Planning
- American Planning Association
- APA, Massachusetts Chapter
- National Association of Regional Councils
- Planners Web, News and Information for Citizen Planners
- BRPC Planning Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Citizen Planners Training Collaborative
- Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities (includes grants & data profiles of each town)
- Mass. Historical Commission
- National Association of Towns and Townships
- The Guidebook to Massachusetts Land Use – 2021 Disclaimer (APA-MA)
Governance
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts website
- 2023 Massachusetts Municipal Guide
- Mass. Municipal Association
- Massachusetts Select Board Handbook – Mass Municipal Association (MMA)
- Municipal Finance Training and Resource Center
- MACC’s Environmental Handbook for Mass. Conservation Commissioners
Massachusetts Planning Commissions
- Cape Cod Commission
- Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments
- Martha’s Vineyard Commission
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
- Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission
- Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
- Old Colony Planning Council
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
- Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District
Transportation
- Berkshire Bike Path Council
- Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- MassDOT
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center
- Surface Transportation Policy Project
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Highway Traffic Counts
Environment
- Berkshire Environmental Action Team
- Nature Conservancy
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 1 – New England
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Housatonic Valley Association
- Lakes and Ponds Association of Western Massachusetts
- Mass. Department of Environmental Protection
- Mass. Environmental Trust (grants)
Economic Development
- 1Berkshire
- US Economic Development Administration
- International Economic Development Council
- Mass. Alliance for Economic Development
- MassDevelopment
- Mass. Office of Business Development
- National Association of Development Organizations
- Regional MBI Broadband Map
- MA Executive Office of Economic Development
Information Services / Mapping / GIS
Grants
Local Media
- Berkshire Eagle
- Berkshire Edge
- Berkshire Magazine
- Berkshire Business Journal
- iBerkshires
- Rural Intelligence
- Greylock Glass