Planning Links & Resources
The following is a list of web sites we find useful. Let us know if you have others to suggest.
Census:
Conservation & Environmental Protection:
- NHDES/NHARPC Innovative Land Use Handbook
- NH Department of Environmental Services (DES)
- American Ground Water Trust
- Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
- Connecticut River Joint Commissions
- Conservation Law Foundation
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA)
- NH Land & Community Heritage Investment Program Authority (LCHIP)
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Nature Conservancy - NH
- Society for the Protection of NH Forests
- Sustainable Communities Network
- NH Association of Conservation Commissions
- Upper Valley Household Hazardous Waste Committee
- Upper Valley Land Trust
Economic Development:
- North Sullivan County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
- New London - Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce
- Grafton County Economic Development Council
- NH Business Resource Center
- NH Department of Resources and Economic Development
Emergency Management:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- New England Floodplain & Stormwater Managers Association
- NH Office of Emergency Management
- National Weather Service
Government
Geographic Information Systems:
Historic Preservation:
- National Main Street Center
- NH Division of Historical Resources
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
Household Hazardous Waste
Housing:
- Twin Pines Housing Trust
- Upper Valley Housing Coalition
- USDA Rural Housing Assistance Programs
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- NH County Registries of Deeds
Planning:
- American Planning Association (APA)
- NH Office of Energy and Planning (OEP)
- Cyburbia
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Northern New England Chapter of American Planning Association (NNECAPA)
- Planner's Web (Planning Technical Assistance)/Planning Commissioner's Journal
- National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
- New England Association of Regional Councils (NEARC)
- NH Planners Association (NHPA)
- UNH Resource Clearinghouse for Rapidly Growing Communities
Regional Planning Commissions:
- NH Association of Regional Planning Commissions
- Central NH Regional Planning Commission
- Lakes Region Planning Commission
- Nashua Regional Planning Commission
- North Country Council, Inc.
- Rockingham Planning Commission
- Southern NH Planning Commission
- Southwest Region Planning Commission
- Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Transportation:
- NH Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Advance Transit
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- Grafton and Coos County Regional Coordination Council
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- National Center for Bicycling & Walking
- National Corridors Initiative
- NH Division of Parks and Recreation
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center
- Rails to Trails
- Rideshare
- Sullivan County Regional Coordination Council
- Surface Transportation Policy Project
- Trainriders Northeast
- Transportation Research Board
- UNH Road Surface Management System
- US Department of Transportation
- WalkableCommunities
Towns & Cities:
- Acworth
- Canaan
- Charlestown
- Claremont
- Cornish
- Croydon
- Dorchester
- Enfield
- Goshen
- Grafton
- Grantham
- Hanover
- Lebanon
- Lempster
- Lyme
- New London
- Newbury
- Newport
- Orange
- Orford
- Piermont
- Plainfield
- Springfield
- Sunapee
- Unity
- Washington
- Wilmot