Make Way for Walkability Wednesday, October 6, 2021 When more and more people were staying close to home, we sought to meet our daily needs in our immediate communities. But strengthening walkability will continue to be a critical tool for building prosperous and equitable communities. During this session, experts discussed why walkability is here to … Continued

  COVID-19 has dramatically altered our sense of community and place. Massachusetts communities faced unprecedented hardships, but met them with resilience, innovation, sacrifice, and strength. During the Fall and Winter of 2021, Smart Growth America and LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors hosted Commonwealth Communities: Smart Growth Strategies for Our Emergent Future. This series of five virtual symposia provided … Continued

Contact Information National Brownfields Coalition at Smart Growth America Katharine Burgess, Vice President of Land Use and Development, Smart Growth America [email protected] Jean Hamerman, Executive Director, Center for Creative Land Recycling [email protected]   General Support: [email protected] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/8677225/

With support from the Kresge Foundation, and in partnership with Forecast Public Art, Smart Growth America is now accepting artist applications for the second round of the Arts & Transportation Rapid Response, an initiative for transit agencies looking to creatively and quickly address pandemic-related transportation challenges. Each of the three projects are unique and have … Continued

This page is a pass-through page used to create a menu item within the SGA arts and culture area to redirect people to the Transportation.Art Scenic Route site. Safe redirection tool is being used to point this page here: https://www.transportation.art/sgas-projects/ This page creates the menu item on A&C area by having A&C as the parent. … Continued

“The efforts of the National Brownfields Coalition are very effective at identifying challenges with the brownfield program and advocating for positive change with our congressional representatives. I encourage all brownfield practitioners and advocates to join the efforts of the National Brownfields Coalition to identify and promote positive changes for this vital issue.” – Randy Brandt, … Continued

What are activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations? Activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations are connections that let people safely and easily walk, bike, or move actively using an assistive device to reach key locations, such as homes, workplaces, parks, grocery stores, schools, and other community amenities. Activity-friendly routes look different in every community, but can include … Continued

Model policies for activity friendly routes to everyday destinations This resource is designed to help communities pass policies that can help get more Americans physically active—specifically by creating connected, healthy communities where people can safely and easily walk, bike, roll, or move actively with assistive devices to reach nearby key destinations. To learn more about … Continued

In the Active People, Healthy Nation℠  Champions Institute, a hand-picked group of local elected officials are learning to effectively advocate for and support safer and more Complete Streets. The second class will be receiving comprehensive training to help them become champions in their communities to promote activity-friendly routes to everyday destinations.  The good news is … Continued