Policies
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
Methods
This worksheet was designed to help communities review and revise their development regulations, so that future projects conserve and protect…
Methods, Plans
Whether your community is attempting to revitalize a neglected downtown, pursuing Complete Streets, or trying to foster better transit-oriented development,…
Policies
The Gold ordinance includes the same criteria of the Silver ordinance but also provides for regulation of the urban forest on private…
Policies
Ordinances are the framework for community cooperation and expectation. Tree ordinances are necessary to preserve and protect municipal resources and…
Policies
Protecting trees, planting new ones and controlling stormwater remain high priorities in Palo Alto and other communities. That’s why development…
Policies
Comprehensive and detailed, these ordinances not only preserve existing trees, but lay out specific rules for development, construction and maintenance…
Case Study
For developers and builders, managing the impact of stormwater is a given: the law requires it. But increasingly, they’ve ceased…
Plans
Plans
Twenty-five leaders from all sectors of urban forestry met in a forum to identify needs and opportunities for urban forestry…
Policies
Addresses how ordinances can be used to introduce Low Impact Development concepts into subdivision design.
Plans
An integral part of Phoenix's Green Phoenix Initiaive and voter-ratified General Plan.
Policies
Developers are encouraged to seek out and use innovative water management techniques during commercial development
Methods
This EPA website provides guidance relating to construction, operation and maintenance, and common design challenges. It features links to various…
Plans
This plan includes green infrastructure components as part of the overall vision for their community.
Methods
Policy changes that can advance urban forestry and improve stormwater management through GI solutions.
Plans
American Planning Association offers a vast collection of publications and articles on how urban planners, through their work for communities,…