United Growth for Kent County

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Issue Reports

• Agriculture Landowner Survey Results - 1998
• Collaboration and Urban Sprawl: A CPNA Case Study
• Commerce Center Position Paper
• Community Based Economic Development Manual
• Gentrification - Information Newsletter
• Kent County Purchase of Development Rights Program Position Paper
• Mixed Income Neighborhoods - Informational Newsletter
• Mixed Income Neighborhoods - MSU Research Summary
• Race, Place, and Housing: Housing Conditions in Rural Minority Counties
• United Growth's Matrix of Local, State and National Land Use Organizations in Excel format.
• United Growth President's Call To Action On Climate Change
• "What Do We Want Our Growing Community To Look Like? A Study for Vergennes Township
  
  
• Urban Planning Practicum Reports
  
  
• 2006 Brikyaat Neighborhood Revitalization Study
• Entire Report
  
  
• 2006 Fulton Street Farmers' Market Study
• Pages 1-36
• Pages 37-72
• Pages 73-107
  
  
• 2007 Grand Walk Study
• Pages 1-44
• Pages 45-90
• Pages 91-111
• Pages 112-117
• Pages 118-122
• Pages 123-131
• Pages 132-151
• Pages 152-157
• Pages 158-165
• Pages 166-177
  
  
• 2008 Boston Square Planning & Design Project
• Pages 1-30
• Pages 31-60
• Pages 61-90
• BS 91-104
• BS 105-120
• Pages 121-150
• Pages 151-180
• Pages 181-191
  
  
• 2009 Revitalizing Neighborhood Indicators Report
• Pages 1-32
• Pages 33-64
• Pages 65-96
• Pages 97-128
• Pages 129-155
  
  
• United Growth Replication Manual (updated 2008)
  
  
• Introductory pages
  Table of Contents
  Chapter 1 "Introduction to United Growth"
  
• Chapter 2 "Getting Started"
  Chapter 3 "Planning and Implementing Committee Activities"
  
• Chapter 4 "Building the Common Ground - Making the Urban-Rural Connection"
  Chapter 5 "Organizing the United Growth Coalition"
  
• Chapter 6 "“Green” Projects & Land Use"
  Chapter 7 "Public Policy - The Third Prong"
  
• Chapter 8 "Funding – Developing a Sustainability Plan"
  Chapter 9 "Outreach/Communication"
  
• Chapter 10 "Evaluation"
  Chapter 11 "Best Practices and Lessons Learned"
  
• Chapter 11 - PSC Form
• Chapter 12 "Funding Resources,"
  Chapter 13 "MSU Land Use Programming Support Resources"
  Chapter 14 "United Growth Principles and The Principles of New Urbanism"
  
• Chapter 15 "Outreach/Communications Resources"
  
  
• Building Great Neighborhoods Manual (2005)
  
  
• Introduction
  Table of Contents
  Chapter 1 "What is Neighborhood Planning?"
  
• Chapter 2 "Getting Started"
  Chapter 3 "Conducting a SWOT Analysis"
  
• Chapter 4 "Describing the Worst-Case Scenario"
  Chapter 5 "Developing a Vision or Preferred Scenario"
  
• Chapter 6 "Developing/Conducting a Neighborhood Survey"
  Chapter 7 "Neighborhood Summit"
  
• Chapter 8 "Organizing Action Teams and an Action Plan"
  Chapter 9 "Coordinating with the Master Plan"
  
• Chapter 10 "Conclusions"
  Appendices
  

Urban Projects and Activities

• Ideal Neighborhood Indicators: June, 2009
• Ideal Neighborhood in 2030: July, 2008
• Neighborhood Commercial Building Energy Project: July, 2009
• RNC Proposed Activity Schedule: January, 2009
• Sustainable Neighborhoods Housing Policy: May, 2010
• Understanding the New Zoning Code - Shortened Version Compatibility Mode: September, 2008
• Visual Preference Survey Compatibility Mode: May, 2008