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The Equity Summit: Building Forward returns to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, on March 26 and 27, 2025. Featuring Jerusalem Demsas from The Atlantic as our Keynote.

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Smart Growth America empowers communities through technical assistance, advocacy and thought leadership to create livable places, healthy people, and shared prosperity. We work with elected officials at all levels, real estate developers, chambers of commerce, transportation and urban planning professionals, and residents to improve everyday life for people across the country through better development. Read more about our work >>

Request for proposals: Complete Street Leadership Academy technical experts

Request for proposals: Complete Street Leadership Academy technical experts

Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), Smart Growth America (SGA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide technical expertise on Complete Streets, specifically focused on quick-build demonstrations. Services will run from March to July 2025 and include workshop facilitation, community support, and technical advice. The deadline to submit is Tuesday, February 18, … Continued

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New initiative: Eliminating zoning barriers to healthy communities

New initiative: Eliminating zoning barriers to healthy communities

Smart Growth America’s Center for Zoning Solutions is excited to announce a new initiative to support communities around the country to improve health equity through zoning reform led by the community. Generously funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this unique technical assistance program will provide community-based organizations with direct support to achieve the goals … Continued

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