Smart growth in rural communities: Key takeaways from the latest Smart Growth Network convening

#LOCUSsummit2018: Community as Corporation with Majora Carter

Every year, billions of government and philanthropic dollars go into low-status American communities to support education, health, and economic development. Nevertheless, these areas have remained economically stagnant for...

Smart Growth America Live Stream

Cool & Connected: Action steps for broadband investment & downtown revitalization

Is your community networked to actively participate in the digital economy? Is affordable, robust broadband being leveraged to create jobs and promote your community to valuable tourism and...

Getting to World-Class American Transit

What would it take to deliver world-class transit in the U.S.? Transportation for America’s new World-Class American Transit report answers that question by setting a clear benchmark and...

Restoring Gulf Coast passenger rail

When the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) hired Transportation for America to help restore passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit, there were no federal...

Webinar: Partnerships for brownfields redevelopment

During this webinar, our National Brownfields Coalition features experts from the Houston Land Bank, Montrose Environmental, and RMI, who together, highlight strategies to strengthen cross-sector collaboration and explore...

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Webinar: Understanding the State of the System for better transportation advocacy

With Transportation for America’s interactive State of the System (SOS) data hub, you’ll learn how to use the foundational transportation data we’ve assembled and synthesized that answers these...

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Y'all Aboard! Celebrating the launch of the Mardi Gras Service

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, passenger rail is finally back between New Orleans and Mobile, AL. Our Transportation for America team played a critical role in shaping the...

Join the National Brownfields Coalition!

The National Brownfields Coalition is a non-partisan alliance of public, private, and non-profit practitioners who develop and advocate for federal policies and practices that promote the cleanup, remediation,...

Webinar: Unlocking the power of passenger rail

Smarter federal investment in passenger rail can support high-quality, high-ridership service—especially in corridors with strong public demand. In this webinar, our Chairman, John Robert Smith, and Policy Associate,...

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Informational webinar: Community Connectors 2

Divisive roadways have left lasting scars in communities across the country—separating neighborhoods, limiting access, and deepening inequities. Our Community Connectors program helps small and mid-sized communities take meaningful...

Webinar: Innovative approaches to housing development

Alternative approaches in financing or project development can be slow to move from one community to another. In this webinar, hear from leaders championing new models for funding...

Webinar

Smart Growth Network Quarterly Discussion: Building community through climate resilience

The Smart Growth Network’s June quarterly discussion explored how communities are using infrastructure to prepare for extreme weather. Participants learned about a community-led resilience hub and a stormwater...

Webinar: Federal transportation reform for the 21st century

It’s time to bring our federal transportation program into the 21st century. In this webinar, Smart Growth America’s Interim President & CEO, Beth Osborne, and Transportation for America's...

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Webinar: Approaches to building small scale and missing middle housing

From missing starter homes for young families to a dearth of homes available for seniors hoping to downsize but stay in their communities, the impacts of so-called “missing...

Webinar

Reauthorization 201: Influencing the process

This webinar will build on Reauthorization 101: Understanding the Process. Reauthorization 201 provides a deeper analysis on how advocates, organizations, and individuals can influence the upcoming Surface Transportation...

Webinar: Shifting priorities for a safer transportation system

Despite listing safety as a key priority, our roads are much more dangerous than the rest of the developed world. Our transportation system continues to prioritize and reward...

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Webinar: Utilizing the Opportunity Zone tool for residential development

With Congress poised to potentially extend the federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive, it is a critical time for developers and communities to revisit successful uses of the...

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Webinar: Paving the way to accountability and a fix it first federal program

Despite spending $1.5 trillion over the last 30 years, the federal transportation program has failed to deliver results. This session will take a closer look at whether the...

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Webinar: Understanding the federal environment for brownfields policy and advocacy in 2025

It’s a time of change and disruption in Washington and in the midst of it all, Congress and the administration are actively considering the future of federal support...

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Webinar: Climate-informed zoning

During this session, members of Smart Growth America and the Center for Zoning Solutions explore how zoning regulations can impact a community’s climate resilience efforts. Solutions we talk...

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Road to reconnections: Turning Reconnecting Communities plans into progress

Low-income communities and communities of color have been and continue to be disproportionately harmed by our approach to transportation in the United States. To address the longstanding inequities...

Federal, state, and local advocacy: Threading the needle to advance smart growth

With each administration change, there are significant shifts at the federal level in terms of priorities and approaches to transportation, land use, and other aspects of smart growth....

A shared movement: Collective insights to advance thriving communities

Real change doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s built by people from all backgrounds, generations, and geographies—coming together to demand better and create lasting impact. As we close out...

Funding equity: New avenues to address historic inequities

As our new political reality shifts federal grantmaking and limits opportunities for nonprofits to prioritize initiatives focused on creating equitable and accessible communities, we must find new ways...

2025 Equity Summit Keynote speaker: Jerusalem Demsas

Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic and thought leader on housing, urban policy, and economic equity, gave the keynote speech for the 2025 Equity Summit. Jerusalem is...

Community-led zoning reform: Changing hearts, minds, and policies

America faces compounding housing access and affordability crises. Addressing these challenges requires action at the federal, state, and local levels to overcome obstacles that have been decades—if not...

Smart Growth America 2025 Equity Summit

At Smart Growth America, we know that the heart of our work is to create healthy, prosperous, and resilient communities. But how do we ensure that economic opportunities...

Smart Growth Network Quarterly Discussion, March 2025

The Smart Growth Network gathered this spring at the Urban Institute to explore how community organizations and researchers can partner to turn data into action. This Smart Growth...

Webinar: Eliminating zoning barriers to healthy communities

Smart Growth America's Center for Zoning Solutions is on a mission to help communities across the nation implement equitable land use policies that can support people to live,...

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Webinar: Executive orders & reauthorization. Navigating the future of federal transportation funding

Federal transportation funding is at a crossroads, with executive orders and USDOT directives reshaping priorities and halting projects, not to mention federal surface transportation program planning already underway....

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Walk audit training in San Diego

On September 26, 2024, AARP California, North Park Main Street, America Walks, and Smart Growth America hosted a Walk Audit Training in North Park, bringing together 30+ participants...

Tampa Heights CommUNITY

Our Healing our Highways program inspired creative ideas and activities to build knowledge, connections, and power within disadvantaged communities most harmed by transportation systems and climate change. As...

Center for Zoning Solutions Webinar: Advancing racial equity through planning

The Center for Zoning Solutions is Smart Growth America's new program that works to advance the zoning reform movement through technical assistance to local governments and communities, reports,...

Community-led progress in Fort Wayne

Since adopting a resolution in 2016, advocates, city officials, and residents in Fort Wayne, Indiana have been working to make streets safer for people of all ages and...

Funding safe streets for all

Road design has a huge impact on how people are connected to everyday destinations like work, the grocery store, and recreational spaces. Versailles, Kentucky is a small town...

From resolution to evolution in Missoula

Since adopting a Complete Streets resolution in 2009, Missoula, Montana's population has grown significantly, highlighting the need to upgrade its transportation policies to better meet residents' needs. Featuring...

