Georgia Institute of TechnologyCenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development

Center for Quality Growth & Regional Development

Savannah coastlineCQGRD-related development project
Everyday Neighborhoods

Creating Everyday Neighborhoods:
Redeveloping Urban Nowhere Zones Conference

September 21, 2006 ~ Atlanta, GA

Resources

Below is a list of links and references to reports and sources of information mentioned during the Everyday Neighborhoods Conference. They are organized by the session in which they were discussed. For more information about each session, please visit the session description page.

Welcome Session
[Session Description]

Green Leigh, N & Ross, C. “A New Community for Everyday People.” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, September 13, 2004. Editorial, 11A. [page 7 of notebook]

PolicyLink. Market Creek Plaza: Toward Resident Ownership of Neighborhood Change. (2005).  http://www.policylink.org/pdfs/MarketCreekPlaza.pdf

Creating Quality Places - http://www.marc2.org/cqp/neighborhoods.asp

 

Session I- Mixed-Use and Mixed-Income Development: financing the right mix
[Session Description]

Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Economic Development Finance Projects.
(2006).
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/
TaxCredits/programs/downloads/EDFD.pdf

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Downtown Development Resource
and Program Guide: Tools to Assist in Georgia’s Downtown Development Efforts. (2003).
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/communities/DowntownDevelopment/
publications/DDRG_6_03.pdf

Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership. Making the Case for Mixed Income and Mixed Use Communities. http://www.andpi.org/uploadedFiles/pdf/
ANDP%20Making%20the%20Case%20ES%20v2.pdf

LEED-CS. Case Study: Gerding/Edlen Development Company LLC: Mixed Use Redevelopment.  https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1207

 

Session II- Creating Livable Places: sustainable communities for all
[Session Description]

AARP Public Policy Institute. Beyond 50.05, A Report to the Nation on Livable Communities: Creating Environments for Successful Aging. (2005). http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/beyond_50_communities.pdf

AARP Public Policy Institute. Livable Communities: An Evaluation Guide. (2005).
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/d18311_communities.pdf

Southface – EarthCraft House Program,   http://www.southface.org/web/earthcraft_house/ech_main/ech_index.htm

Atlanta Regional Commission – Aging Resources, http://www.atlantaregional.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57FEE7-9FD84FE4/arc/hs.xsl/8_ENU_HTML.htm

Atlanta Regional Commission. Fact Sheet: Housing Among Older Adults in the Atlanta Region. (2005).
http://www.atlantaregional.com/cps/rde/xbcr/SID-3F57FEE7-C8B55946/arc/
olderadults-housing.pdf

Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Housing…Making a Difference.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/homeownership/publications/
MakingDiffBooklet.pdf

Dannenberg, A.L., Jackson, R.J., Frumkin, H., Schieber, R.A., Pratt, M., Kochtitzky, C. and Tilson, H.H. The Impact of Community Design and Land Use Choices on Public Health: A Scientific Research Agenda. American Journal of Public Health. 2003. vol. 93 (9).

LEED-ND. LEED for Neighborhood Developments: Rating System- Preliminary Draft, September 6, 2005. https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=959

 

Session III- Equity and Social Mobility
[Session Description]

Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice: FFY2003-FFY2007, State of Georgia.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/Homeownership/programs/
downloads/AIFinal_03.pdf

PolicyLink. Equitable Development Toolkit. http://www.policylink.org/EDTK/default.html

 

Session IV- Creating Pedestrian-Friendly and Transit-Oriented Communities
[Session Description]

Smart Growth Online – Principle of Smart Growth: Create Walkable Neighborhoods
http://www.smartgrowth.org/about/principles/principles.asp?prin=4

Institute of Transportation Engineers. Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities. (2006). http://www.ite.org/bookstore/RP036.pdf

Center for Transit Oriented Development. http://www.reconnectingamerica.org/html/TOD/news.htm

Active Living by Design. http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/

 

Session V- Building Everyday Neighborhoods
[Session Description]

Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Strip Corridor Development: A Guidance Document. (2004).
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/
PlanningQualityGrowth/programs/downloads/ StripCorridorRedevt.pdf

Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Alternatives to Conventional Zoning. (2004).
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/PlanningQualityGrowth/programs/
modelcode_acrobat.asp

Northeast Midwest Institute, Strategies for Successful Infill Development (2001).http://www.nemw.org/infillbook.htm

 

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