Professional Organizations & Resources For Site Selection Projects
American Farmland Trust (AFP)
1150 Connecticut Ave NW, #60
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-7300
info@farmland.org
www.farmland.org
AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to healthy environment.
Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU)
1720 N. Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-770-2087
CNU works for architects, developers, planners, and others involved in the creation of cities and towns teaching them how to implement the principles of New Urbanism (Coherent regional planning, walkable neighborhoods; and attractive civic spaces.)
International Downtown Associations (IDA)
1275 K Street, NW, #1000
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-393-6801
IDA provides guidance in creating healthy and dynamic centers that anchor the well-being of towns, cities, and regions throughout the world.
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
1275 K Street, #300
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-223-7800
Fax: 202-223-4745
IEDC’s mission is to advance the current and future needs of both its members and the profession, providing one source for information and professional development.
National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
122 C Street, Suite 830
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202-921-4440
NADO provides training, information and representation for regional development organizations in small metropolitan areas and rural America.
National Charrette Institute (NCI)
Michigan State University
School of Planning, Design, and Construction
Human Ecology Building
552 W. Circle Drive, Room 112
E Lansing, MI 48824
NCI@nsu.edu
Phone: 517-884-0795
info@charretteinstitute.org
www.charretteinstitute.org
NCI helps communities achieve healthy transformation and realize buildable plans through a collaborative planning process with videos, podcasts, and handbooks.
Smart Growth America
1152 15th St., NW #450
Washington DC 20005
Phone 202-207-3355
Smart Growth America is a nationwide coalition that promotes the protection of farmland and open space, revitalization of neighborhoods, affordable housing and more transportation choices.
Surface Transportation Policy Project
1100 17th St. NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-466-2636
Fax: 202-466-2247
Email: stpp@transact.org
www.transact.org
The goal of the Surface Transportation Policy Project is to ensure that transportation policy and investments help conserve energy, protect environmental and aesthetic quality, strengthen the economy, promote social equity, and make statewide communities more livable.
Trust for Public Land (TPL)
101 Montgomery St.
Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-495-4014
Fax: 415-495-4014
sanfrancisco@tpl.org
www.tpl.org
A 501(C) 3 nonprofit organization with four commitments of happiness, equity, health, and improving the climate in communities. TPL’s mission is to conserve and protect land for human enjoyment and to improve the health and quality of life.
U.S. Conference of Mayors
1620 St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-293-733
info@usmayors.org
www.usmayors.org/uscm/home.asp
U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. Primary roles are to promote the development of effective national urban/suburban policy, strengthen federal-city relationships, ensure that federal policy meets urban needs, provide mayors with leadership and management tools, and create a forum in which mayors can share ideas and information.
U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Communities Networks and Systems
Smart Communities Network
www.connectedcommunities.lbl.gov
Email: ccinfo@lbl.gov
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006-5242
Mon-Friday 8:30 am-6 pm ET
infocentral@aia.org
www.aia.org
AIA is a professional organization for architects in the United States. AIA advances the value of architects and architecture through AIA member offered resources: education, community, redevelopment, and public outreach to support the collective voice of the profession and improve public image.
American Planning Association (APA)
205 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL. 60601-5501
Phone: 312-431-9100
Fax: 312-786-6700
APA is a 501(c )3 plus Foundation status that is a public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA exists to elevate and unite a diverse planning profession as it helps communities, their leaders, and residents anticipate and meet the needs of a changing world.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1801 Alexander Bell Dr.
Reston, Virginia 20191
1(800) 548-2723
1-703-295-6300 (International ASCE)
ASCE’s vision is to position engineers as global leaders, building a better quality of life. ASCE has 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. It is the oldest engineering society with 35 journals of multidisciplinary civil engineering.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
636 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 2001-3738
Phone: 202-898-2444
1-888-999-2752 (Toll free)
Email: info@asla.org
www.asla.org
Professional association for landscape architects that lead the planning, design, and stewardship of healthy, equitable, safe and resilient environments.
Institute of Transportation of Engineers (ITE)
1900 14th St. NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20005-3438
Phone:1-202-785-0060
ITE members (16,000)include traffic engineers, transportation planners, and other professionals involved with surface transportation systems worldwide. ITE is an association of transportation professionals who are responsible for mobility and safety needs. These professionals will serve the needs of their communities and help shape the future of the profession in the societal context.
Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
Koppers Building
436 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
A & WMA provides training, information, and networking opportunities to environmental professionals. To assist in the professional development and critical environmental decision-making of our members to benefit society. Especially by providing a neutral forum for exchanging information.
Center for Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO)
CPEO c/o PSC
Box 998
Mountain View, CA 94042
By appointment only:
2423 OLD Middlefield Way, Suite B
Mountain View, Ca 94093
Phone: 650-961-8918
CPEO promotes-facilitates public participation in oversight environmental activities at federal facilities, private “Superfund” sites and Brownfields. CPEO works for environmental justice and community groups plus military environmental issues.
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)
1250 H Street NW, Suite 850
Washington. DC 20005
Phone: 202-266-4920
Fax: 202-26-4937
Email: ecos@ecos.org
www.ecos.org
ECOS is a national nonprofit. Nonpartisan association and state and territorial environmental commissioners. Works to improve the capability of state environmental agencies and leaders to protect-improve human health and environment of the USA.
Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
1730 M Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20038
Phone: 202-939-3800
ELI is a robust, vibrant organization. ELI works with local and regional partners to strength environmental laws; develop new theories, and practical approaches to ensure their effectiveness; and improve the capacity of citizens and governments to use the law to protect the planet. ELI makes law work for people, place, and the planet.
