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Centralina COG staff has developed an environmental database with regional environmental organizations and numerous North Carolina and South Carolina contacts. The list contains contact information, mission and area covered. A additional chart is available with the organizations divided by discipline such as air quality, water resources, solid waste, energy and many others. 2000 Census: 2000 Population of Centralina's Member Governments www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html - 2000 Census Main Page factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet - American Factfinder - tables available for national, state, county, and municipal population, housing, and economic data quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37025.html - State and County quick facts - provides various data for states and counties. This page also provides a link for more detailed data sets for the selected geography. This link includes 2000 and 1990 census data and 2002 population estimates. Air Quality: 2004 Ambient Air Quality Report NCDENR  Agriculture and Land Preservation: www.farmland.org - American Farmland Trust www.alcnet.org - American Land Conservancy www.amrivers.org - American Rivers www.conservationfund.org - The Conservation Fund www.landloss.org - Land Loss Prevention Project - An Organization Dedicated To The Preservation Of The Family Farm www.lta.org - The Land Trust Alliance www.nature.org - The Nature Conservancy www.tpl.org - Trust for Public Land www.scenichudson.org - Scenic Hudson is an environmental organization and land trust working for outstanding quality of life for everyone in the Hudson River Valley of New York Bicycle/Pedestrian Sites: www.americawalks.org - National coalition of local advocate groups dedicated to promoting walkable communities www.bikefed.org - National Center for Biking and Walking www.bta4bikes.org - Bike and Transportation Alliance www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle - NC Bike and Walking Plan www.nsc.org/walkable.htm - Partnership for a Walkable America www.pedbikeimages.com - Great pedestrian and bicycling photos www.pedbikeinfo.org - Bicycle and pedestrian information center www.walkable.org - Helps communities become more walkable and pedestrian friendly www.americabikes.org - America Bikes Coalition www.apbp.org - Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped - Federal Highway Administration Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Office www.bikeleague.org - League of American Bicyclists www.bikewalk.org - National Center for Bicycling and Walking www.bicyclinginfo.org - Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center www.railtrails.org - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy www.transact.org - Surface Transportation Policy Project www.thunderheadalliance.org - Thunderhead Alliance www.house.gov - U.S. Congress www.walkinginfo.org - Information on walking and sidewalks Data Resources: www.ncatlasrevisited.org - Demographic and growth trends in North Carolina cgia.cgia.state.nc.us - NC Center for Geographic Information Analysis lists links for geographic data for the state of NC. www.charmeck.nc.us/Governing/About+CharMeck/Home.htm - This site lists information about Mecklenburg County and the surrounding municipalities. Surrounding county sites are also listed. www.myscgov.com - The SC State homepage lists information on government, education, health and business. www.ncgov.com - The NC Government homepage is a good place to start for all information about the state of North Carolina www.nclm.org - The North Carolina League of Municipalities lists information about the cities and towns in the state. The tab at the top of the page NC Cities and Towns has a table with links to the homepages (if one exists) for municipalities in the state. www.ui.uncc.edu/services.asp - This site links to UNC Charlotte's Urban Institute page and lists local data sources such as the Census homepage and the NC State Data Center. You can also list these sites separately but I thought you might want to just list one site instead of the ten we list... demog.state.nc.us/ NC Demographic Estimates Examples of New Mixed Use/Walkable Neighborhoods: www.villageofwoodsong.com - Village of Woodsong, Shallotte, NC www.southernvillage.com - Southern Village, Chapel Hill, NC www.doverkohl.com/project_graphic_pages_pfds/Davidson%20NC%20project%20page.pdf - New neighborhood in old Davidson, NC www.birkdalevillage.net/concept.htm - Birkdale Village, Huntersville, NC www.aftonvillage.com/html/front_page.html - Afton Village, Concord, NC www.harrisburgtowncenter.com - Town Center, Harrisburg, NC www.villageofbaxter.com - Village of Baxter, Fort Mill, SC www.gatewayvillage.com - Gateway Village, Charlotte, NC General Planning Resources: www.plannersweb.com - Planning Commissioner's Journal with city and regional planning resources instruct.unc.edu:6080/wcb/schools/5/5401/dowens/NCP11991/forums/forum1/wwwboard.html - The NC Planner's Discussion Forum is a place for planners to ask questions and post notices. www.unc.edu/depts/curs - Center for urban and regional planning - UNC Chapel Hill www.ncmetros.org - NC metropolitan coalition Historic Preservation: www.nthp.org - National Trust for Historic Preservation www.achp.gov - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation www.presnc.org - Preservation North Carolina Legislation, ordinances, etc.: www.amlegal.com - Online library of ordinances around the country www.municode.com - Online library of ordinances around the nation www.ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/pubsw/nclegisl - Online new legislation for last 5 years Lighting: www.darksky.org - Information to preserve/protect the night-time environment through quality lighting Livable Communities/Smart Growth/Sustainable Development: www.livable.com - Partners for livable communities - restoring and renewing communities www.newurbannews.com - New urban news www.ncsmartgrowth.org - The North Carolina Smart Growth Homepage encourages smart planning to avoid sprawl in our state. www.smartgrowth.org - Smart growth network www.smartgrowthamerica.org - A national coalition working towards better choices for our communities www.sustainable.org - Sustainable community network, smart growth www.sustainable.doe.gov - Smart Communities Network - creating energy smart communities: EPA www.epa.gov/smartgrowth - EPA site for Smart Growth www.epa.gov/livability - EPA site for livability issues Natural Resources: nemo.uconn.edu/about.htm - (NEMO) Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials a University of Connecticut site for land use decision makers that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection www.lakesproject.org - The Yadkin-Pee Dee lakes project NC State Agency Links: www.enr.state.nc.us/ Depertment of Environment and Natural Resources daq.state.nc.us/ Division of Air Quality wastenot.enr.state.nc.us/ Division of Waste Management h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ Division of Water Quality www.dca.commerce.state.nc.us/ Division of Community Assistance, Department of Commerce NC Grant Programs: ils.unc.edu/parkproject/partfund/home/index.html Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) NC State Legislation: www.ncga.state.nc.us/Legislation/Legislation.html Current bills in General Assembly www.ncga.state.nc.us/Statutes/Statutes.asp General Statutes On-Line County GIS Maps and Tax Records: www.co.anson.nc.us/maps.php Anson County 166.82.128.222/gis.html Cabarrus County public_gis.co.gaston.nc.us/website/ParcelDataSite/WelcomePage.html Gaston County www.co.iredell.nc.us/gismaps.asp Iredell County www.lincolncounty.org/County/Departments/Tax/GIS.htm Lincoln County maps2.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/website/realestate/ Mecklenburg County harcims2.webgis.net/nc/Rowan/ Rowan County www.stanlygis.net Stanly County maps.co.union.nc.us/ Union County Regional: www.regionalstewardship.org - National network of regional stewards sharing experiences and working collaboratively on innovative approaches to common regional challenges Roundabouts: www.ksu.edu/roundabouts - Information, with photos, of roundabouts from the Center for Transportation Research and Training at Kansas State University www.tfhrc.gov/safety/00068.htm - Federal Highway Administration - Roundabouts: An Informational Guide www.odot.state.or.us/techserv/engineer/pdu/Modern%2520Roundabouts.pdf - Oregon DOT: Modern Roundabouts for Oregon. Discussion of Roundabouts and their design considerations. www.roundaboutsusa.com/intro.html - Good basic information regarding roundabouts with an excellent links page to other resources. Solid Waste: Gaston County Recycling Simulation Gaston County Simulation Results Centralina Region Recycling Report Recycling Presentation State APA Chapters: www.scapa.org - South Carolina Town and Urban Design Resources: www.walkable.org/index.htm - Walkable Communities, Inc. www.pps.org - Project for Public Spaces www.dunnfoundation.org - The Dunn Foundation - grants for educational programs related to community appearance www.cnt.org - Center for Neighborhood Technology - established to invent and implement new tools and methods that create livable urban communities for everyone. www.scenic.org - Scenic America - discuss topics ranging from community design to sign controls www.pennscapes.psu.edu - PennSCAPEs provides a model design code that shows municipalities the value of innovative development, while giving communities the tools necessary to achieve compact neighborhood development. Transportation: www.railvolution.com - Great links to all types of planning sites www.tfhrc.gov/library/library.htm#r - Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Reasearch Center Library: An alphabetical listing of various research papers available from the research center. Resources include information and studies on roundabouts, traffic calming, crosswalks, roadway design, and safety www.vtpi.org - Victoria Transportation Policy Institute Trees: www.americanforests.org - American Forests Water: Water Resources Matrix
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