Links Page Web Site Description Smart Growth Network The Smart Growth Network provides a wealth of information about - what else - Smart Growth HUD Community Development Block Grants The Town of New Baltimore is eligible for this important funding source. NYS Small Cities Office   This agency administers the HUD CDBG program for small places (such as NB) in NYS. Pace University Land Use Law Center Table of contents for the Land Use Law Center including several of the links below and MUCH MORE What is Land Use Law - Pace A good starting point for learning about land use planning, regulation and law . Includes definitions, basis in law etc. Comprehensive Planning: Basic Tools - Pace Another Pace document that is part of their basic tools for land use series. Comprehensive Planning: Learning How and Where to Grow - Pace Saratoga Springs The Saratoga Springs website is a good example of a municipal website and they have several planning and land use documents on line that could be examples. They have a strong and innovative land use control strategy. The "West Side Design Guide" is an example of design guidelines that is downloadable as a PDF file. It requires Acrobat Reader to open. 2000 Census Most or all of the census data is available on line - and it is relatively user friendly. Start with this link and explore. Under "for" choose "city or town" instead of US and go from there. American Farmland Trust Choosing a Consultant - APA Information about how to find hire and work with a planning consultant. Great stuff assuming we want to go that route. Watershed Agricultural Council New Baltimore is not part of this, but much of Greene County is - and gets some bucks funded by NYC DEC Building Better Rural Places - USDA PDF file for downloading Greenway Conservancy NY Planning Federation Place Matters   Describes various planning techniques with a high-tech emphasis. Maybe a bit much for NB, but still interesting.