Peg is a community indicator system for Winnipeg, tracking indicators that reflect and measure the city’s well being. An ongoing, community-driven process, Peg works to build knowledge that informs community decisions and policy.
Yellow Wood Association’s You Get What You Measure Program applies a values-based process to real-world planning. Developed by a small business consulting firm, the program typically works with rural communities.
A program launched by the National Building Museum, the Intelligent Cities Initiative aims to understand the impact and explore the potential of information technology on the urban design process in cities.
The Atlas of Rural and Small Town America is an online mapping resource that displays county-level data on people, jobs, agriculture, and other county characteristics.
ICLEI is an international membership association of local governments working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop more sustainable communities. ICLEI USA is based in Boston with regional support staff located in 7 cities around the U.S.
When exponential growth and development threatened the quality of life in Bend, Oregon, residents banded together with the city and Steven Ames Planning to create a visionary plan that would protect the unique community character they cherished.
Redefining Progress is a non-profit research and policy organization based in Oakland, California that provides services, tools and consultation for communities committed to 'redefining' progress to provide a better life within the capacity of nature
Luke Planning, Inc., under the direction of Henry Luke, has facilitated Community Vision and Community Strategic Planning projects in over sixty communities in eighteen states since 1983.
New Commons is a Providence, RI based think tank that goes beyond analysis and reporting. The firm helps clients move from thought to action by helping build a network with the right capabilities, then mobilizing that network to get the job done.
The Gund Institute is a trans-disciplinary research, teaching, and service organization at the University of Vermont focused on developing integrative solutions to society's most pressing ecological problems.