Professional associations exist to share information and assistance for local governments and planners, and often provide their publications freely online to the public.
According to their website, NARC serves as the national voice for regionalism. NARC advocates for and provides services to its member councils of government (COGs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).
The Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, & students involved in physical, social, economic, & environmental planning in urban and rural areas. They publish Progressive Planning.
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. They publish Urban Land.
the leading housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all American. Publishes the Journal of Housing and Community Development
According to its mission statement, AMPO is the transportation advocate for metropolitan regions and is committed to enhancing MPOs' abilities to improve metropolitan transportation systems. Publishes many reports and makes them available online.
Their tagline is "strengthening & promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance". They produce many publications and resources for cities.
Calls itself the premier multibranch organization forecasting policy trends for the community of states, commonwealths and territories on a national and regional basis.
A bipartisan organization of the nation's governors--promotes visionary state leadership, shares best practices and speaks with a unified voice on national policy. One of its functions is to develop policy reports on innovative state programs.