Toolbox

The Toolbox lists resources for implementing Allegheny Places. The links and documents available here include model ordinances, design guidelines, miscellaneous planning, and information on topics such as land conservation and stormwater best management practices.

Design Guidelines for "Places"

• 8-80's Cities
• A Citizen’s Guide to LEED Neighborhood Development
• Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh Action Plan 2017-2020
• A Guide to Riverfront Development
• APA Policy guide on Smart Growth
• Building in Healthy Infill
• Creating Commercial Areas with Character
• Infill Development Guidelines
• Keystone Communities Program
• Neighborhood Residential Districts
• Town Center District Model Ordinance
• Traditional Neighborhood Development Guidebook
• Traditional Neighborhood Development District Zoning Overlay Ordinance

Economic Development

• Community Revitalization Assistance
• Complete Communities Economic Development Toolbox
• Eco-Industrial Development Guidebook
• Heritage Tourism
• PA Blight Library

Energy & Sustainability

• APA Green Communities Center
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Communities
• Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council
• Renewable Energy Ordinance Frameworks
• Municipal Guide to Solar Zoning & Permitting
• Sustainable Green Parking Lots
• Sustainable Landscapes

Environmental Resources

• Allegheny County Landslide Portal
• Hillside Development
• NRCS On-line Soil Survey
• PA Natural Heritage Inventory
• PADEP eMapPA
• PALTA Conservation Tools library

Healthy Communities

• Active Parks, Healthy Cities
• Allegheny Grows
• APA Planning and Community Health Center
• CDC Community Health Planning Tools
• County Health Rankings
• Suburban Homestead Guidebook
• Urban Agriculture: A Guide for Municipalities

Historic / Cultural

• Allegheny County Historic Districts
• Historic Buildings - Adaptive Reuse
• Historic Buildings - Rehabilitation
• Preservation of Cultural Landscapes

Housing

• Accessory Dwelling Units
• Accommodating Affordable & Senior Housing
• Applying Building Codes to Tiny Homes
• Building Better Townhouse Communities
• Center County Inclusionary Housing Policies & Toolkit
• Cottage Housing Development Guidebook
• Land Use and Zoning Strategies for Affordable Housing
• LVPC Inclusionary Zoning Guide & Model Regulations
• Reducing Land Use Barriers to Affordable Housing
• Tiny Houses
• US Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Housing Case Studies
• Workforce Housing

Parks, Trails and Greenways

• Allegheny County Parks Foundation
• Allegheny Green Web
• Allegheny Land Trust
• Parks, Trails and Health Workbook
• Trail & Path Planning, A Guide for Municipalities
• Trail Easements Guide

Plants & Landscaping

• Invasive Plants
• Pennsylvania Native Trees and Shrubs
• Recommended Urban Trees
• Shade Tree Commission Model Ordinance
• Tree for Medians
• Salt Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
• Urban Forestry

Water / Stormwater Management

• Allegheny County Act 167 SWMP
• Allegheny County Impaired Waters
• FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance
• FEMA - NFIP Technical bulletins
• FEMA searchable flood maps for Allegheny County
• LVPC Floodplain Guide and Model Regulations
• National Best Management Practices
• Riparian Corridors Conservation Guidebook
• Technical Information on Floodplain Management
• USGS Topo & Hydrography map
• Wetland Protection / Restoration