Commission on Growth and Economic Development

Commission on Growth and
Economic Development

HJR 156 (2002)/HJR 671 (2001)

Suggested Online Resources for the Commission on Growth and Economic Development*
Organization	web address
American Planning Association	http://www.planning.org/
Brookings Institution	http://www.brookings.org/es/urban/urban.htm
Brownfields.com	http://www.brownfields.com/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics	http://www.bts.gov/
Land Trust Alliance	http://www.lta.org/
National Association of Home Builders	http://www.nahb.com/
National Conference of State Legislators - Growth Mgt. Page	http://www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/land.htm
National Governor's Association - Center for Best Practices	http://www.nga.org/center/1,1188,,00.html
Smart Growth Network	http://www.smartgrowth.org/
SprawlWatch Clearinghouse	http://www.sprawlwatch.org/frames.html
Stateline.org	http://www.stateline.org
The Heritage Foundation - Urban Issues Page	http://www.heritage.org/library/urban.html
The Trust for Public Land - Virginia page	http://www.tpl.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=632
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy	http://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/
U.S. Conference of Mayors	http://www.usmayors.org
U.S. EPA - Brownfields Page	http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
U.S. EPA - Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Community	http://www.epa.gov/ecocommunity/
U.S. EPA - Smart Growth page	http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/
U.S. Senate Smart Growth Task Force	http://www.nemw.org/SGsenate.htm
Urban Land Institute	http://www.uli.org/indexJS.htm
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality	http://www.deq.state.va.us/brownfieldweb/
Virginia Economic Development Partnership	http://www.yesvirginia.org/
Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations	http://www.clg.state.va.us/acir/acir.html

Suggested Resources for the Commission on Growth and Economic Development (HJR 671/2001)
Growth Category: Brownfields
*Author*	ORG**
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Redeveloping Brownfields with Federal Transportation Funds
*Publisher*	U.S. EPA and Association of MPOs
*Year Published*	2/1/01
*Location*	http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
*Description*	methods and options in fed. transportation funds for brownfields restorations
*Page Numbers*	27

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*	ICF Consulting
*Title*	Assessment of State Initiatives to Promote Redevelopment of Brownfields
*Publisher*	U.S. Dept. of HUD - Policy, Develop. & Research
*Year Published*	12/1/99
*Location*	http://www.gpo.gov
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Oregon's Brownfields Program: An Overview
*Publisher*	National Governor's Association
*Year Published*	unknown
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Massachusetts Brownfields Program: An Overview
*Publisher*	National Governor's Association
*Year Published*	unknown
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Michigan's Brownfields Program: An Overview
*Publisher*	National Governor's Association
*Year Published*	unknown
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Pennsylvania's Land Recycling Program: An Overview
*Publisher*	National Governor's Association
*Year Published*	unknown
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*	U.S. Conference of Mayors
*Title*	Recycling America’s Land: A National Report on Brownfields Redevelopment
*Publisher*	U.S. Conference of Mayors
*Year Published*	2001
*Location*	http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/brownfields/full_report_rev3.pdf
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

Growth Category: General
*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Adding It Up: Growth Trends and Policies in North Carolina
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	7/1/00
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/Es/urban/urban.htm
*Description*	Growth in NC
*Page Numbers*	39

*Author*	Downs, Anthony
*Author's Affiliation*	Brookings Institution
*Title*	Dealing Effectively With Fast Growth
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	11/1/00
*Location*	http://www.brookings.edu
*Description*	regional approach is key to managing future growth
*Page Numbers*	8

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions
*Publisher*	The Heritage Foundation and The Political Economy Research Center (PERC)
*Year Published*	2000
*Location*	http://www.heritage.org/bookstore/2000/smartgrowth/
*Description*	examines various facets of smart growth theories
*Page Numbers*	166

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*	American Planning Association
*Title*	Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook
*Publisher*	American Planning Association
*Year Published*	9/1/98
*Location*	http://www.planning.org
*Description*	model statutes for planning and managing change
*Page Numbers*	approx. 400

*Author*	Swope, Christopher
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Rendezvous with Density
*Publisher*
*Year Published*	3/1/01
*Location*	http://www.governing.com
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	pp. 31-38

*Author*	Schnare, Ph.D., Esq., David
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Sensible Growth - The Politics and Practicalities of Metropolitan Expansion
*Publisher*	Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
*Year Published*	11/1/99
*Location*
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	50

*Author*	Orfield, Myron
*Author's Affiliation*	Metropolitan Washington Research Corporation
*Title*	Washington Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	7/1/00
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/Es/urban/urban.htm
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	58

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Smart Growth in the Southeast: New Approaches for Guiding Development
*Publisher*	Southern Environmental Law Center and The Environmental Law Institute
*Year Published*	1999
*Location*	http://www.eli.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	40

*Author*	Myers, Phyllis and Puentes, Robert
*Author's Affiliation*	State Resource Strategies/Brookings
*Title*	Growth At the Ballot Box: Electing the Shape of Communities in November 2000
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	2/1/01
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/Es/urban/urban.htm
*Description*	ballot initiatives throughout the country
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	ORG
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Virginia's Growth Management Tools
*Publisher*	Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Assoc.
*Year Published*	6/1/99
*Location*	http://www.vaplanning.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	31

*Author*	DiLorenzo, Thomas
*Author's Affiliation*	Washington University at St. Louis
*Title*	Suburban Legends: Why "Smart Growth" Is Not So Smart
*Publisher*	Center for the Study of American Business
*Year Published*	11/1/99
*Location*	Contact #: 314-935-5630
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	25

*Author*	Boarnet, Marlon and Andrew Haughwout
*Author's Affiliation*	University of California, Irvine
*Title*	Do Highways Matter? Evidence and Policy Implications of Highways' Influence on Metropolitan
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	8/1/00
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/Es/urban/urban.htm
*Description*	examines how highway investments distribute growth and economic activity across metro areas
*Page Numbers*	30

Growth Category: General/Brownfields
*Author*	Whitter, Jim
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	How Smart Growth Can Address Environmental Justice Issues
*Publisher*	NGA Center for Best Practices
*Year Published*	5/22/01
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*	Smart growth can help to ensure that all persons share equally in the benefits of environmental protection.
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	Katz, Bruce and Amy Liu
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Moving Beyond Sprawl to a Broader Metropolitan Agenda
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	3/1/00
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/press/REVIEW/spring2000/katz.htm
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

Growth Category: General/Sprawl
*Author*	Gordon, Peter and Harry Richardson
*Author's Affiliation*	University of So. California
*Title*	Critiquing Sprawl's Critics
*Publisher*	Cato Institute
*Year Published*	1/24/00
*Location*	http://www.cato.org
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	Conte, Christopher
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	The Boys of Sprawl
*Publisher*	Governing Magazine
*Year Published*	5/1/00
*Location*	http://www.governing.com
*Description*
*Page Numbers*	p. 14, 28-33

*Author*	Fulton, William, et als.
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	Who Sprawls Most? How Growth Patterns Differ Across the U.S.
*Publisher*	Brookings Institution
*Year Published*	7/1/01
*Location*	http://www.brookings.org/Es/urban/urban.htm
*Description*	overall growth patterns
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Author*	Wells, Barbara (Contact)
*Author's Affiliation*
*Title*	State Investment Strategies to Save Open Space and Steer Development
*Publisher*	NGA Center for Best Practices
*Year Published*	2/21/99
*Location*	http://www.nga.org
*Description*	State investments in land acquisition & easements and infrastructure investments can influence where and how growth occurs.
*Page Numbers*	web site

*Initial list of resources prepared by Virginia Chamber of Commerce. If you would like to see additional resources added to this list, please contact Jeff Sharp at jsharp@leg.state.va.us.

**ORG means that a specific author was not listed – only the organization’s name.

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