LAND USE INITIATIVES IN OTHER STATES

Publications

• Brownfields State of the States: An End of Session Review of Initiatives and Program Impacts in the 50 States
• Getting to Smart Growth: 100 Policies for Implementation
• Sample State Planning Goals*

State Initiatives

Arizona

• Growing Smarter Legislation
• Growing Smarter: Summary for Municipalities
• Growing Smarter: Summary for Counties
• Growing Smarter Oversight Council: Second Annual Report

Colorado

• Smart Growth: Colorado's Future
• Colorado Heirtage Reports
  • Land Use Planning and Growth Management
  • Intergovernmental Agreements
  • Preservation of Open Space, Ranches, and Farms

District of Columbia

• Washington Regional Network (WRN) for Livable Communities
• WRN's Redevelopment Initiative
• WRN's Tax Relief for Livable Communties
• WRN's Affordable Housing

Florida

• Florida's State and Regional Planning Statues
  • Florida State Comprehensive Planning Act of 1972 (Sections 186.001-186.031 and 186.801-186.901)
  • Florida Regional Planning Council Act (Sections 186.501-186.513)
  • Florida State Comprehensive Plan (Sections 187.101 and 187.201 (includes list of state goals))

Georgia

• Coordinated Planning Program
• Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning

Hawaii

• Hawaii State Planning Act (Sections in clickable form here)
• State Goals

Kentucky

• Renaissance Kentucky

Maryland

• Maryland Office of Smart Growth
  • 10 Principles of Smart Growth
• The Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Act of 1992
• Smart Growth Priority Funding Areas Act of 1997
• Where do we GROW from here?-Smart Growth Guide for Teachers
• Rural Legacy Program
• Environmental Design Program

Massachusetts

• Community Preservation Act

Minnesota

• Blueprint 2030Wisconsin

• A Guide to Smart Growth and Cultural Resource Planning