Improving lives by improving communities
Smart growth is a way to build cities, towns, and neighborhoods that are economically prosperous, socially equitable, and environmentally sustainable.
Our Vision ›Smart Growth America works with elected officials, real estate developers, chambers of commerce, transportation and urban planning professionals, governors, and leaders in Washington to improve everyday life for people across the country through better development.
Smart Growth America tapped to help determine the future of the Buffalo Skyway
Like a number of other 1950’s-era, aging elevated highways that are (or have already) reached the end of their designed lifespans, the elevated Buffalo Skyway bridge in New York could be the latest to be replaced with a more people-centric design that better connects the city to its waterfront. Smart Growth America’s CEO Calvin Gladney has been selected to join a panel of other notable experts to judge a state-chartered design competition about its future.mart Growth America’s CEO Calvin Gladney has been selected to join a panel of other notable experts to judge a state-chartered design competition about how to replace the elevated Buffalo Skyway bridge in New York, which could be the latest to be replaced with a more people-centric design that better connects the city to its waterfront.
Get your copy of the 2019 Federal Financing Toolkit
Dozens of federal programs are designed to help finance smart growth development, and a new resource from LOCUS provides an overview of all of those programs in one convenient place. The 2019 Federal Financing Toolkit has been updated and expanded to include dozens of federal financing opportunities that are designed to help real estate developers and investors, as well as local elected officials, achieve their development goals.