Planningprep.com - Offers preparation services for the AICP exam, including practice questions and exams, and community forums. Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning - A consortium of university based programs offering credentials in urban and regional planning. Citizen Planner Training Collaborative - Provides educational opportunities and access to information to local officials serving on planning boards and zoning boards of appeals. Taub Urban Research Center - Features current research, a calendar of events and a section on urban education. The National Charrette Institute - A non-profit educational institution committed to teaching professionals the theory and practice of facilitating public planning charrettes and sharing the lessons learned. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy - Seeks to improve the quality of debate and disseminate knowledge of critical issues by bringing together scholars, policy makers, practitioners and citizens. Design That Matters - Nonprofit helping underserved communities improve their quality of life while providing classwork for engineering and business students. Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research - An interdisciplinary venue at the University at Albany, State University of New York focused on the urban political economy. Centre for Urban and Community Studies - University of Toronto unit conducts multidisciplinary research and policy analysis. Urban and Regional Innovation Research Unit (Urenio) - Information about European funded regional and urban development, innovation, and planning tools and strategies. Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech - Conducts research on development patterns and metropolitan growth. Features publications and papers by staff and fellows.