Urban Planning and Design

HMDC is the principal distributor of quantitative social science data from major international data consortia for Harvard and MIT.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies is a research center on housing-related issues at Harvard Kennedy School.

The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States. It provides access to publications, planning advisory services, topic-based resources, research, and more.

The official Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA). They are a 1,100-plus member organization of professional planners and planning officials who serve Massachusetts communities in many ways, at all levels of government, the private sector, and not-for-profit organizations.

A professional institute of the American Planning Association. It "provides the only nationwide, independent verification of planners' qualifications. Certified planners pledge to uphold high standards of practice, ethics, and professional conduct, and to keep their skills sharp and up to date by continuously pursuing advanced professional education."

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) is a consortium of more than 100 university departments and programs offering planning degrees as well as programs that offer degrees affiliated with planning.

Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization based in New York dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities, in an effort often termed placemaking.