Internet Resources for Smarter Growth

¨ www.KyRailTrail.org - link to Statewide Rail-Trail Program

¨ www.townbranch.org/ - link to Lexington's Town Branch Trail

¨ www.preservenet.com/politics/NewUrb.html - links to new urban websites

¨ www.planetizen.com/ - great web planning magazine

¨ www.intbau.org/index.htm- Charles, Prince of Wales, website about traditional town planning and architecture

¨ www.intbau.org/index.htm - great website for traditional urban planning

¨ www.newurbannews.com/links3.html - links to traditional developments around the county

¨ www.cnu.org/ - Congress for New Urbanism website with links to projects

¨ www.ccities.doe.gov/vbg/consumers/ - great site for information about alternative mobility alternatives like electric cars and bikes

¨ www.readingterminalmarket.org - Reading Terminal Market - fantastic urban market place

¨ luciensteil.tripod.com/katarxis/index.html - KATARXIS is a new webzine dedicated exclusively to a New Traditional Architecture and Urbanism.

¨ www.letchworthgardencity.net/ - fantastic site for history of the world's first garden city

¨ Check out www.nationalgeographic.com keyword "sprawl". This site has an interactive tour of the components of a traditional neighborhood, sponsored by the Ford Motor Company.

¨ www.smartgrowth.org: this site has tons of useful facts, resources and links.

¨ The National Association of Homebuilders: www.nahb.com: has information about their smart growth platform as well as affordability indicators.

¨ The National Town Builders Association: www.ntba.net: "The Voice for Those Developing Work-Live Balanced Towns and City Neighborhoods."

¨ Governor Patton's Smart Growth Task Force: smartgrowth.state.ky.us/

¨ The Sierra Club Report on Sprawl: www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/50statesurvey/

¨ Smart Growth America: www.smartgrowthamerica.com: "Smart Growth America is a nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow; one that protects farmland and open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, and makes communities more livable."

¨ National Neighborhood Coalition: www.neighborhoodcoalition.org: Promotes public policies that strengthen the role of community and neighborhood-based non-profits as problem solvers and community builders.