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- Compliance Areas
- Funding & Financing
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Sustainable Planning, Building & Infrastructure
Smart growth is development that serves the economy, community and the environment. Over the last forty years a shift has taken place in the patterns of development. Traditional development fostered a sense of community while more recent development trends have led to sprawl and isolated pockets of growth. Sprawl can bring about increased traffic congestion as people are forced to rely upon automobiles for transportation. Sprawl also leads to loss of open spaces. Recently, the debate about development has been changed by the emergence of a new perspective: smart growth. Smart growth tries to combat sprawl by recognizing the connections between development and the quality of life. Smart growth is development that is environmentally, fiscally, and economically sound. The following material includes information on recent news and events concerning smart growth, as well as full-text publications and links to other Web sites. These resources are assembled to assist local governments in learning more about smart growth and what it means to communities. Smart Growth. EPA helps communities grow in ways that expand economic opportunity, protect public health and the environment, and create and enhance the places that people love. Through research, tools, partnerships, case studies, grants, and technical assistance, EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality.
Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Urban and Suburban Zoning Codes EPA Smart Growth Grants and Other Funding The EPA smart growth program sometimes offers grants to support activities that improve the quality of development and protect human health and the environment. When these grants are offered, they will always be announced on this Web page and on www.grants.gov Making Smart Growth
Happen About Smart Growth Topics
Education/Outreach
Examples of Smart Growth Communities and Projects
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development. This project of the United States Department of Energy offers a Web site providing information about sustained growth. The site presents a comprehensive overview of the land use planning techniques currently being used and also lists case studies, upcoming conferences, and funding opportunities for growth-related projects. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Active Community Environments Initiative California State Treasurer's Office - Pollution Control Financing Authority Organizations/Non-Government Programs Smart Growth Network. The Smart Growth Network (SGN) offers a wealth of resources to help you in your smart growth efforts. Membership in the Smart Growth Network is free. Now, anyone interested in smart growth can join SGN, and receive the bi-monthly newsletter Getting Smart, participate in discussions on the SGN members listserv, get tips and useful information from the SGN Information Hotline, and get access to the members section of the SGN Web site. Trust for Public Land. TPL is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. In addition to news, the TPL Web site offers a variety of full text, on-line reports. Smart Growth America. A nationwide coalition promoting a better way to grow: one that protects open space, revitalizes neighborhoods, keeps housing affordable, and provides more transportation choices. The Web site includes "Smart Tools," links to other smart growth sites, and produces a bi-weekly newsletter on smart growth issues across the country. American Farmland Trust. AFT is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to protect our nation's farmland. AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment. Brookings Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. This Web site examines urban policies that will help build strong neighborhoods, cities, and metropolitan regions. Regional Smart Growth Organizations 1000 Friends of Florida Other Organizations AARP - Livable Communities Community Design Tools Context Sensitive Street Design Legislative Guidebook for Growing Smart. This publication contains model statutes for planning and the management of change. The model statutes are intended to provide local governments and others with ideas, principles, methods, and procedures drawn from various states, regions, and local governments across the country. Developments and Dollars: An Introduction to Fiscal Impact Analysis in Land Use Planning. This guide provides local officials and others concerned with sprawling development and growth issues with tools they need to examine the likely impacts of development proposals on local taxes and municipal budgets. Best Development Practices: A Primer for Smart Growth. Available for $9 from the International City/County Management Association, this primer shows how changes in current development patterns can help stop sprawl. Pedestrian- and Transit-Friendly Design: A Primer for Smart Growth. Available for $8 from the International City/County Management Association, this primer illustrates essential features of pedestrian- and transit-friendly design. A Region Divided: The State of Growth in Greater Washington, D.C. This report, produced by the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, includes: (1) an overview of the region's economy, (2) an examination of growth in metropolitan Washington; (3) a summary of what the response has been to date in the region to address some of the concerns around growth, and (4) thoughts about how this region can begin to frame its vision and efforts for building a vibrant region. Sustainable Measures. Sustainable Measures develops indicators that measure progress toward a sustainable economy, society and environment. This site offers users free training materials, a searchable database of indicators, a list of online and print resources, answers to frequently asked questions, and more. Treelink. This Web site offers an urban forestry database, guidelines for improving urban forestry in your community, recent news, lists of urban forestry forums, and links to other Web sites. Tools for Community Design and Decision Making. This is an Internet-based presentation which offers information about the planning tools of the future. The tools presented on this Web site will help to diminish barriers to smart growth such as community opposition to density and the mixing of uses, outdated regulatory practices, and financing. Grants and Funding. Find out about financial assistance available to organizations and communities.
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