WNC Sustainable Communities - A local certification program of guidelines for sustainable community and neighborhood development developed by the WNCGBC

LEED for Neighborhood Development-A Rating System from the US GBC that integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design. LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a development's location and design meet accepted high levels of environmentally responsible, sustainable development.

Sustainable Sites Initiative-The Sustainable Sites Initiative is an interdisciplinary effort by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the United States Botanic Garden
to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction
and maintenance practices.

NRDC Smart Growth - Natural Resources Defense Council is working on Smart Growth solutions that can help curtail sprawl and build more sustainable communities

Smart Growth America - A coalition of national, state, and local organizations working to improve the ways we plan and build the towns, cities, and metro areas we call home

Smart Growth Network (SGN) - The network of non-profits and government was formed in 1996 by the US EPA in response to increasing community concerns about the need for new ways to grow that boost the economy, protect the environment, and enhance community vitality

The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education - Established in 2000, the center is a non-partisan center for research and leadership training on Smart Growth and related land use issues nationally and internationally

US EPA Smart Growth -The EPA's Smart Growth page