Tailored solutions for a safer, more accessible San Diego

This video explores the impact of Complete Streets in San Diego County and AARP California’s role in driving these changes. Learn about AARP’s commitment to safer, accessible streets...

Advocating for safe streets in Oklahoma City

From 2016-2021, 143 pedestrians, 13 bicyclists, 531 drivers and passengers died in traffic crashes in Oklahoma City, and 1,296 more were seriously injured, showcasing the need for a...

Celebrating progress: A closer look at our Community Connectors program

Our Community Connectors program is a capacity-building program that supports 15 teams from small to mid-sized cities to with reconnecting communities separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure. In...

December 2024 Equity Forum: Centering community voice

This panel features Healing Our Highways and Community Connectors participants as they discuss strategies to ensure that residents’ needs are prioritized in order to foster more equitable and...

December 2024 Equity Forum: What is displacement, and how can we combat it?

During this presentation and panel discussion, panelists take a deep dive into the different types of displacement and what causes it, and share best practices for addressing displacement...

Smart Growth Quarterly Discussion, December 2024

On December 7, the Smart Growth Network gathered at the offices of the National Association of REALTORS® to discuss one of the most pressing issues today: the shortage...

Fueling the Crisis Webinar | 12/07/2024

In this video, we discuss findings in our new report, Fueling the Crisis, which analyzes the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and its impact on transportation emissions. Author or...

Building for Florida’s tomorrow: Bridging climate resilience with economic opportunity

We worked with Florida-based community organization, Incubate Neighborhood Center (INC), to raise awareness about the ways that climate change is impacting their community’s infrastructure, insurance rates, and economic...

Divided by Design 2023 Webinar

Our streets are #DividedByDesign. Smart Growth America's new report examines the racist roots of our current transportation system, revealing that flawed thinking continues to haunt our policies and...

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Complete Streets Policy Action Guide

In partnership with CityHealth, we created a Complete Streets Policy Action Guide that makes it easier than ever to work towards creating more equitable, accessible, and sustainable communities....

Flooding in Ft. Pierce: Building resilience in Florida

In 2004, Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne, all major hurricanes, wreaked havoc across large swaths of Florida, including the Treasure Coast region along Florida’s Atlantic shores, where St....

Extreme Heat & Smart Growth with the Smart Growth Network

This July, SGA hosted the Smart Growth Network (SGN), a national coalition of smart growth-oriented organizations, in its offices for the coalition’s Summer 2024 Quarterly Discussion. The discussion...

Walking in one of the deadliest states in America

In our 2024 Dangerous by Design report, Florida ranked as the second most deadly state for pedestrians. Additionally, 8 of the top 20 most deadly metro areas are...

Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design 2024

Equity Summit 2023

The Equity Summit is a virtual gathering of thought leaders and practitioners who come together to discuss insights and strategies to ensure that racial equity is a key...

Video Series

Dangerous by Design Champion Testimonies

Our very first Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program brought together advocates and government leaders from 15 cities across the country to think about the ways they can...

Testimonial

Community Connectors Atlanta Convening Recap

Smart Growth America in collaboration with Equitable Cities, the New Urban Mobility Alliance, and America Walks, have created the Community Connectors program to help advance locally driven projects...

Testimonial

Small Towns, Big Impact

In this video, we introduce six rural communities who received Hometown Grants from T-Mobile to support community development projects in towns nationwide. To learn more about their projects,...

Testimonial, Land Use and Development, Rural Development, Rural

ATL Rising: Building resilience in the face of extreme heat

In 2023, Atlanta had its second-hottest year in almost a century. Largely driven by climate change, Atlanta and other cities across the country are experiencing extreme heat events...

Testimonial, Climate Change, Resilience

The 2024 Equity Summit Recap Video

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit is a two-day convening that brings movement leaders and practitioners together to gain insights into the successes and challenges of racial equity projects...

Event, Equity Summit, Events

A rural roadmap: Complete Streets for small towns

As we strive to create more inclusive and resilient communities, implementing Complete Streets in rural communities is a key step towards ensuring that everyone can live safely, affordably,...

Complete Streets

A rural roadmap: Aging in place with Complete Streets

A common misconception about investments that support walking, biking, rolling, and public transit is that the demand for these initiatives is limited to urban communities. Our new video,...

Complete Streets

Equitable infrastructure to bridge divides

Divisive infrastructure has had long-term damage, both tangible and intangible, on Black and Brown communities. While we are beginning to see policies, programs, and funding to combat the...

Harnessing data and lived experiences for safe streets

To provide a practical response to the information presented in Dangerous By Design, a Smart Growth America report that identifies unsafe road design as the main culprit in...

Cultural organizing as reclamation and resistance

Learn from cultural organizing groups from community-based organizations across the country working to preserve commercial corridors and community centers through arts and culture outside of historic urban ethnic...

Building momentum: Lessons from frontline advocates & government leaders

Frontline community and advocacy organizations, frequently led by people of color, have fought these discriminatory practices and policies as well as their de facto effects for years, often...

Moving within this moment: Strategies for overcoming structural barriers | Equity Summit 2024

Efforts to advance equity in today’s environment face major structural setbacks, including the recent Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action and reduced corporate commitment to DEI. Panelists representing...

Smart Growth Network Roundtable: Capacity Building and Collaboration

In April 2024, the Smart Growth Network convened to learn and discuss on the theme Capacity Building and Collaboration. The Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, which featured...

Champion Spotlight: Fort Smith, AR

As part of our Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program, we brought together champions from across the country to advance street safety efforts through data collection and storytelling....

Champion Spotlight: Tempe, Arizona

This video was made as part of our Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program. This initiative brought together champions from across the country to advance street safety efforts...

2024 Champions Alumni Convening

Last month, we spent two days with Complete Streets Champion Institute alumni and community leaders to discuss strategies for implementing Complete Streets in our communities. The event served...

Complete Streets, Technical assistance, Champions Institute

Walking in Memphis: These streets are Dangerous by Design

Memphis is the deadliest city for pedestrians. According to our new report, Dangerous by Design 2024 (https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/), Memphis holds the #1 spot, with a rate of 5.14 per...

Testimonial, Complete Streets, Transportation, Dangerous by Design

Meeting the moment: The 2024 Equity Summit

We’re so thankful to have had nearly 300 people gather in Washington, DC at our first in-person Equity Summit. We spent two days unpacking how we can work...

Event, 2024 Equity Summit, Equity Summit, Racial Equity, Social Equity

Healing our Highways Informational Webinar

We hosted an information to provide the background, context, and project expectations for our new Healing our Highways grant. Applications are due Feb. 22nd. Link to apply :...

Charles T. Brown | Equity Summit 2024

Charles T. Brown, Founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, LLC, delivers a keynote presentation talking about ways to address the root causes of inequity, and framing that around...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Complete Streets Power Hour, Implementer Spotlight

Implementers Barbara Chamberlain, Active Transportation Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation and Patrick Hartley, Complete Streets Program Coordinator, City of Tucson join us to discuss how...

April De Simone | 2024 Equity Summit

Hear from April De Simone, Founder and Managing Principal at The Practice of Democracy, who delivered the opening remarks at Smart Growth America's 2024 Equity Summit.

