Case Examples

Regional collaboration has taken many forms over the course of the 20th century, and several examples are linked below. In the coming months, we will develop more specific details on these case studies.

If you have additional case studies that you would like us to consider, please contact CNREP.

Megaregions

1. America 2050, a joint venture of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Regional Plan Association – www.america2050.org

Watersheds

1. Great Lakes Basin Compact (1955) – www.glc.org
2. Chesapeake Bay Program (1983) – www.chesapeakebay.net
3. San Francisco-San Joaquin Bay Delta (1994) – www.calfed.ca.gov
4. Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (2000) – www.evergladesplan.org
5. Platte River Cooperative Agreement (2006) – www.platteriver.org

Ecosystems

1. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (1969) – www.trpa.org
2. Cape Cod Commission (1989) – www.capecodcommission.org
3. Northwest Forest Plan (1993) – www.reo.gov
4. Yellowstone to the Yukon (1997) – www.y2y.net
5. Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan (1997) – www.icbemp.gov
6. Sierra Nevada Framework (2004) – www.fs.fed.us/r5/snfpa

Metropolitan Areas

1. Regional Plan Association (1922) – www.rpa.org
2. Portland Metro (1992) – www.oregonmetro.org
3. Envision Utah (1997) – www.envisionutah.org
4. Denver Mile High Compact (2000) – www.drcog.org
5. Southern California Compass Blueprint (2000) – www.compassblueprint.org
6. Sacramento Region Blueprint (2002) – www.sacregionblueprint.org