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American Planning Association
Professional association organized to advance the art and science of planning and to foster the activity of planning.
http://www.planning.org/
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ArchNet
An online community and resource for architects, urban designers, landscape architects, planners, and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
http://archnet.org/
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Center for Land Use Interpretation
Research organization involved in exploring, examining, and understanding land and landscape issues. It employs a variety of methods to pursue its stated aim, engaging in research, classification, extrapolation, and exhibition.
http://www.clui.org/
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Center for Urban and Regional and Policy
A "think and do tank" where faculty, staff, and students pool their expertise, resources, and commitment to address a wide range of issues facing cities, towns, and suburbs.
http://www.curp.neu.edu/
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Charrette Center
Interactive information tools for town building professionals and development groups. The Charrette is an interdisciplinary design process used in neighborhood planning and community development.
http://www.charrettecenter.com/
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Citistates Group
Network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to competitive, equitable and sustainable 21st century metropolitan regions.
http://www.citistates.com/
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CityNet
An Asia-Pacific regional network of local authorities, with an agenda empahsizing urban development.
http://www.citynet-ap.org/
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Community Initiatives
An alliance of professionals dedicated to creating healthy and sustainable communities wherever people live, work, play and lead. Serves corporations, organizations, and community collaborations in producing transformative outcomes.
http://www.communityinitiatives.com/
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CommunityViz
Community planning and visualization software, created by the Orton Family Foundation, allows rural and urban communities to manage their growth through GIS-based 3D modeling tools.
http://www.communityviz.com/
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Congress for New Urbanism
a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that was founded in 1993. Works with architects, developers, planners, and others involved in the creation of cities and towns, teaching them how to implement the principles of the New Urbanism.
http://www.cnu.org/
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Cyberhood
Virtual community centered on urban planning issues, including race, class, and gender. List-serv, gallery, links.
http://www.thecyberhood.net/
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Cyburbia
This planning resource center contains one of the most comprehensive directories on the Internet relevant to the land use planning. Also contains information about related mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups, and hosts several interactive message areas.
http://www.cyburbia.org/
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Grow Smart Rhode Island
A statewide non-profit organization that promotes sensible alternatives to suburban sprawl and urban decay.
http://www.growsmartri.com/
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LA Human Urban Bureau
LAHUB believes that the complexity glossed over by utopian schemes is a source of urban interest, vitality and future growth and hopes to raise issues, put forth ideas and give voice to unheard constituencies through various medias.
http://www.lahub.net/
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National League of Cities
The nation's oldest and largest resource for advocacy and research on issues affecting American cities and towns.
http://www.nlc.org/
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New Urban News
Bi-monthly newsletter covering "smart growth," livable communities, and traditional neighborhood development.
http://www.newurbannews.com/
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New Urbanism
The revival of our lost art of place-making, it is essentially a re-ordering of the built environment into the form of complete towns. New Urbanism promotes the creation and restoration of compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
http://www.newurbanism.org/
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Ordinance.com
Pay site with free sections providing land use ordinances, maps, design guides, and similar services. Registration requried.
http://www.ordinance.com/
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Planetizen
A public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. Urban planning and development news, job opportunities, commentary and events.
http://www.planetizen.com/
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