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Transportation Camp 2024

A message from Robb Dooling about #TCamp24 hosted by Transportation for America and Smart Growth America.

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee - Short

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Complete Streets Power Hour 10/25/2023: Advocates Spotlight

Complete Streets Power Hours are a series of virtual gatherings happening this fall where we’ll discuss the importance of establishing a clear commitment and vision—and what that looks...

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee - Short [AUDIO DESCRIBED]

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Testimonial, Complete Streets

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee [AUDIO DESCRIBED]

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

VIDEO: Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise. Here's why.

In a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning, SGA’s Vice President of Transportation and Thriving Communities Beth Osborne explains that our roads are dangerous by design. If you watch...

Transportation, Safe streets

How an arcane rule helps justify destructive highway projects

Incredibly expensive new or widened highways divide our communities, produce more congestion and pollution, and make it harder to get around in nearly every way. These projects often...

Transportation, Divided by Design, Value of Time

How I-395/695 devastated Washington, DC - Divided by Design

This animation using historic satellite imagery to show before and after construction of Interstates 395 and 695 in Washington, DC was produced in partnership with @Segregation_By_Design. Learn more...

How I-20 devastated Atlanta, GA - Divided by Design

This animation using historic satellite imagery to show before and after construction of Interstate 20 in Atlanta, GA was produced in partnership with @Segregation_By_Design. Learn more about this...

How I-66 WOULD HAVE devastated Washington, DC - Divided by Design

This animation combines Google Earth imagery with a portion of the planned route of the Northern Leg (I-66) in Washington, DC to illustrate devastation avoided thanks to successful...

How I-485 WOULD HAVE devastated Atlanta, GA - Divided by Design

This animation combines Google Earth imagery with a portion of the planned route of I-485 through Atlanta, GA to illustrate the devastation avoided when the interstate was defeated....

Strategies for Wealth-building Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

Homebuilding and landowning is the American Dream and the fastest way for Americans to build generational wealth—but many communities were intentionally left out of these opportunities due to...

Fireside Chat: Reconnecting Communities with Scott Kratz and Veronica P. McBeth | 2023 Equity Summit

What does it mean to experience displacement? Join us for an energizing fireside chat with practitioners Scott Kratz and Veronica P. McBeth, where our speakers will interview each...

A Conversation with Front Line Community Advocates | 2023 Equity Summit

To truly discuss reconnecting communities, you need to include community voices. These community leaders—Adah Crandall, Paulo Nunes-Ueno, and Ally Smither—are actively working toward building better-connected communities. Ally Smither...

Implementing Urban Climate Justice Keynote: Kizzy Charles-Guzmán | 2023 Equity Summit

As Executive Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, Kizzy Charles-Guzmán delivers climate leadership and programs focused on sustainability, decarbonization, brownfields remediation, resiliency and...

Advocacy & Community Leadership for Zoning Reform Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

In this “Advocacy & Community Leadership for Zoning Reform” panel, our panelists discuss civic engagement process and the broken design of our communities. Hear how communities, advocates, and...

Developing the Built Environment for a Low-Carbon Future Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

As the U.S. transitions to renewable energy systems to combat climate change, equitable and just considerations must be made across sectors. The building and transportation sectors are two...

'A Regional Approach to Zoning' Webinar | Form-Based Codes Institute

The Form-Based Codes Institute, a program of Smart Growth America, is excited to share "A Regional Approach to Zoning," our January webinar discussing form-based codes, and sharing tools...

What is Equity? Doing more for those who have less.

Hear from Smart Growth America partners on what equity means to them when thinking about affordable housing and transit-oriented development. Featuring: Danielle Arigoni | Managing Dir. of Policy...

Panel - Creative Approaches to Funding Equitable TOD | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable TOD

Moderated by: Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth Panelists include: David Bowers, Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Market, Enterprise Community Partners; Drew Hubbard, Interim Director, DC Department of...

Panel - Replicable Policies to Advance Equitable TOD | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable TOD

Moderated by: Dan Reed, Regional Policy Director, Greater Greater Washington Panelists include: Andy Altman, Principal and Co-Founder, Fivesquares Development; Christian Dorsey, Vice-Chair, Arlington County Board; Evan Glass, President,...

Calvin Gladney Keynote | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable Transit-oriented Development

Keynote Presentation: “Equitable Development Doesn’t Begin or End at Construction” from Calvin Gladney, President and CEO, Smart Growth America To continue the conversation on equity in smart growth,...

Liz Price & Christian Dorsey, Welcome and Framing Presentation | Equity Forum: Equitable TOD

Welcome Remarks: Liz Price, Vice President of Real Estate & Parking, WMATA Framing Presentation: Christian Dorsey, Vice-Chair, Arlington County Board In this presentation, get a firsthand look at...

Dangerous by Design 2022 - Presentation

This is the public briefing for Dangerous by Design 2022, the latest report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition about the epidemic of preventable...

Smart Growth America Live Stream

Keynote with Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson | Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement

This video is an excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement. Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson is the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts...

Panel Discussion | Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement

This video is an excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement. The panel discussion features Jupiter Peraza, Director of Social Justice & Empowerment Initiatives at...

Dangerous by Design 2022 Media Briefing

Dangerous By Design’s 2022 report provides the most up-to-date look at the preventable epidemic of people struck and killed while walking. Read the full report here: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/ On...

Complete Streets Leadership Academy Informational Webinar | June 2022

This informational webinar provides applicants with an opportunity to learn more about the Complete Street Leadership Academy, the application process, and alignment with FHWA’s Complete Streets initiative. The...

Continuing Dialogue: SGA's Shared Spaces and Health Equity Report

Activity-friendly streets, public spaces, and active transportation options became critical components of daily lives during the COVID-19 crisis for physical activity, accessing essential needs and being outdoors safely....

2022 Active People, Healthy Nation(SM) Champions Institute Q&A

The recorded question and answer session held on May 24th, 2022, hosted by Smart Growth America’s Senior Policy Advisor, Hon. John Robert Smith and Director of Thriving Communities,...

Why safety and vehicle speed are incompatible goals for street design

Nearly all transportation agencies will tell you that safety is their absolute top priority, but if you look more closely, you’ll discover that—in practice—it takes a backseat to...

Transportation, Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design, Safe streets

Equitable Brownfields Redevelopment Intro / Polling

Introduction to learn tools and strategies for community wealth-building and preventing displacement at the Equitable Brownfields Redevelopment event, part of continued programming of Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit.

Case study from Jacqueline Flin / Moderated by Lee Ilan

Lee Ilan — Lee Ilan is the Chief of Planning at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, where she encourages cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated...

Introduction from Dr. Carlton Waterhouse

Carlton Waterhouse serves as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. He was appointed by President Biden in February 2021. Carlton began his...

Introduction from David R. Lloyd

David Lloyd was born and raised in Carson City, Nevada. He graduated from George Washington University in 1985 with a BA in English Literature. In 1988, he graduated...

