aia150.org The official website of the American Institute of Architects’ AIA150 campaign, including Blueprint for America, the cornerstone of the AIA’s 150th Anniversary Celebration.

aiabuffalowny.org The AIA Buffalo/WNY Chapter, local sponsor of this project as part of the AIA150 national campaign.

nmgonline.org The New Millennium Group of Western New York, a non-profit community activist organization promoting better policy for a more vibrant region. NMG sponsored two trips to the SmartCode Workshop as well as the 2006 Buffalo SmartCode Conference.

elmwoodvillage.org The Elmwood Village Association, a partnership of Buffalo business owners and residents working to preserve the unique, historic nature of the Elmwood Village district through civic involvement and neighborhood commercial revitalization. Through good design and community consensus, the EVA’s design guidelines have helped revitalize that district.

formbasedcodes.org The Form-Based Codes Institute, a great information clearinghouse for form-based codes.

smartcodecomplete.com Information about the SmartCode and adoption, calibration, and implementation of the code.

smartcodecentral.com SmartCode information, including editable, customizable downloads.

placemakers.com PlaceMakers is an international traditional town planning and development advisory firm specializing in the SmartCode and all aspects of adoption, calibration, and community consensus-building.

cnu.org The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.

smartgrowth.org A service of the Smart Growth Network, and a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several non-profit and government organizations.

realtor.org/smart_growth.nsf The Smart Growth program of the National Association of Realtors. For information about form-based codes, select ‘zoning’ in the resource center.

urban-advantage.com In land development, seeing is key to understanding. Urban Advantage specializes in creating visions of walkable, socially-interactive communities. The results are photo-realistic visualizations that make development visions palpably real and understandable.

anelessen.com A. Nelessen Associates is considered one of the foremost planning firms in the country, pioneering the use of the ‘visual preference survey’ and other community visioning techniques.

SmartCode Whitepaper (PDF, 1.2 MB) Ten ways Buffalo can benefit from a form-based code, a publication of the New Millennium Group of WNY.

Buffalo Comprehensive Plan (online) A bold statement by residents, businesses, and political leaders about the kind of future Buffalo can expect if we plan together and implement with commitment. The plan makes an unequivocal commitment to smart growth principles as tools to revitalize the city and region.

Innovative Zoning Techniques: Form-Based Zoning (PDF, 1.6 MB) A primer on Form-based zoning, “...one of the best innovative tools available to maintain the character of villages, downtowns and new town centers.” Part of a series of fact-sheets published by the Green Valley Institute of Massachusetts & Connecticut.

SmartCode v.9.2 (PDF, 2.0 MB)

SmartCode v.9.2 Modules (PDF, 3.7 MB)

The Not-So-Secret Code (PDF, 65 KB) An article in Planning: “Across the U.S., form-based codes are putting new urbanist ideas into practice...local governments finally appear to have a tool capable of fostering settlements with lasting appeal.”

City Hall, Get Me a Re-Write! (PDF, 133 KB) Grand Rapids, MI moves toward the SmartCode.

Zoning: Ready to be Reformed? (PDF, 150 KB) The zoning codes that shaped America's 20th century suburban boom are ready for replacement, and Chicago is leading the trend.

Why a Charrette? (PDF, 8.3 MB) A better way to design commmunity plans and adopt a zoning code based on consensus, by the National Charrette Institute for the National Association of Realtors.

Buffalo SmartCode Conference (PDF, 9.5 MB) A presentation by PlaceMakers at the 2006 Buffalo SmartCode Conference.

Why Elmwood Works (online) An online presentation by the Elmwood Village Association, detailing key reasons why the Elmwood Village is the most dynamic and vital urban area in Western New York.