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American Planning Association
    http://www.planning.org

    Other APA Chapters in the Mid-Atlantic Region:
    Delaware Chapter
    Maryland Chapter
    Virginia Chapter
    West Virginia Chapter

    APA State Legislative Updates
    http://www.planning.org/govt/states.html

National Job Links

  • APA Job Database
      http://www.planning.org/jobsonline/ads.htm
  • GIS Careers.com
    http://giscareers.com
  • GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
      http://www.gjc.org
  • Planetizen Job Links
      http://www.planetizen.com/jobs
  • Urban Planning Job Links
      http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/7442/jobs.html
  • AE Jobs, a recruiting site for jobs in planning and landscape architecture
      http://www.aejob.com/
  • PreserveNet - Jobs in Historic Preservation
      http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ.html
  • E-Jobs - Environmental Jobs
      http://www.ejobs.org
  • National Association of Regional Councils
      http://www.narc.org/

    Local Job Links

  • The National Main Street Center
      http://www.mainst.org/Jobs/JOBS.HTM
  • The International Downtown Association
      http://www.ida-downtown.org/km/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=17&tabid=35
  • UVA Job Postings in Urban Planning
      http://www.virginia.edu/~a-ocpp/Postings/plan_post.html
  • The Maryland-National Capital Area Park and Planning Commission
      http://www.mncppc.org/index.cfm?id=1employ&CFID=329835&CFTOKEN=45347205
  • The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
      http://www.mwcog.org/resources/opportunities/jobs.asp
  • Arlington County
      http://www.co.arlington.va.us/pers/joblist.htm
  • The Trust for Public Land
      http://www.tpl.org/tier2_cl.cfm?folder_id=176
  • The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
      http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_jobs
  • The Rails to Trails Conservancy
      http://www.railtrails.org/info/employment.asp
  • The Conservation Fund
      http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2185
  • The Land Trust Alliance
      http://www.lta.org/resources/ltjobs.htm
  • Maryland Office of Planning
      http://www.op.state.md.us/general/employ.htm
  • Maryland DOT
      http://www.mdot.state.md.us/Employment_Jobs/JobPostingList
  • Baltimore Metropolitan Council
      http://www.baltometro.org/content.asp?id=32

    Planning Education

  • Planning Education at a Distance New
    The Planning Education at a Distance program is brand new and offers online continuing education classes for planning practioners and public officials.
        http://knowlton.osu.edu/ped
  • Resources Zine
    An online newsletter from the American Planning Association for educators and planners working with youth.
        http://www.planning.org/ResourcesZine
  • University of Maryland, Urban Studies and Planning Program
        http://www.arch.umd.edu/URSP/

    Planning Information

  • Cyburbia
    Contains the most comprehensive directory of Internet resources related to planning, architecture, etc. Also interactive message areas.
        www.cyburbia.org
  • Links for Planners - Cornell University
        http://inet.crp.cornell.edu/home/links/
  • Planner's Web
        http://www.plannersweb.com
  • Planetizen -
    A daily news site covering planning issues from across the country.
        http://www.planetizen.com
  • Planning UTOPIA
    An independent clearing house for information, websites, publications and essays on land use planning, growth management, smart growth and new urbanism.
        http://planneronline.homestead.com/NewPlanningMeridian.html

    Organizations and Publications

  • American Demographics Magazine
        http://www.demographics.com
  • Center for Neighborhood Technology
        http://www.cnt.org
  • Congress for New Urbanism.
    Advocates for restructuring of public policy and development practices to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions.
        www.cnu.org
  • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
    Educational institution with a mission to study and teach about land policy. Its goal  is to integrate the theory and practice of land use and taxation and to understand the multi-disciplinary forces that influence them.
        http://www.lincolninst.edu
  • National Building Museum
        http://www.nbm.org
  • National Housing Institute
        http://www.nhi.org
  • Urban Land Institute
    Nonprofit education and research institute that studies land use and real estate development policy and practice. One of America's most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on real estate and land-use development.
        http://www.uli.org

    Research Links

  • Basic Research Guide for City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley
        http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/basplan.html
  • State Statutes by Topic (Cornell University)
        http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html
  • U.S. Census FactFiner
        http://factfinder.census.gov/

    Rural and Historic Preservation Links

  • American Farmland Trust
        http://www.farmland.org
  • Conservation Fund
        http://www.conservationfund.org
  • Kellogg Collection of Rural Community Development Resources
        http://www.unl.edu/kellogg/index.html
  • Land Trust Alliance
        http://www.lta.org
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
    Home page of the Planning Commissioner's Journal, an independent publication not affiliated with APA. Also has a very useful Sprawl Research Guide.
        http://www.nationaltrust.org
  • PreserveNet
    A national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated protecting natural beauty and distinctive community character.
        http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/
  • Scenic America
        http://www.scenic.org

    Smart Growth Links

  • APA Growing Smart Project
        http://www.planning.org/plnginfo/growsmar/gsindex.html 
  • Growth Management Institute
    Nonprofit organization established to encourage effective and equitable management of growth and change in human habitats.
        http:/www.gmionline.org
  • Smart Growth Network
        www.smartgrowth.org

    Transportation Links

  • Surface Transportation Policy Project
        http://www.transact.org/
  • Transportation for Livable Communities Network
        http://www.tlcnetwork.org