To everyone feeling anger and grief
We join you in grieving the recent senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans, and we call out the ongoing and historic inequities in America that have led to the outpouring of understandable anger and frustration. Read a short statement from President & CEO Calvin Gladney.
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Meet the artists taking on COVID-19 transportation challenges
Smart Growth America is excited to announce the selection of five artists for our Arts & Transportation Rapid Response initiative. These five artists will be working in tandem with five local transportation agencies to design and implement projects that address pandemic-related transportation challenges and systemic inequities.
Searching for a Complete Streets champion
A Complete Streets policy is just part of what makes it possible for a community to create safer streets, but political leadership is key. To help prepare more of our elected officials to effectively advocate for and support Complete Streets, Smart Growth America has launched the Champions Institute. We are accepting applications from local officials through September 10, 2020.