National and Regional Organizations

The following is a growing list—organized alphabetically—of national organizations that have additional resources to support the goals of the TLC Program.

National Organizations and Government Agencies	Description
Active Living Network	A gateway to tools and resources for promoting active living and healthy community design.
American Planning Association	Public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning.
Center for Creative Land Recycling	Nonprofit focused organization creating sustainable communities by identifying and implementing responsible patterns of land use and development.
Center for Neighborhood Technology	Non-profit organization focused on developing innovative public policy to address sustainable urban growth, development, and transportation.
Complete Streets Coalition	A coalition advocating for improving street design for a diverse set of users, including pedestrians and bikers.
Congress for the New Urbanism	Non-profit organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.
Green Communities Online	Green Communities is the first national green building program focused entirely on affordable housing.
Local Government Commission Center for Livable Communities	Non-profit organization working to build liveable communities, and creators of the Ahwahnee Principles.
The National Association of Biking and Walking	Non-profit organization dedicated to creating bicycle-friendly and walkable communities.
National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment	University program promoting the redevelopment of brownfields.
National Charrette Institute	Nonprofit educational institution helping people build community capacity for collaboration to create healthy community plans.
PlaceMatters	Non-profit organization, supporting projects in which teams of planning innovators incubate and experiment with new tools and methods, alone and in combination, in a variety of planning settings and situations.
Reconnecting America and the Center for Transit-Oriented Development	Non-profit organization focused on issues transit-oriented development and development-oriented transit, including mixed-income development.
Rocky Mountain Institute	Non-profit organization focused on energy and environmental impacts of development.
Smart Communities Network	Resources, tools and links addressing green building and energy issues.
Smart Growth America	Non-profit coalition of national, state and local organizations focused on the planning of towns, cities and metropolitan areas.
The Smart Growth Network	Formed in 1996 as collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency and non-profit organizations. Works to promote development that serves the economy, community, and environment.
Surface Transportation Policy Project	Non-profit coalition working to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect the environment.
Sustainable Communities Network	A clearinghouse for information on creating healthy, vital communities.
US Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Office	Federal agency working with local, state, and national experts to discover and encourage successful, environmentally sensitive development strategies.
Urban Land Institute	Non-profit organization focused on real estate and development issues.
Walkable Communities, Inc.	A resource for walkability analysis and advocacy.