Focusing on individual behavior won’t make our streets safer
Troubling trends in two very different places highlight the urgent need to focus on systemic change to prevent additional deaths.
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Forging a reconnected future: A National City/Southeast San Diego story
Through the Community Connectors Program, advocates from National City/Southeast San Diego (SESD) took the lead in convening a robust community conversation to advance reconnecting their community.
Meet the cohort of the Massachusetts Champions’ Institute
Smart Growth America and Transportation for Massachusetts are launching a statewide program to equip elected officials from across Massachusetts to effectively advocate for and support safer and more complete streets in their communities. Today, we are excited to announce the 15 participants of the first-ever Massachusetts Champions’ Institute.
How to avoid displacement and four other lessons from our 15 Community Connectors
Community Connectors is SGA’s program to help equip leaders in 15 small and mid-sized communities to repair the damage of divisive infrastructure. A few weeks ago, members from all 15 teams gathered in Washington DC to receive some extra technical assistance on two challenges that had emerged over the last 18 months of the program: … Continued
Request for proposals: Community of practice design and facilitation
Smart Growth America (SGA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide program design and facilitation services in support of a community of practice focused on culture, design, engagement, and federally funded infrastructure projects from December 2024 to November 2025. Services include project design, planning, implementation, and community of practice facilitation services. The … Continued
Durham, NC: Combining Vision Zero and Complete Streets to reach ambitious safety goals
October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, a time to recognize the numerous dangers, indignities, and inconveniences that pedestrians face every day in this country. It is also a time to imagine and plan how to do things differently. One city that is taking steps toward becoming a better place for pedestrians is Durham, North Carolina.
How Transportation for America’s principles support Complete Streets
As the National Complete Streets Coalition works with communities to develop, adopt, and implement Complete Streets policies, we look to Transportation for America’s three key principles for guidance on what to prioritize and how to move to a brighter future in transportation.
Request for Proposals: Strategic planning consultant
Introduction Smart Growth America (SGA) is seeking an experienced strategic planning consultant to facilitate a strategic planning process and help develop a new Three-Year Strategic Plan for SGA. Through this RFP, SGA seeks a qualified consultant who is experienced with working with national nonprofits similar to SGA in size and scope in the facilitation of … Continued
A note from Toccarra Nicole Thomas on the new Center for Zoning Solutions
For decades, zoning has been used as a tool to segregate and exclude. It has contributed to some of the biggest problems that communities across America face today: people can’t afford to buy homes (let alone rent), there’s an over-reliance on single-family-only housing options, and our sprawling communities are harming people’s health and the environment—not … Continued
One disabled person’s perspective on transit etiquette
Disabled Americans face significant challenges with independent travel, as they are more reliant on transit but often encounter accessibility barriers. This isolation leads to severe physical and mental health impacts, with loneliness affecting people with disabilities at over four times the rate of non-disabled individuals. Disabled Americans are less likely to own a personal vehicle in … Continued