Environmental Protection Agency
Green Infrastructure Policy Guide and Municipal Handbook provides local governments with a step-by-step guide to growing green infrastructure in their communities.
National Green Infrastructure Toolkit
Georgetown Climate Center
Toolkit to analyze common trends in the approaches various cities are taking to planning, implementing, and funding green infrastructure to manage stormwater. The toolkit is intended to aid local governments nationwide in comparing best practices across cities, drawing lessons from different approaches, and crafting similar policies for their own jurisdictions.
Why and How to Create an Official Map
WeConservePA
Overview and Handbook for a municipality to establish an “official map” that “reserves” specific land (or easements thereon) for trails, streets, parks, open space networks and other public purposes.
Solsmart Planning, Zoning, & Development Toolkit
Solsmart
The Planning, Zoning & development section of “Solar Energy: SolSmart’s Toolkit for Local Governments” will help communities integrate solar into local zoning codes to reduce costs, support a thriving local solar market, and increase the use of clean, low-cost, renewable energy. The section provides information on how local governments can incorporate solar energy goals into local planning documents, comprehensive plans, functional plans, or small area plans. Finally, the section identifies how barriers and gaps in code language could affect the deployment of solar energy locally.
Municipal Guidebook for Solar Zoning and Permitting
PennFuture
Designed for use by municipalities, the Solar Installation Guidebook introduces basic concepts related to small scale solar PV installations and outlines the regulations and permitting processes to be used in your municipality.
Project Sunroof
Google Project Sunroof
Google’s Project Sunroof allows users to search buildings and homes by address to get a rough estimation of the structure’s solar generation potential.