Webinar: Executive orders and reauthorization—Navigating the future of federal transportation funding

Join Smart Growth America and Transportation for America for a webinar on Tuesday, February 25th at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the state of transportation funding, including recent executive orders and the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. Federal transportation funding is at a crossroads, with executive orders and USDOT directives reshaping priorities and halting projects, not … Continued

Events Transportation

Proposed ruling from Maryland State Legislature prioritizes safety over speed

Senator Michael A. Jackson recently introduced a bill in the Maryland State Legislature that demonstrates a model for removing barriers to speed reduction at the state level. This kind of legislative action to improve road safety demonstrates much-needed leadership and puts the power of safer streets back into the hands of the community. Speed vs. … Continued

Advocacy Complete Streets

Continuing the momentum: Driving local-level housing reform in Massachusetts communities

Smart Growth America is proud to continue supporting local advocacy efforts for affordable housing and zoning reform with the launch of the 2025 Massachusetts Technical Assistance cohort. Generously funded by The Barr Foundation, this year’s program builds on the successes of SGA’s previous iteration of the MA TA program in 2022-2023 and the Opportunity Zones … Continued

Land Use and Development Technical assistance Zoning

Federal actions threaten roadway safety efforts: What’s at stake

This post was written by Heidi Simon and Eric Cova. The Complete Streets movement was started more than twenty years ago to build shared energy and strategy for making our streets safer. As the convener of the National Complete Streets Coalition, we have worked alongside communities large and small to implement real changes that make … Continued

Advocacy Complete Streets

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

Complete Streets

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

Land Use and Development Technical assistance Zoning

Healing our Highways report: Artists & cultural workers are essential to repairing our infrastructure and healing our communities

The knowledge of artists and culture workers and their deep community ties are essential in efforts to repair the harms inflicted by our infrastructure system upon marginalized communities. Our Healing Our Highways program illustrated what strategic steps toward holistic healing can look like.

Arts and Culture Technical assistance

Express your interest in the Culture and Community Network TA program

About the Culture and Community Network The Culture and Community Network is a technical assistance and peer learning program designed to help staff at MPOs, RTPOs, and state DOTs assess, design, and begin implementation of arts and culture strategies for community engagement within their agencies. Selected participants from across the country will form a cohort … Continued

Arts and Culture Technical assistance

Culture and Community Network FAQ

What is the Culture and Community Network? The Culture and Community Network is a technical assistance and peer learning program designed to help staff at MPOs, RTPOs, and state DOTs assess, design, and begin implementation of arts and culture strategies for community engagement within their agencies. Participants will learn from national experts and each other … Continued

Arts and Culture Technical assistance