Keynote speaker: Elizabeth Yeampierre

Originally recorded from Smart Growth America's Equitable Brownfield Redevelopment event. Elizabeth Yeampierre is an internationally recognized Puerto Rican environmental/climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry, born and...

Nuclear Communities Forum: What Comes Next

We’ll recap the key topics from the Forum before shifting to a national perspective. Councillor David Moore, Chair of Nuleaf, the UK’s Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum, will then...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Looking Back Before Moving Forward

What exactly does nuclear decommissioning mean, why does it matter, and who should it matter to? Hon. Marge Kilkelley, former Senior Advisor to Senator Angus King and former...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Site Reuse and Regional Planning

Hear perspectives from two nuclear host communities and their experiences with decommissioning—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Julie Sinton Pruniski of REACH Central Coast and City of...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Impact Analysis and Mitigation

The communities of Southern Vermont began preparing for the closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station early, and took a regional approach in doing so. Jennifer Stromsten...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Outreach and Coalition Building

The closure and decommissioning process is a long term activity and generally not well understood by the broader public. How communities become aware of decommissioning and its impacts...

"Not just a way to get from A to B" - Complete Streets in Tucson, AZ

“Complete Streets is more about a philosophy or an approach, and putting equity at the centerpiece of it…is a critical tenet of that…we can’t think about Complete Streets...

Complete Streets, Transportation

"You deserve a street that is safe, enjoyable, and pleasant" - Complete Streets in Louisville, KY

“I think no matter what part of town you live in, you deserve a street that is safe, that is enjoyable, that is pleasant” – Jackie Cobb, Louisville...

Complete Streets

"A city that was built on walking" - Complete Streets in Pittsburgh, PA

“It’s a basic human right to get where you need to go, and to be able to do it without getting killed.” – Kim Lucas, acting director of...

Case Study, Complete Streets

Day 2: Transportation and thriving communities panel / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Regan F. Patterson, Transportation Equity Research Fellow, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, featuring: Tiffany Chu, SVP at Via, CEO and Co-Founder, Remix Bob Dean,...

Dr. Marshall Shepherd / 2022 Equity Summit

Dr. Marshall gave the keynote address for our land use and development day on climate change. Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and...

Day 1: Land use and development panel / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Camille Manning-Broome, President and CEO, Center for Planning Excellence. Zelalem Adefris, VP, Policy and Advocacy, Catalyst Miami Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles...

Martin Muoto keynote / 2022 Equity Summit

Martin began personally investing in real estate in South Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, and other neglected communities a decade before these areas became designated Opportunity Zones. Along with...

Day 3: Economic development / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America, featuring: Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee, Brooklyn, NY Mayor Keith James...

Vignesh Swaminathan "Mr. Barricade" keynote / 2022 Equity Summit

Vignesh Swaminathan is Principal in Charge and Project Manager at Crossroad Lab and has over 10 years in municipal and transportation engineering. He has worked with municipalities, resource...

Majora Carter / 2022 Equity Summit

Majora Carter gave the 2022 Equity Summit primary keynote during the first half of day one (January 11, 2022). Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization...

Recapping MnDOT's Artist in Residence Program

Smart Growth America’s Arts & Culture team and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) review the groundbreaking artist-in-residence program’s second year. Hear from current Transportation Equity Fellow, Marcus...

Conversations on the State of the Redevelopment Field

The National Brownfields Coalition was joined by Representative Dan Kildee from Michigan’s 5th Congressional District for an engaging recorded discussion around the state of brownfield redevelopment, opportunities arising...

Chat with Camille and Calvin

The newest board member of Smart Growth America brings expertise in resilience and adaptation planning to the smart growth movement. Wondering how? Join Camille Manning-Broome and Calvin Gladney...

Commonwealth Communities: Zoning Reform for Equity

December 15 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Metro LA / Heart of Hyde Park

Learn more about this project at https://www.transportation.art/2021/04/08/destination-crenshaw-heart-of-hyde-park/

Commonwealth Communities: Planning for the Future of Transit and TOD

November 3 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Commonwealth Communities: Make Way for Walkability

October 6, 2021 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the...

Commonwealth Communities: Cultivating a Commonwealth-Wide Small Business Ecosystem

October 20 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Commonwealth Communities: Incorporating Equity in Your Municipal Budget and Practices

November 17th We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Quantifying the impact of form-based codes to encourage smart growth

From an online presentation on October 18, 2021 about the Smart Growth America report Zoned In and the Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Award for achievement in the...

Measuring the Benefits of Complete Streets Tool - October 2021

Webinar explaining the ins and outs of Smart Growth America's new interactive tool, Measuring the Benefits of Complete Streets. Learn more at http://benefits.completestreets.org

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response Webinar - Round #2

In partnership with Forecast Public Art, Smart Growth America held a webinar featuring the artists and transportation agencies who worked together as part of the second round of...

Learn about the Active People, Healthy Nation Champions Institute

Watch for an informational webinar hosted by Smart Growth America’s Senior Policy Advisor, Hon. John Robert Smith, and Deputy Director of Thriving Communities, Emily Schweninger. The webinar will...

Getting Started with EDA Nuclear Funding

Learn more about Nuclear Closure Assistance from Smart Growth America at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/work-with-us/workshop-types/nuclear-closure-assistance/webinar-recordings/

Equity Summit Keynote Speaker excerpt: Dr. Andre Perry

Dr. Andre Perry, fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, a scholar-in-residence at American University, and a columnist for the Hechinger Report.

Relaunching the Scenic Route: T4A's newly updated resource on arts, culture, and transportation

Our newly updated creative placemaking guide, the Scenic Route, provides a tour of eight common approaches used in almost 50 exemplary projects across the country at the intersection...

Equity Summit Panel: How supporting Black and Brown businesses is a key to smart growth

An excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Summit in 2021. Speakers included: - Moderator: Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America - Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie,...

Equity Summit Panel: The role of government to undo the harm caused by the Interstate Highway System

Excerpt from our panel on the role of government in undoing the harm caused by the Interstate Highway System. Speakers include: - Moderator: Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation...

Equity Summit Introduction: Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America.

Watch the full Equity Summit recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKQlxQrYarE&t=2132s. Learn more about the speakers and panelists at smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit.

Dangerous by Design 2021 - Release and presentation

This is the briefing for Dangerous by Design 2021, a new report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition about the epidemic of preventable pedestrian...

Jackson, MS is Dangerous by Design

Advocates Dr. Scott M. Crawford and Gladys Bunzy give a ground-level perspective on what it's like to rely on transit, walk and get around using a motorized wheelchair...

Latanya Byrd - Dangerous by Design in Philly

Latanya Byrd tells a personal story of loss and grief on Roosevelt Boulevard, the most deadly street in Philadelphia, PA. With 12 lanes through most of its length,...

REHAB Act Webinar with Congressman Blumenauer

March, 22 2021 - Explaining the REHAB Act in Congress: Calvin Gladney, President & CEO, Smart Growth America Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Jeff Ziarko, Founder and Principal, Economic...

