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- City of St. John's
- The official website of the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Everyday Democracy
- Using innovative, participatory approaches, Everyday Democracy helps people of different backgrounds and views talk and work together to solve problems and create communities that work for everyone.
- Center for Civic Partnerships: Tips, Tools and Resources
- An excellent list of resources on topics like Community Building / Collaboration, Community Development / Planning, and Organizational Development.
- Budget Allocator - Participatory Budgeting Service
- A participatory tool to get your community participating in planning your budget. Used to educate and promote community prioritisation when you have limited resources and unlimited expectations.
- New Urbanism
- NewUrbanism.org was started in 1998, and has since grown to become a leading and well respected informational website promoting walkable urbanism, transit oriented development, trains and sustainability.
- [here]say - A story map of Water Street
- [HERE]SAY features personal stories set in specific locations in the Downtown. Call the [here]say number found on poles on Water Street, punch in the code, and hear a story about the spot where you're standing.
- North East Avalon Regional (NEAR) Plan
- The Department of Municipal Affairs and 15 municipalities have come together to participate in the preparation of a new regional plan that will guide future growth and development in the Northeast Avalon.
- Provincial Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000
- This is legislation passed by the Provincial Government that provides the guidelines and regulations for municipalities to develop regional or municipal plans. St. John's must have a municipal plan ("City Plan") in order to retain authority over local development, and the plan must be reviewed every 5 years.
- SkyscraperPage - St. John's Development Forum
- This is an excellent resource for those looking for information on proposed and completed developments in the St. John's area. It is an active discussion board with images and links to current information and issues.
- Sustainable Calgary
- Sustainable Calgary is a grassroots group of Calgarians whose mission is "To promote, encourage and support community level actions and initiatives that move Calgary towards a sustainable future."