Complete Streets video series

Complete Streets look different in every community. Our Championing Complete Streets video series highlights Complete Streets efforts in Fort Wayne, IN, Versailles, KY, San Diego, CA, Missoula, MT, and Oklahoma City, OK.

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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 >>

March Smart Growth Roundtable: When data meets community

March Smart Growth Roundtable: When data meets community

The Smart Growth Network held its spring quarterly discussion at Urban Institute to discuss how to leverage partnerships and data to advance local priorities. Members learned from experts and each other about the importance of community data capacity and strategies to deepen these mutually beneficial partnerships. The Smart Growth Network (SGN) is a national alliance … Continued

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Opening up federal lands unlikely to move the needle on housing

Opening up federal lands unlikely to move the needle on housing

Lead researcher and author: Dr. Michael Rodriguez With support from Kate Southerland, Katharine Burgess, and Eric Cova Opening up federal lands for development may sound like a promising fix for the housing crisis. But our analysis shows that very little of this land is located in places where new housing is needed most. Instead, strategies … Continued

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