Regional Planning Links

Member Governments Planning Commissions Planning Resources Economic Development Sustainable Development Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Greenways Watersheds Water Quality/CZM Housing TCSP Public Policy

PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS

• Bucks County Planning Commission
• Chester County Planning Commission
• Delaware County Planning Department
• Montgomery County Planning Commission
• Philadelphia City Planning Commission
  
  
• Burlington County Planning Board
• Camden County Planning Division
• Gloucester County Planning Department
• Mercer County
  
  
• NJ DCA Office of Smart Growth

PLANNING RESOURCES

• American Planning Association (APA)
• Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Association (DelAPA)
• New Jersey Planning Association (NJAPA)
• Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA)
• Planning Commissioners Journal: Citizen Planners Resource Center
• Cyburbia - The Planning and Architecture Internet Research Center
• University of Waterloo - Urban and Regional Planning Electronic Library
• Planetizen: The Planning & Development Network

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Non-Profit Organizations

• Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC)
• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
• Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Philadelphia First
• Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

• Ben Franklin Technology Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania
• The PA Bio-Technology Association
• Eastern Technology Council
• Innovation Garden (NJ)
• PECO Energy - Economic Development
• Pennetworks
• University City Science Center
• Verizon

• Delaware River Port Authority
• The Port of Philadelphia and Camden (PPC)
• Philadelphia Regional Port Authority

• US Small Business Administration
• Temple Small Business Development Center
• Wharton Small Business Development Center

• Center City District (CCD)& the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation
• City Avenue Special Services District
• Old City District
• University City District

• Workforce & Economic Development Network/Guaranteed Free Training Program (PA)
• PA Department of Community and Economic Development
• Team PA
• Team PA Career Link
• PA Department of Labor and Industry
• Center for Workforce Information and Analysis (PA)
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
• Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
• NJ Department of Commerce and Economic Development
• NJ Department of Labor
• New Jersey Commerce & Economic Growth Commission
• New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
• New Jersey Economic Development Authority
• New Jersey Redevelopment Authority (NJRA)
• Southern New Jersey Development Council
• Southern New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Berks Development Fund
• Bucks County Economic Development Corporation & Bucks County Industrial Development Authority
• Bucks County Redevelopment Authority
• Bucks County International Trade Council
• Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
• Lower Bucks County Chamber Of Commerce
• Upper Bucks County Chamber of Commerce
• Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry
• Chester County Development Council (CCDC)& Chester County Industrial Development Authority
• Delaware County Commerce Center
• Economic Development Company of Lancaster County
• Montgomery County Industrial Development Corporation (MCIDC)
• Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC)
• The City of Philadelphia - Department of Commerce
• Philadelphia Association of Community Development
• Burlington County Department of Economic Development
• Camden County Improvement Authority
• Gloucester County Department of Economic Development
• Greater Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
• Mercer County Improvement Authority

• Economy League of Greater Philadelphia updated
• International EconomicDevelopment Council (formerly the NCUED)
• The Reinvestment Fund
• Center for Greater Philadelphia - University of Pennsylvania
• Entrepreneurs' Forum of Greater Philadelphia

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Federal Resources

• Center for Excellence for Sustainable Development
• President's Council on Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities
• Livable Communities

• PA DEP Office of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance
• NJ Future

• Alliance for a Sustainable Future
• Global Action Information Network(BAD)
• Global Environmental Options
• Resources for the Future
• Resource Renewal Institute
• Sustainability Web Ring
• Sustainable Communities Network
• Urban Land Institute
• Eco-Home
• Eco-Village Information Service
• Global Action Plan for the Earth (GAP)
• The Harmony Project
• Healthy Housing Canada Housing and Mortgage Company
• Institute for Cultural Affairs Greensboro (ICA)
• Rocky Mountain Institute: Home Energy Briefs

• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Power Scorecard
• Public Technology, Inc.
• Sustainable Communities Information
• Urban Ecology
• Temple University Center for Sustainable Communities

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

• City of Philadelphia HHW updated
• Southeastern PA HHW Drop-off Schedule[.pdf] updated
• PA DEP HHW updated

RECYCLING

• PA DEP Recycling Links updated
• PA Recycling updated
• Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia updated
• Recycling in NJ updated
  
  
• Bucks County PA updated
• Chester County PA updated
• Delaware County PA updated
• Montgomery County PA updated
• Philadelphia County PA updated
  
  
• Burlington County NJ updated
• Camden County NJ updated
• Gloucester County NJ updated
• Mercer County NJ updated

GREENWAYS

• East Coast Greenway
• NPS - National Park Service
• NPS - Rivers, Trails and Conservation
• PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
• NJ Green Acres Program
• Schuylkill Greenway Stewardship Study
• Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse

WATERSHEDS

• US EPA - Region 2 Watershed Protection
• US EPA - GIS Information
• US Geological Survey - National Mapping Information
• US Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
• NJ DEP Division of Watershed Management - Lower Delaware Bureau
• NJ Spatial Data Clearinghouse
• Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
  
  
• WMA 1: Upper Delaware
• WMA 2: Wallkill River
• WMA 3: Pompton, Pequannock, Wanaque, Ramapo Rivers
• WMA 4: Lower Passaic, Saddle Rivers
• WMA 5: Hackensack River, Hudson River, Pascack Brook
• WMA 6: Upper & Middle Passaic, Whippany, Rockaway Rivers
• WMA 7: Metropolitan Watershed of New Jeresy
• WMA 8, 9, 10: Raritan
• WMA 11: Central Delaware
• WMA 12: Monmouth
• WMA 13: Barnegat Bay
• WMA 14: Mullica
• WMA 15: Great Egg Harbor
• WMA 16: Cape May
• WMA 17: Maurice, Salem, Cohansey
• WMA 18: Lower Delaware
• WMA 19: Rancocas
• WMA 20: Assiscunk, Crosswicks, Doctors Creek
  
  
• Gloucester County Soil Conservation District
• Salem County
• Delaware Estuary Program
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• New Jersey Future
• Delaware Riverkeeper
• The Groundwater Foundation
• New Jersey Conservation Foundation
• NJ Non-profit GIS Community
• Upper Raritan Watershed Association
• South Jersey Watersheds Alliance
• Watershed Partnership for New Jersey
• Center for Watershed Protection
• Educational Information & Resource Center
• Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
• New Jersey Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators
• The Watershed Institute
• American Water Resources Association
• National Conservation Buffer Council
• River Network
• South Jersey Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc.
  
  
• Brandywine Valley Association

WATER QUALITY AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

• Delaware Estuary Program
• Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
• Philadelphia Water Department
• Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers, Inc. (POWR)
• NEP - National Estuary Program
• NOAA - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• Coastal Zone Management
• PA CZM Program
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• NJ Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife

HOUSING

• NJ Department of Community Affairs
• PA Department of Community and Economic Development
• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Housing Institute
• HUD - U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
• HUD User

• Bucks County Consolidated Plan
• Chester County Consolidated Plan
• Delaware County Consolidated Plan
• Montgomery County Consolidated Plan
• Philadelphia County Consolidated Plan
  
  
• Burlington County Consolidated Plan
• Camden County Consolidated Plan
• Gloucester County Consolidated Plan
• Mercer County Consolidated Plan

TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNITY & SYSTEM PRESERVATION (TCSP)

• TCSP Homepage updated

PUBLIC POLICY

• Center for Urban Policy Research
• Brookings Institution: Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy