Planning Resources

This page will feature planning resources related to the study.

Planning Articles

• "The Town Effect" (Urban Land, May 2009, PDF)
• "Trees in Retail Districts" (PDF)

The Atlanta Regional Commission

• The LCI Program
• Life Long Communities
• Mid Year LCI Breaking Ground Report (PDF)

Atlanta Area Smart Growth

• Benefits of Density in Atlanta
• Atlanta Greenfield Development Guidelines

Community Building

• What is New Urbanism?
• What is Quality Growth?
• Aging Americans: Stranded Without Options
• The Impact of Built Environment on Public Health
• Healthy Community Design Fact Sheet
• Environment & Development: Myth & Fact
• Density: Myth & Fact

Transportation Resources

• Mean Streets
• Transportation Costs and the American Dream
• Walking Facts in Georgia