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 3

Day three of Smart Growth America's Equity Summit. Learn more at smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 2

Day two of the 2021 Smart Growth America Equity Summit. Learn more at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit/

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 1

Day one of the 2021 Smart Growth America Equity Summit. Learn more at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit/

Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Transitioning Economies - January 2021

Webinar #1 for SGA's Nuclear Closure Communities Technical Assistance program. https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/new-assistance-program-will-serve-the-dozens-of-communities-facing-the-economic-challenges-of-nuclear-power-plant-closure/

Artists in Residence at state DOTs: A recap of Minnesota and Washington State DOTs' inaugural artist

Hear from Smart Growth America's Arts & Culture team and representatives from Minnesota and Washington State DOTs for a recap of the inaugural year of the nation's first...

Nuclear Closure Communities - Technical Assistance Program

Nearly 20 nuclear power sites have been or are currently being decommissioned. Between five and ten additional plants could close within the next five years. The small or...

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response

Hear from the artists and agencies who worked together to design and implement projects that address COVID-related transportation challenges and longstanding inequities. Read the report at: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/arts-and-transportation-rapid-response-2/ Arts...

Unrealized Gains: Opportunity Zones and Small Businesses

Presentation on the new Smart Growth America report on 2020 10 29. Download it at: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/unrealized-gains/

Driving Down Emissions: Transportation, land use, and climate change

Presentation about new Smart Growth America and Transportation for America report on October 28, 2020

What it takes to adopt an award winning form based code

In this webinar, the winners of the 12th Annual Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award are featured, each of which demonstrate the versatility and wide applicability of form-based...

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response Webinar

In response to COVID-19, Smart Growth America is excited to launch Arts & Transportation Rapid Response, a new opportunity for cities looking to creatively and quickly address pandemic-related...

Complete Streets Responses to COVID 19 webinar

Leaders working across the globe describe community responses to COVID-19 through Complete Streets and other transportation initiatives.

Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act

As we tried to claw our way out of the Great Recession a decade ago, Congress gave states billions in new funding for transportation capital projects in the...

Smart growth recommendations for recovery

Our economy is at a virtual standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and healthcare. Businesses of all sizes are facing an...

Policy to Practice: What does prioritizing pedestrians actually look like?

Hear how Minneapolis has worked to prioritize pedestrians and advance multimodal transportation through advocacy, policy, and safer street design. This recorded webinar is part of the National Complete...

The Congestion Con: How more lanes and more money equal more traffic

In an expensive effort to curb congestion in urban regions, we have overwhelmingly prioritized one strategy for decades: widening and building new highways. We added 30,511 new freeway...

Protecting user data and expanding mobility for all communities

Every day, millions of people use app-based transportation systems to get where they’re going. In addition to transporting people safely to their destinations, the companies behind the apps...

Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space

In this webinar, the Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative, programs of Smart Growth America, explore how the reform of parking regulations can enhance our...

Complete Streets, Economic development, Transportation, Parking minimums, Parking requirements, public space, Webinars

Introducing Smart Growth America's National Opportunity Zones Academy

LOCUS & Smart Growth America recently launched the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace, an online resource to help facilitate equitable development and information sharing. It's the latest evolution of...

Economic development, LOCUS, Technical assistance, equitable development, LOCUS Webinar, national opportunity zones academy, Opportunity Zones

The State of Transportation and Health Equity Report Release

The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan from Smart Growth America looks at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. today. Informed...

Transportation, Health Equity, New Reports, Webinars

Equitable Complete Streets Principles in School Communities

Large numbers of commuters too young to drive all headed to the same place make neighborhoods around schools into natural places to encourage walking and biking. However, the...

Complete Streets for healthy living

The National Complete Streets Coalition was excited to welcome Trust for America’s Health to share their new State of Obesity report and how active transportation policy at the...

Using an NCI charrette to create a vision for a form-based code

In this joint webinar from the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National Charrette Institute, speakers shared their experiences using NCI charrette workshops to develop form-based codes in Norman,...

Webinar: Complete Streets federal policy update

Staff from the National Complete Streets Coalition and Transportation for America share details and updates on the federal Complete Streets Act of 2019.

Webinar

Building Complete Streets: The Developer's Perspective webinar

Small-scale manufacturing webinar: Lessons learned

After working with ten communities across the country, we have seen the maker economy growing in all kinds of places. It’s these small-scale, homegrown, unique manufacturing businesses like...

Form-based codes & small-scale manufacturing webinar

On this webinar we hear from three experts about how form-based codes can support and encourage small-scale manufacturing. Featured on the webinar are: - Mike Brennan, President of...

Creating Safer Streets with Demonstration Projects 2

REHAB Act

LOCUS and Jeff Ziarko from Economic Policy Strategies talk about the REHAB Act, a proposed flexible tax incentive program that will create new tools for local communities to...

Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018 webinar

Repair Priorities 2019

Director of Transportation for America, Beth Osborne, and Steve Ellis, Executive Vice President of Taxpayers for Common Sense unveil Repair Priorities 2019 in this webinar and discuss the...

Where to begin: How two communities are addressing pedestrian safetyCS March 2019 Webinar

This is the March 2019 installment of the National Complete Streets Coalition's webinar series, Implementation and Equity 201.

How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too

As part of the State of the Art Workshop, Bozeman’s participants ride the local Streamline bus to experience first-hand the challenges riders face. (Image: staff photo) Last week...

Creative Placemaking, Transportation, arts and culture, Bozeman, Buffalo, creative placemaking, streamline

Introducing Dangerous by Design 2019

About the Washington State DOT Artist-in-Residence Program

In this webinar, we cover Washington State's new artist-in-residence program which will embed an artist in WSDOT to bring a creative approach to advancing the agency’s goals like...

Implementing Context Sensitive Design

Paul Moore and Steven Lavrenz, PhD, joined the National Complete Streets Coalition to present on the new guide from Institute of Transportation Engineers: Implementing Context Sensitive Design on...

Small Places, Smart Mobility webinar

Innovation in Complete Streets

The National Complete Streets Coalition continues our webinar series on implementation and equity this month with local officials discussing their innovative approaches to implementing Complete Streets.

First & Main: Rebuild America's Communities

Learn more about Rebuild America's Communities Week, which will take place September 15–22, 2018. Hear what several communities across the country plan to do that week to demonstrate...

People are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk about it responsibly?

Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy applicant Q&A

Intersections 2018: Creative Placemaking

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

Understanding your Opportunity Zones Webinar

Last December, federal lawmakers created the federal Opportunity Zones program for investors to re-invest their unrealized capital gains towards community, business, real estate, and economic development activities in...

Intersections 2018: Equity

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

Creating Safer Streets with Demonstration Projects

SGA's Small-Scale Manufacturing Technical Assistance

When small-scale manufacturing is stitched into the fabric of a community, it enlivens community spaces and makes the economy more resilient by diversifying the market and providing higher...

Developing Under A Form-Based Code

Does your community have a form-based zoning code? Have your elected officials or local planning staff proposed a form-based code as an option for zoning reform? Do form-based...

Intersections 2018: Creating Culturally Complete Streets

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

#LOCUSsummit2018: Community as Corporation with Majora Carter

Every year, billions of government and philanthropic dollars go into low-status American communities to support education, health, and economic development. Nevertheless, these areas have remained economically stagnant for...

