The following list is a small sample of such sites. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning ACSP is the umbrella organization for university-based urban and regional planning education programs. Its annual conference is the primary professional development event for bringing together faculty, students, and professionals. The site provides excellent coverage of urban issues and research. The Lincoln Institute is a nonprofit educational institution that seeks to improve public understanding of issues and ideas about land policy and taxation, with the goal of improving public and private decision-making.
Site provides or links to research and policy reports, among much other useful information.
ULI publishes reports and an anthologies intended to increase the impact of ULI research on land use policy and practice. The Aspen Institute is a policy research and development organization, and includes a Foundation that funds demonstration projects and evaluation research concerning those projects. Among the Institute's areas of interest are education, economic opportunity, communication technology and society, nonprofit philanthropy and action, comprehensive community initiatives, and democracy and citizenship. The Transportation Research Board A unit of the National Research Council, the Transportation Research Board advances knowledge and practice in transportation by conducting research projects, disseminating the knowledge produced by research, and encouraging implementation of policy and practice based on new knowledge. The site's most useful aspect is an extensive list of links to federal and state government agencies and departments, economic development organizations, research centers, transportation departments and agencies, and sustainable development organizations.