan Area Planning Council |
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| Inclusionary Zoning |
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Taking the Initiative - A Guidebook on Creating Local Affordable Housing Strategies |
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Inclusionary Zoning: Lessons Learned in Massachusetts |
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The Impact of Inclusionary Zoning on Development |
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Zoning for Housing Affordability |
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Mass Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) |
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Mass Housing Partnership |
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Santa Cruz, California ADU Program |
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| District Improvement Financing (DIF) |
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Leominster TIF |
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Concord DIF |
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Massachusetts Office of Business Development |
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Worcester TIF |
