Quality Growth Toolbox

The Quality Growth Toolbox lists hundreds of resources in the hardcopy edition of the Toolbox.  Here you can find the virtual roadway to those same resources and more!  These resources are broken down by chapter.  Click on the following chapters to find a comprehensive list of resources targeting that specific topic.

Chapter 1 - Reinvesting in Towns, City Centers & Communities

Chapter 2 - Creating a Variety of Housing Choices

Chapter 3 - Conserving Our Region's Land, Water, Natural & Cultural Resources

Chapter 4 - Transportation & Land Use Planning for Quality Growth

Chapter 5 - Guiding Infrastructure Investments for Sustainable Growth

Chapter 1 - Reinvesting in Towns, City Centers & Communities

Quality Growth Toolbox Reinvesting
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National Resources
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Main Street Program
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Heritage Preservation Services
National Center for Preservation Technology & Training
American Association for State & Local History
National Register of Historic Places
Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Civil War Preservation Trust
Smart Growth Network
Smart Growth America
Congress of New Urbanism
National Charrette Institute
Center for Livable Communities
Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
American Planning Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
National Neighborhood Coalition
Urban Habitat Program
The Enterprise Foundation
Scenic America
Revitalization Institute
Preservation Directory
Cyburbia
Design Guide
Society of Architectural Historians
Project of Public Space

State Resources
Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
    Tennessee Main Street Program
Tennessee Historical Commission
Tennessee Preservation Trust
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
    Brownfield Office
Center for Historic Preservation - Middle Tennessee State University
Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
University of Tennessee School of Architecture

Regional Resources
Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County
Main Street Murfreesboro
Greater Gallatin
Clarksville Downtown District Partnership
Renaissance Ashland City
City of Springfield - Streetscape Program
Nashville Downtown Partnership
Nashville Civic Design Center
Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Metro Development Housing Agency
U.S. Green Building Chapter of Nashville
Walk/Bike Nashville

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Chapter 2 - Creating a Variety of Housing Choices

Quality Growth Toolbox Housing
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National Resources
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
The Enterprise Foundation
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati
Affordable Housing Design Advisor
NeighborWorks America
National Trust for Historic Preservation
PolicyLink
Housing Assistance Council
Fannie Mae

State Resources
Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA)
The Housing Fund
Tennessee Fair Housing Council

Regional Resources
Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency
Affordable Housing Resources, Inc.
The American Institute of Architects of Middle Tennessee Chapter

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Chapter 3 - Conserving Our Region's Land, Water, Natural & Cultural Resources

Quality Growth Toolbox Conservation
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National Resources
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
American Farmland Trust
World Wildlife Fund

State Resources
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA)
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
Tennessee Department of Tourism Development
Tennessee Valley Authority
University of Tennessee Department of Agriculture Economics
University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture
Land Trust for Tennessee
American Society of Landscape Architects of Tennessee

Regional Resources
The Nature Conservancy
Greater Nashville Regional Council
MTSU Center for Historic Preservation
Cumberland River Compact
Harpeth River Watershed Association

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Chapter 4 - Transportation & Land Use Planning for Quality Growth

Quality Growth Toolbox Transportation & Land Use
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National Resources
American Planning Association
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Congress of New Urbanism
Urban Land Institute
Institute of Transportation Engineers

State Resources
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
    Project Planning
    Long Range Planning Division
    Public Transportation Division
Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association (TnAPA)
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TECD)
    Community Development Program Management
    Community Development Local Planning

Regional Resources
Nashville Metropolitan Planning Organization
Clarksville /Montgomery County Regional Planning Organization
Greater Nashville Regional Council
South Central Tennessee Development District

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Chapter 5 - Guiding Infrastructure Investments for Sustainable Growth

Quality Growth Toolbox Infrastructure
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National Resources
American Council of Engineering Companies
USDA Rural Development

State Resources
Tennessee Advisory Commission for Intergovernmental Relations
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TECD)
Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)
    Environmental Division
    Project Planning Division
    Long Range Planning Division
    Public Transportation Division
American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
    County Technical Assistance Service
    Municipal Technical Assistance Service

Regional Resources
Greater Nashville Regional Council
Nashville Metropolitan Planning Organization
Clarksville Metropolitan Planning Organization

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