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This clearinghouse provides tools examples and best practices on sustainability topics such as green infrastructure, transit & mobility, affordable housing, food security and more. 

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Sustainable Capitol Region
MISSION STATEMENT:
Developing and supporting integrated, regional approaches to planning, projects and investments that will promote vibrant, healthy communities, protected natural resources and open spaces, equitable access to opportunities and an economically competitive Capitol Region to serve all our citizens today, and in the future.

CONTACT:
Mary Ellen Kowalewski, AICP
Director of Policy and Planning

mkowalewski@crcog.org

Emily J. Moos, AICP

Senior Planner and Policy Analyst

emoos@crcog.org

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Conference Panel Presentations

• Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Annual Conference, Hartford, CT , October, 2009
• New Partners for Smart Growth Conference, Seattle, WA, February 2010
• Municipal Summit on Climate Change, New Haven, CT, March 2010
• 1000 Friends of Connecticut Annual Conference, Hartford, CT, March 2010

Community Forum Presentations

• Tolland Sustainable Development Forum, Tolland, CT, March 2010

Websites

• CRCOG Bike Friendly Communities

  Sustainable communities enable individuals to travel by a variety of modes:  walking, bicycling, transit, or motor vehicle.  Learn how your community can become a Bicycle Friendly Community.
  

• Connecticut Climate Change - Connecticut’s climate change initiative is lead and directed by the Governor’s Steering Committee on Climate Change (GSC).  The GSC is made up of leaders from key state agencies including the Departments of Environmental Protection, Public Utility Control, Transportation, and Administrative Services, the Office of Policy and Management, and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund. 
  
• Regional Plan Association - Regional Plan Association is America's oldest and most distinguished independent urban research and advocacy group. Now in its 86th year, RPA prepares long range plans and policies to guide the growth and development of the New York- New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region. RPA also provides leadership on national infrastructure, sustainability, and competitiveness concerns. RPA enjoys broad support from the region's and nation's business, philanthropic, civic, and planning communities.
  
• Gaining Ground Information Database - A research library intended to be Ground Control for practical and scholarly explorations of innovative land use laws, regulations, and practices. The Gaining Ground Database is a project of the Land Use Law Center's Joint Program of Land Use Studies through which it conducts programs outside New York State in conjunction with institutional partners such as university departments, nongovernmental organizations, and state and federal agencies.

• Day Hill Corporate Area:  Transit Development Guidelines:  Existing development in the Day Hill Road corridor in Windsor, and in many other suburban areas of the region, is auto-dependent and difficult to serve with bus transit.  The guidelines in this brochure were developed to highlight best practices in transit-oriented development and to provide guidance for future developers who would like to build in a way that supports transit.  Paper copies of this document are available.  Contact Sandy Fry, sfry@crcog.org, if you would like a quantity of these brochures.