LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES:
For your convenience, here are links to other websites of interest. These links are provided for reference and educational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs of PLACE.
(Note: If clicking on a link doesn't take you directly to that website, copy and paste the website address [URL] into your browser web address line, then click Go.)
LOCAL:
City of Auburn www.auburnalabama.org
City of Auburn – Growth Boundary Plan http://www.auburnalabama.org/Growth/
City of Opelika www.opelika.org
Lee County Commission www.leeco.us
postal address: P.O. Box 666, Opelika, AL 36803; ph: 334-745-9767
Auburn/Lee County Legislative Delegation:
-- Lee County legislation info available from Rep.Hubbard's home page
STATE:
Environmental Policy & Information Center, Jacksonville State University www.just.edu/depart/epic/
Governor Siegelman's Alabama Commission on Environmental Initiatives http://www.jsu.edu/depart/epic/ACIE.html
Alabama Grassroots Clearinghoue http://www.ag.auburn.edu/grassroots
Alabama Legislature http://legislature.state.al.us/index.html
ALISON -- Alabama Legislative Information System On the Net: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/default.asp -- Lots of information here, including pending legislation, the Code of Alabama, etc. Note: under "Bills" you can search by bill number, sponsor, etc. When you've located the legislation you want, click on the its 'instrument' number, then click "view" to see full text of the item.
Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform (ACCR) http://www.constitutionalreform.org
Anniston Star -- Smart Growth op/ed article http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/opinion_20001214_0217.html
Birmingham News editorial -- Slowing Sprawl http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/Dec2000/8_e434278b.html
Huntsville Times Growth Series http://www.al.com/huntsville/?/huntsville/growthseries.html
Huntsville Times editorial http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/Dec2000/15_e35407.html
Regional:
Moving Beyond Sprawl: The Challenge for Metropolitan Atlanta (Atlanta sprawl study) http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/atlanta/toc.htm
National:
Partners for Livable Places www.livable.com
Planning Commissioners Journal and Planners Web -- Sprawl Guide http://www.plannersweb.com/sprawl/home.html
Smart Growth Network www.smartgrowth.org/index2.html
Sprawl Watch Clearing House www.sprawlwatch.org
Center for Livable Communities http://www.lgc.org/clc/
Sierra Club Sprawl page www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/
Livable Communities - U. S. Govt. http://www.livablecommunities.gov/
USDA/Forest Service/EPA's Green Infrastructure Tool Kit : http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/green_toolkit.PDF
American Forests: http://www.amfor.org
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- "Surf Your Watershed" links to environmental information: http://www.epa.gov/watershed/envsites/
