Planning Links

Local Resources

NY State Agencies

Looking for Information from a State Agency, Department, or information provide by NYS on the web

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)

The NYS Department of Transportation (NYSDOT)

NYS DOT Transportation Strategies for a New Age: New York’s Transportation Plan for 2030.

Adirondack Park Agency (APA)

Lake George Park Commission (LGPC)

Federal Agencies

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission

Erie Canalway Maps

Demographics/Statistics

The Technical Assistance Center of SUNY the source for Local

The US Census Bureau

Planning/Land Use Law

The NYS Department of State (NYSDOS) Land Use Technical Series- good primers on Planning Board process, site plan review, local government operations, etc.

Pace University School of Law Land Use and Community Alliance Service An excellent resource for land use law, planning and zoning standard local practice, environmental review techniques, etc.

Vermont Based Citizen Planners Website

American Planning Association

City and Regional Planning Resources

Congress for New Urbanism

Lake Champlain - Lake George Regional Planning Board

Lincoln Institute for Land Policy

New York Planning Federation

New York State Quality Communities Clearinghouse

SEQR - Environmental Impact Assessment in New York State, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Smart Growth Network

Society for American City and Regional Planning History

Trust for Public Land