Smart Growth America advocates for people who want to live and work in great neighborhoods. They believe smart growth solutions support thriving businesses and jobs, provide more options for how people get around and make it more affordable to live near work and the grocery store. Their coalition works with communities to fight sprawl and save money. They are making America’s neighborhoods great together.
Smart Growth America (SGA) is the only national organization dedicated to researching, advocating for and leading coalitions to bring smart growth practices to more communities nationwide. From providing more sidewalks so people can walk to their town center to ensuring that homes are built near public transit or productive farms remain a part of our communities, smart growth helps make sure that people across the nation can live in great neighborhoods. Their solutions include:
- Coalition Building: Governors, business owners, bicycle activists, parents and organizations across the country are all part of growing communities that can be even greater. Smart growth is about making neighborhoods work for everyone, and the more people involved in that process the better.
- Policy Development: From using federal stimulus dollars to repair roads and create low-cost options for transportation, to adopting local water policies that work for developers and homebuyers alike, SGA is a policy resource on all things smart growth. They work with leaders at all levels of government to show which policy options are best for different communities and can help communities go from idea to implementation.
- Research: SGA makes sure the smart growth policies they promote are not just good theory, but proven ideas. Research on topics from urban development to transportation to the cost of vacant properties in communities to inform their work, and can be found online. New research is posted regularly, giving policymakers, businesses, and community groups the tools they need to make sure growth is smartly done.
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Written by: Josue Paul (02/09/2016)