Smart Growth America Live Stream

Cool & Connected: Action steps for broadband investment & downtown revitalization

Is your community networked to actively participate in the digital economy? Is affordable, robust broadband being leveraged to create jobs and promote your community to valuable tourism and...

Getting to World-Class American Transit

What would it take to deliver world-class transit in the U.S.? Transportation for America’s new World-Class American Transit report answers that question by setting a clear benchmark and...

Restoring Gulf Coast passenger rail

When the Southern Rail Commission (SRC) hired Transportation for America to help restore passenger rail service to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit, there were no federal...

Webinar: Partnerships for brownfields redevelopment

During this webinar, our National Brownfields Coalition features experts from the Houston Land Bank, Montrose Environmental, and RMI, who together, highlight strategies to strengthen cross-sector collaboration and explore...

Webinar

Webinar: Understanding the State of the System for better transportation advocacy

With Transportation for America’s interactive State of the System (SOS) data hub, you’ll learn how to use the foundational transportation data we’ve assembled and synthesized that answers these...

Webinar

Y'all Aboard! Celebrating the launch of the Mardi Gras Service

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, passenger rail is finally back between New Orleans and Mobile, AL. Our Transportation for America team played a critical role in shaping the...

Join the National Brownfields Coalition!

The National Brownfields Coalition is a non-partisan alliance of public, private, and non-profit practitioners who develop and advocate for federal policies and practices that promote the cleanup, remediation,...

Webinar: Unlocking the power of passenger rail

Smarter federal investment in passenger rail can support high-quality, high-ridership service—especially in corridors with strong public demand. In this webinar, our Chairman, John Robert Smith, and Policy Associate,...

Webinar

Informational webinar: Community Connectors 2

Divisive roadways have left lasting scars in communities across the country—separating neighborhoods, limiting access, and deepening inequities. Our Community Connectors program helps small and mid-sized communities take meaningful...

Webinar: Innovative approaches to housing development

Alternative approaches in financing or project development can be slow to move from one community to another. In this webinar, hear from leaders championing new models for funding...

Webinar

Smart Growth Network Quarterly Discussion: Building community through climate resilience

The Smart Growth Network’s June quarterly discussion explored how communities are using infrastructure to prepare for extreme weather. Participants learned about a community-led resilience hub and a stormwater...

Webinar: Federal transportation reform for the 21st century

It’s time to bring our federal transportation program into the 21st century. In this webinar, Smart Growth America’s Interim President & CEO, Beth Osborne, and Transportation for America's...

Webinar

Webinar: Approaches to building small scale and missing middle housing

From missing starter homes for young families to a dearth of homes available for seniors hoping to downsize but stay in their communities, the impacts of so-called “missing...

Webinar

Reauthorization 201: Influencing the process

This webinar will build on Reauthorization 101: Understanding the Process. Reauthorization 201 provides a deeper analysis on how advocates, organizations, and individuals can influence the upcoming Surface Transportation...

Webinar: Shifting priorities for a safer transportation system

Despite listing safety as a key priority, our roads are much more dangerous than the rest of the developed world. Our transportation system continues to prioritize and reward...

Webinar

Webinar: Utilizing the Opportunity Zone tool for residential development

With Congress poised to potentially extend the federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive, it is a critical time for developers and communities to revisit successful uses of the...

Webinar

Webinar: Paving the way to accountability and a fix it first federal program

Despite spending $1.5 trillion over the last 30 years, the federal transportation program has failed to deliver results. This session will take a closer look at whether the...

Webinar

Webinar: Understanding the federal environment for brownfields policy and advocacy in 2025

It’s a time of change and disruption in Washington and in the midst of it all, Congress and the administration are actively considering the future of federal support...

Webinar

Webinar: Climate-informed zoning

During this session, members of Smart Growth America and the Center for Zoning Solutions explore how zoning regulations can impact a community’s climate resilience efforts. Solutions we talk...

Webinar

Road to reconnections: Turning Reconnecting Communities plans into progress

Low-income communities and communities of color have been and continue to be disproportionately harmed by our approach to transportation in the United States. To address the longstanding inequities...

Federal, state, and local advocacy: Threading the needle to advance smart growth

With each administration change, there are significant shifts at the federal level in terms of priorities and approaches to transportation, land use, and other aspects of smart growth....

A shared movement: Collective insights to advance thriving communities

Real change doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s built by people from all backgrounds, generations, and geographies—coming together to demand better and create lasting impact. As we close out...

Funding equity: New avenues to address historic inequities

As our new political reality shifts federal grantmaking and limits opportunities for nonprofits to prioritize initiatives focused on creating equitable and accessible communities, we must find new ways...

2025 Equity Summit Keynote speaker: Jerusalem Demsas

Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic and thought leader on housing, urban policy, and economic equity, gave the keynote speech for the 2025 Equity Summit. Jerusalem is...

Community-led zoning reform: Changing hearts, minds, and policies

America faces compounding housing access and affordability crises. Addressing these challenges requires action at the federal, state, and local levels to overcome obstacles that have been decades—if not...

Smart Growth America 2025 Equity Summit

At Smart Growth America, we know that the heart of our work is to create healthy, prosperous, and resilient communities. But how do we ensure that economic opportunities...

Smart Growth Network Quarterly Discussion, March 2025

The Smart Growth Network gathered this spring at the Urban Institute to explore how community organizations and researchers can partner to turn data into action. This Smart Growth...

Webinar: Eliminating zoning barriers to healthy communities

Smart Growth America's Center for Zoning Solutions is on a mission to help communities across the nation implement equitable land use policies that can support people to live,...

Webinar

Webinar: Executive orders & reauthorization. Navigating the future of federal transportation funding

Federal transportation funding is at a crossroads, with executive orders and USDOT directives reshaping priorities and halting projects, not to mention federal surface transportation program planning already underway....

Webinar

Walk audit training in San Diego

On September 26, 2024, AARP California, North Park Main Street, America Walks, and Smart Growth America hosted a Walk Audit Training in North Park, bringing together 30+ participants...

Tampa Heights CommUNITY

Our Healing our Highways program inspired creative ideas and activities to build knowledge, connections, and power within disadvantaged communities most harmed by transportation systems and climate change. As...

Center for Zoning Solutions Webinar: Advancing racial equity through planning

The Center for Zoning Solutions is Smart Growth America's new program that works to advance the zoning reform movement through technical assistance to local governments and communities, reports,...

Community-led progress in Fort Wayne

Since adopting a resolution in 2016, advocates, city officials, and residents in Fort Wayne, Indiana have been working to make streets safer for people of all ages and...

Funding safe streets for all

Road design has a huge impact on how people are connected to everyday destinations like work, the grocery store, and recreational spaces. Versailles, Kentucky is a small town...

From resolution to evolution in Missoula

Since adopting a Complete Streets resolution in 2009, Missoula, Montana's population has grown significantly, highlighting the need to upgrade its transportation policies to better meet residents' needs. Featuring...

