www.sprawl-busters.com/
Sprawl-Busters Consultants help local community coalitions on-site to design and implement successful campaigns against megastores and other undesirable large-scale developments.

www.international.icomos.org/home.htm
The International Council on Monuments and Sites is an association of professionals throughout the world that currently bring together over 7500 members
ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organization of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. Its work is based on the principles enshrined in the 1964 International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the Venice Charter).
ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners.

www.state.il.us/HPA/ps/mainstreet.htm
In communities across the United States, civic leaders are working to bring life back to Main Street. Whether it’s the major downtown corridor in a small town or the commercial center of a larger city, Main Street is being rediscovered. As they work to reinforce and rekindle the economic vitality and values that Main Street stands for, communities are turning to the comprehensive Main Street Approach to revitalization. In Illinois, the assistance comes from Illinois Main Street, a program administered in the Office of Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn. Illinois Main Street helps communities: Build an effective volunteer-driven downtown management organization guided by professional staff and broadly supported by the public and private sectors. Enhance the downtown’s design and appearance through historic preservation.

Create a unified, quality image and develop promotional strategies to bring people downtown

Retain and strengthen existing downtown businesses

Recruit appropriate new businesses

Develop economic restructuring strategies to sustain the vitality of downtown

www.tclf.org
Landslide, landscapes at risk, outreach and education, rediscovering legacies, pioneers, news and events, all to encourage stewardship through education.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation
1909 Que Street NW
Second Floor
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 483 0553
(202) 483 0761
info@tclf.org

www.sprawlwatch.org
The Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse mission is to make the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media and business leaders. At the Clearinghouse we identify, collect, compile, and disseminate information on the best land use practices,

1100 17th Street,
NW 10th Floor
Washington , DC 20036

www.uli.org
The ULI Foundation supports the mission of the Urban Land Institute by providing an assured source of funding for ULI’s core research, education, and public service activities and for a variety of special initiatives. Through its various giving programs, the Foundation helps to strengthen ULI’s ability to provide responsible leadership in the use of land to enhance the total environment.
ULI Washington recently assembled a diverse group of land use industry leaders-developers, environmentalists, business and civic representatives, and politicians, including Washington Mayor Anthony Williams-in the city’s downtown to create scenarios to accommodate the 2 million additional residents and 1.6 million new jobs anticipated for the region by 2025.

www.livable.com
Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit organization working to restore and renew our communities. Partners has over 25 years of experience in solving community problems by providing information, leadership and guidance that help communities help themselves. We welcome the opportunity to bring our experience to your community.

Partners for Livable Communities
1429 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 887 5990
(202) 466 4845