Livability Resources
Useful resources related to livability, from specific tools to entire agencies and organizations, are listed below. Information on these resources may be found online.
Economic Development
- Choosing to Compete in the 21st Century Initiative
- MAPC: Economic Development Resources
Environment/Energy
- MAPC
- Low-Impact Development Toolkit
- WaterSmart Toolkit
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs: Green Communities
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Climate Change
- EnviroMapper
Housing
- Center for Neighborhood Technology: Housing and Transportation Affordability Index
- MAPC: Housing
- Massachusetts Department of Housing and Economic Development
Land Use and Urban Design
- Context-Sensitive Solutions: Case Studies
- MAPC: Mixed-Use Zoning Toolkit
- Project for Public Spaces
Parking
- MAPC: Parking Toolkit
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs: Smart Growth/Smart Energy Toolkit
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Parking Spaces/Community Places
Public Health
- Center for Disease Control
- Injury
- Physical Activity
- Respiratory Health and Air Pollution
- Livable Streets Alliance
- Mass In Motion – Model Communities
Transit
- FTA and HUD’s Better Coordination of Transportation and Housing Programs
- Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center: Maintaining Diversity in America’s Transit-Rich Neighborhoods: Tools for Equitable Neighborhood Change
Walking and Bicycling
- BicyclingInfo.org
- Bikes on the MBTA
- MAPC
- Greater Boston Cycling and Walking Map
- Snow Removal Policy Toolkit
- Massachusetts Bicycle Facilities Interactive Map
- MassBike: Resources
- MassRIDES – Safe Routes to School Program
- National Association of City Transportation Officials
- National Center for Bicycling and Walking
- Transportation for America: Dangerous by Design Report
- WalkBoston: Products and Publications
- WalkingInfo.org
Additional Initiatives
- Federal
- HUD: Sustainable Communities Resource Center
- U.S. Dept. of Transportation: Livability
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth
- Statewide
- GreenDOT
- Global Warming Solutions Act
- Healthy Transportation Compact
- Regional
- Metro Boston Consortium for Sustainable Communities
- Local
- Boston Complete Streets
- Livable Streets Alliance