Tailored solutions for a safer, more accessible San Diego

This video explores the impact of Complete Streets in San Diego County and AARP California’s role in driving these changes. Learn about AARP’s commitment to safer, accessible streets...

Advocating for safe streets in Oklahoma City

From 2016-2021, 143 pedestrians, 13 bicyclists, 531 drivers and passengers died in traffic crashes in Oklahoma City, and 1,296 more were seriously injured, showcasing the need for a...

Celebrating progress: A closer look at our Community Connectors program

Our Community Connectors program is a capacity-building program that supports 15 teams from small to mid-sized cities to with reconnecting communities separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure. In...

December 2024 Equity Forum: Centering community voice

This panel features Healing Our Highways and Community Connectors participants as they discuss strategies to ensure that residents’ needs are prioritized in order to foster more equitable and...

December 2024 Equity Forum: What is displacement, and how can we combat it?

During this presentation and panel discussion, panelists take a deep dive into the different types of displacement and what causes it, and share best practices for addressing displacement...

Smart Growth Quarterly Discussion, December 2024

On December 7, the Smart Growth Network gathered at the offices of the National Association of REALTORS® to discuss one of the most pressing issues today: the shortage...

Fueling the Crisis Webinar | 12/07/2024

In this video, we discuss findings in our new report, Fueling the Crisis, which analyzes the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and its impact on transportation emissions. Author or...

Building for Florida’s tomorrow: Bridging climate resilience with economic opportunity

We worked with Florida-based community organization, Incubate Neighborhood Center (INC), to raise awareness about the ways that climate change is impacting their community’s infrastructure, insurance rates, and economic...

Divided by Design 2023 Webinar

Our streets are #DividedByDesign. Smart Growth America's new report examines the racist roots of our current transportation system, revealing that flawed thinking continues to haunt our policies and...

Webinar

Complete Streets Policy Action Guide

In partnership with CityHealth, we created a Complete Streets Policy Action Guide that makes it easier than ever to work towards creating more equitable, accessible, and sustainable communities....

Flooding in Ft. Pierce: Building resilience in Florida

In 2004, Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne, all major hurricanes, wreaked havoc across large swaths of Florida, including the Treasure Coast region along Florida’s Atlantic shores, where St....

Extreme Heat & Smart Growth with the Smart Growth Network

This July, SGA hosted the Smart Growth Network (SGN), a national coalition of smart growth-oriented organizations, in its offices for the coalition’s Summer 2024 Quarterly Discussion. The discussion...

Walking in one of the deadliest states in America

In our 2024 Dangerous by Design report, Florida ranked as the second most deadly state for pedestrians. Additionally, 8 of the top 20 most deadly metro areas are...

Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design 2024

Equity Summit 2023

The Equity Summit is a virtual gathering of thought leaders and practitioners who come together to discuss insights and strategies to ensure that racial equity is a key...

Video Series

Dangerous by Design Champion Testimonies

Our very first Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program brought together advocates and government leaders from 15 cities across the country to think about the ways they can...

Testimonial

Community Connectors Atlanta Convening Recap

Smart Growth America in collaboration with Equitable Cities, the New Urban Mobility Alliance, and America Walks, have created the Community Connectors program to help advance locally driven projects...

Testimonial

Small Towns, Big Impact

In this video, we introduce six rural communities who received Hometown Grants from T-Mobile to support community development projects in towns nationwide. To learn more about their projects,...

Testimonial, Land Use and Development, Rural Development, Rural

ATL Rising: Building resilience in the face of extreme heat

In 2023, Atlanta had its second-hottest year in almost a century. Largely driven by climate change, Atlanta and other cities across the country are experiencing extreme heat events...

Testimonial, Climate Change, Resilience

The 2024 Equity Summit Recap Video

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit is a two-day convening that brings movement leaders and practitioners together to gain insights into the successes and challenges of racial equity projects...

Event, Equity Summit, Events

A rural roadmap: Complete Streets for small towns

As we strive to create more inclusive and resilient communities, implementing Complete Streets in rural communities is a key step towards ensuring that everyone can live safely, affordably,...

Complete Streets

A rural roadmap: Aging in place with Complete Streets

A common misconception about investments that support walking, biking, rolling, and public transit is that the demand for these initiatives is limited to urban communities. Our new video,...

Complete Streets

Equitable infrastructure to bridge divides

Divisive infrastructure has had long-term damage, both tangible and intangible, on Black and Brown communities. While we are beginning to see policies, programs, and funding to combat the...

Harnessing data and lived experiences for safe streets

To provide a practical response to the information presented in Dangerous By Design, a Smart Growth America report that identifies unsafe road design as the main culprit in...

Cultural organizing as reclamation and resistance

Learn from cultural organizing groups from community-based organizations across the country working to preserve commercial corridors and community centers through arts and culture outside of historic urban ethnic...

Building momentum: Lessons from frontline advocates & government leaders

Frontline community and advocacy organizations, frequently led by people of color, have fought these discriminatory practices and policies as well as their de facto effects for years, often...

Moving within this moment: Strategies for overcoming structural barriers | Equity Summit 2024

Efforts to advance equity in today’s environment face major structural setbacks, including the recent Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action and reduced corporate commitment to DEI. Panelists representing...

Smart Growth Network Roundtable: Capacity Building and Collaboration

In April 2024, the Smart Growth Network convened to learn and discuss on the theme Capacity Building and Collaboration. The Environmental Protection Agency hosted the meeting, which featured...

Champion Spotlight: Fort Smith, AR

As part of our Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program, we brought together champions from across the country to advance street safety efforts through data collection and storytelling....

Champion Spotlight: Tempe, Arizona

This video was made as part of our Dangerous by Design Technical Assistance program. This initiative brought together champions from across the country to advance street safety efforts...

2024 Champions Alumni Convening

Last month, we spent two days with Complete Streets Champion Institute alumni and community leaders to discuss strategies for implementing Complete Streets in our communities. The event served...

Complete Streets, Technical assistance, Champions Institute

Walking in Memphis: These streets are Dangerous by Design

Memphis is the deadliest city for pedestrians. According to our new report, Dangerous by Design 2024 (https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/), Memphis holds the #1 spot, with a rate of 5.14 per...

Testimonial, Complete Streets, Transportation, Dangerous by Design

Meeting the moment: The 2024 Equity Summit

We’re so thankful to have had nearly 300 people gather in Washington, DC at our first in-person Equity Summit. We spent two days unpacking how we can work...

Event, 2024 Equity Summit, Equity Summit, Racial Equity, Social Equity

Healing our Highways Informational Webinar

We hosted an information to provide the background, context, and project expectations for our new Healing our Highways grant. Applications are due Feb. 22nd. Link to apply :...

Charles T. Brown | Equity Summit 2024

Charles T. Brown, Founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, LLC, delivers a keynote presentation talking about ways to address the root causes of inequity, and framing that around...

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Complete Streets Power Hour, Implementer Spotlight

Implementers Barbara Chamberlain, Active Transportation Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation and Patrick Hartley, Complete Streets Program Coordinator, City of Tucson join us to discuss how...

April De Simone | 2024 Equity Summit

Hear from April De Simone, Founder and Managing Principal at The Practice of Democracy, who delivered the opening remarks at Smart Growth America's 2024 Equity Summit.

