Resources

Last Updated on Friday, 01 July 2011 13:20

As a shared service to local governments and the public, the Westchester County Department of Planning produces a variety of professional publications to aid in local and regional planning.

Below are links to local, regional, state and national level organizations - both government and non-profit. These sites may be helpful in efforts to better plan and improve our communities. 

Federal Government

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• EPA Green Communities
• The Library of Congress Map Collections

State Government

• NYS Quality Communities Clearinghouse
• New York State Department of Agriculture Markets
• New York State Scenic Byways Program
• LWRP: NYS Local Water Revitalization Program

County Government

• Westchester County Tourism
• Westchester County Water Agency

Professional, Non-Profit, Research Organizations

National

• Sustainability Institute
• Sustainable Communities Network
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• American Planning Association
• The Library of Congress Map Collections
• Smart Growth America
• Car Free Cities
• Brownfield Source Building Technologies Program
• The Lincoln Institute
• The Conservation Fund
• Local Government Commission
• America’s Byways (National Scenic Byways Program)
• North American Water Trails
• Cyburbia Downtown Research & Development Center

State and Regional

• Hudson River Greenway
• Scenic Hudson
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Soundkeeper
• Sound Waters
• Hudson Basin River Watch
• Riverkeeper
• The Hudson River Watertrail Association
• Save the Sound
• Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition
• Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts
• Bronx River Alliance
• Historic Hudson Valley
• Hudson Valley Tourism
• American Planning Association
• New York Metro Chapter of APA
• Smart Growth America
• New York Planning Federation
• New York New Jersey Trail Conference
• Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
• The Hudson River Valley Institute
• Preservation League of New York State
• Regional Plan Association

Westchester and other local area organizations

• Federated Conservationists of Westchester County Inc.
• Beczak Environmental Education Center Inc .
• Westchester Land Trust
• Teatown Lake Reservation
• Stone Barns Center For Food and Agriculture
• Central Westchester Audubon Society