UNIT CONVERSION GUIDE http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/ucg/
2007 DATA ON CITY DENSITY http://www.citymayors.com/statistics/largest-cities-area-125.html
Social Explorer http://www.socialexplorer.com
Oasis NYC http://www.oasisnyc.net/
Urban Links
Government
New York City Homepage www.nyc.gov
New York City Department of City Planning nyc.gov/html/dcp/home.html
New York Landmarks Preservation Commission www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/home.html
New York State Department of Transportation www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/index
HUD www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/FHLaws/index.cfm
United States Census Bureau www.census.gov
United States Maps and Data www.geodata.gov
United States Library of Congress’ Map Collections memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Research
Urban Institute www.urban.org
KnowledgePlex: Resource Center for Affordable Housing and Community Development www.knowledgeplex.org/
TRIS Online National Transportation Library ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/index.do
The World Bank www.worldbank.org
The Brookings Institution www.brookings.edu
The Geography Network www.geographynetwork.com
MIT World http://mitworld.mit.edu/
NonProfits/Advocacy
Metropolis Magazine – Architecture, Design, Planning www.metropolismag.com
New Urban News – Online newspaper www.newurbannews.com/index.html
Planners Web – City and Regional Resources www.plannersweb.com
Planetizen; The Planning and Development Network www.planetizen.com
Sustainability Online www.sustainability.com
Urban Land Institute www.uli.org
Urban Planning Now: Jobs of community development professions www.urbanplanningnow.com
American Planning Association www.planning.org
The Aspen Institute www.aspeninstitute.org
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning www.acsp.org
Brookings Institution www.brookings.edu
Car Free Cities www.carfree.com
Congress for the New Urbanism www.cnu.org
Cyburbia – The Internet’s oldest planning site www.cyburbia.org
Independent Sector www.independentsector.org
Planners Network www.plannersnetwork.org
Policy Link www.policylink.org
Project for Public Spaces www.pps.org
The Regional Plan Association www.rpa.org
New York
Bronx River Alliance bronxriver.org
City Limits Magazine – NYC non-profit and policy. Check out the job board www.citylimits.org
Forgotten New York – Odd facts and obscure photos of the five boroughs www.forgotten-ny.com
Gotham Gazette – Local policy news www.gothamgazette.com
The Municipal Art Society of New York www.mas.org
Hunter & CUNY
CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities www.cunysustainablecities.org
