Planning Tools and Resources

Prince George’s County Planning Resources

A Citizen's Handbook—Planning, Zoning, and Development Review in Prince George's County
2010 Speaker Series
Prince George's County Planning Frequently Asked Questions
Community Planning Area Map and Contacts
Prince George's County Planning Department Publications
On-Line Planning Department Forms 
Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance and Use Tables

Prince George’s County Planning Tools

PGAtlas – An interactive, free mapping program with numerous geographic layers of information as well as aerial imagery of Prince George's County.
Development Activity Monitoring System (DAMS)—Free online tracking system for developments activities
On-Line Permit Tracking System—Free online tracking system for permits

Organizations and Portal Sites

Congress for the New Urbanism
Center for Applied Transect Studies
Form-Based Codes Institute
International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism
Planetizen Planning and Development Network
Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces
American Planning Association
Cyburbias—Urban Planning Community
Urban Land Institute 

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Design Principles

Transit-Oriented Development
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Low-Impact Design-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Visualizing Density

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Housing

Housing and TOD
Housing and Smart Growth 
Mixed-Income Housing
Aging in Place

Examples of Mixed-Use Codes

Subtitle 27A of the Prince George's County Code
The Columbia Pike Form-Based Code
The SmartCode and the Transect

Local Stories about Mixed-Use, Transit Oriented Development

Arlington's Smart Growth Journey