Ahwahnee Principles for Resource-Efficient Development: A Decade of Progress

A 106-slide PowerPoint presentation illustrating the Ahwahnee Principles as guidelines for developing more livable and resource-efficient communities.
CD/DVD; $15.00

Better Models For Development in California: Ideas for Enhancing Small Towns and Suburban Communities

This manual shows how to revitalize older parts of these communities and also how to shape new development so that it can improve "quality of life."
Book; $15.00

Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker's Guide to Transit-Oriented Development

Addressing the questions of "why build near transit" and "why should elected officials, land use agencies and developers pay more attention to development near transit than to any other kind of development."
Book; $10.00

Compact Development CD (CD²)

A Toolkit to Build Support for Higher Density Housing.
CD/DVD; $25.00

Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community

This publication provides an understanding of the connections between smart growth and density; highlights community-led efforts to create vibrant compact neighborhoods; and introduces time tested design principles.
Book; $4.25

Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes

Designing Sustainable Communities examines the history of the sustainable community movement and how Village Homes fits into that context. It offers an inside, start-to-finish look at the project's development.
Book; $32.00; Island Press

Participation Tools for Better Land-Use Planning

This informative guidebook describes ways to improve the level and quality of citizen participation in land-use planning.
Book; $10.00

Real Towns: Making your Neighborhood Work

This is a handbook for real people — people who live in small towns, new suburbs or big cities; in downtown neighborhoods, historic districts or high-rise condos.
Book; 1-24 @ $10.00, 25-100 @ $5.00, 101-200 @ $4.00, 201+ @ $3.00

Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide and CD

This guidebook will help planners design a zoning code that encourages the construction of walkable, mixed use neighborhoods and the revitalization of existing places.
Book and CD; $20.00

Street Design Guidelines for Healthy Neighborhoods

This guidebook will help communities implement designs for streets that are safe, efficient and aesthetically pleasing for both people and cars.
Book; $20.00

Streets and Sidewalks, People and Cars: The Citizen's Guide to Traffic Calming

This hands-on guide gives citizens the tools they need to evaluate and improve the safety of their neighborhood residential and commercial streets.
Book; 1-50 @ $10.00, 51-100 @ $3.50, 101-200 @ $3.00, 201+ @ $2.50