Event, Advancing Racial Equity, Equity Summit

Transportation Camp 2024

A message from Robb Dooling about #TCamp24 hosted by Transportation for America and Smart Growth America.

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee - Short

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Complete Streets Power Hour 10/25/2023: Advocates Spotlight

Complete Streets Power Hours are a series of virtual gatherings happening this fall where we’ll discuss the importance of establishing a clear commitment and vision—and what that looks...

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee - Short [AUDIO DESCRIBED]

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

Testimonial, Complete Streets

Complete Streets Progress in Wenatchee [AUDIO DESCRIBED]

Made in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health, our new video tells the story of Wenatchee, Washington—a community that came together to make their streets safer....

VIDEO: Pedestrian fatalities continue to rise. Here's why.

In a conversation with CBS Sunday Morning, SGA’s Vice President of Transportation and Thriving Communities Beth Osborne explains that our roads are dangerous by design. If you watch...

Transportation, Safe streets

How an arcane rule helps justify destructive highway projects

Incredibly expensive new or widened highways divide our communities, produce more congestion and pollution, and make it harder to get around in nearly every way. These projects often...

Transportation, Divided by Design, Value of Time

How I-395/695 devastated Washington, DC - Divided by Design

This animation using historic satellite imagery to show before and after construction of Interstates 395 and 695 in Washington, DC was produced in partnership with @Segregation_By_Design. Learn more...

How I-20 devastated Atlanta, GA - Divided by Design

This animation using historic satellite imagery to show before and after construction of Interstate 20 in Atlanta, GA was produced in partnership with @Segregation_By_Design. Learn more about this...

How I-66 WOULD HAVE devastated Washington, DC - Divided by Design

This animation combines Google Earth imagery with a portion of the planned route of the Northern Leg (I-66) in Washington, DC to illustrate devastation avoided thanks to successful...

How I-485 WOULD HAVE devastated Atlanta, GA - Divided by Design

This animation combines Google Earth imagery with a portion of the planned route of I-485 through Atlanta, GA to illustrate the devastation avoided when the interstate was defeated....

Strategies for Wealth-building Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

Homebuilding and landowning is the American Dream and the fastest way for Americans to build generational wealth—but many communities were intentionally left out of these opportunities due to...

Fireside Chat: Reconnecting Communities with Scott Kratz and Veronica P. McBeth | 2023 Equity Summit

What does it mean to experience displacement? Join us for an energizing fireside chat with practitioners Scott Kratz and Veronica P. McBeth, where our speakers will interview each...

A Conversation with Front Line Community Advocates | 2023 Equity Summit

To truly discuss reconnecting communities, you need to include community voices. These community leaders—Adah Crandall, Paulo Nunes-Ueno, and Ally Smither—are actively working toward building better-connected communities. Ally Smither...

Implementing Urban Climate Justice Keynote: Kizzy Charles-Guzmán | 2023 Equity Summit

As Executive Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, Kizzy Charles-Guzmán delivers climate leadership and programs focused on sustainability, decarbonization, brownfields remediation, resiliency and...

Advocacy & Community Leadership for Zoning Reform Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

In this “Advocacy & Community Leadership for Zoning Reform” panel, our panelists discuss civic engagement process and the broken design of our communities. Hear how communities, advocates, and...

Developing the Built Environment for a Low-Carbon Future Panel | 2023 Equity Summit

As the U.S. transitions to renewable energy systems to combat climate change, equitable and just considerations must be made across sectors. The building and transportation sectors are two...

'A Regional Approach to Zoning' Webinar | Form-Based Codes Institute

The Form-Based Codes Institute, a program of Smart Growth America, is excited to share "A Regional Approach to Zoning," our January webinar discussing form-based codes, and sharing tools...

What is Equity? Doing more for those who have less.

Hear from Smart Growth America partners on what equity means to them when thinking about affordable housing and transit-oriented development. Featuring: Danielle Arigoni | Managing Dir. of Policy...

Panel - Creative Approaches to Funding Equitable TOD | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable TOD

Moderated by: Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth Panelists include: David Bowers, Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Market, Enterprise Community Partners; Drew Hubbard, Interim Director, DC Department of...

Panel - Replicable Policies to Advance Equitable TOD | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable TOD

Moderated by: Dan Reed, Regional Policy Director, Greater Greater Washington Panelists include: Andy Altman, Principal and Co-Founder, Fivesquares Development; Christian Dorsey, Vice-Chair, Arlington County Board; Evan Glass, President,...

Calvin Gladney Keynote | Equity Forum: Advancing Equitable Transit-oriented Development

Keynote Presentation: “Equitable Development Doesn’t Begin or End at Construction” from Calvin Gladney, President and CEO, Smart Growth America To continue the conversation on equity in smart growth,...

Liz Price & Christian Dorsey, Welcome and Framing Presentation | Equity Forum: Equitable TOD

Welcome Remarks: Liz Price, Vice President of Real Estate & Parking, WMATA Framing Presentation: Christian Dorsey, Vice-Chair, Arlington County Board In this presentation, get a firsthand look at...

Dangerous by Design 2022 - Presentation

This is the public briefing for Dangerous by Design 2022, the latest report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition about the epidemic of preventable...

Smart Growth America Live Stream

Keynote with Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson | Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement

This video is an excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement. Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson is the Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts...

Panel Discussion | Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement

This video is an excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Forum: Upending Cultural Displacement. The panel discussion features Jupiter Peraza, Director of Social Justice & Empowerment Initiatives at...

Dangerous by Design 2022 Media Briefing

Dangerous By Design’s 2022 report provides the most up-to-date look at the preventable epidemic of people struck and killed while walking. Read the full report here: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/dangerous-by-design/ On...

Complete Streets Leadership Academy Informational Webinar | June 2022

This informational webinar provides applicants with an opportunity to learn more about the Complete Street Leadership Academy, the application process, and alignment with FHWA’s Complete Streets initiative. The...

Continuing Dialogue: SGA's Shared Spaces and Health Equity Report

Activity-friendly streets, public spaces, and active transportation options became critical components of daily lives during the COVID-19 crisis for physical activity, accessing essential needs and being outdoors safely....

2022 Active People, Healthy Nation(SM) Champions Institute Q&A

The recorded question and answer session held on May 24th, 2022, hosted by Smart Growth America’s Senior Policy Advisor, Hon. John Robert Smith and Director of Thriving Communities,...

Why safety and vehicle speed are incompatible goals for street design

Nearly all transportation agencies will tell you that safety is their absolute top priority, but if you look more closely, you’ll discover that—in practice—it takes a backseat to...

Transportation, Complete Streets, Dangerous by Design, Safe streets

Equitable Brownfields Redevelopment Intro / Polling

Introduction to learn tools and strategies for community wealth-building and preventing displacement at the Equitable Brownfields Redevelopment event, part of continued programming of Smart Growth America’s Equity Summit.

Case study from Jacqueline Flin / Moderated by Lee Ilan

Lee Ilan — Lee Ilan is the Chief of Planning at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation, where she encourages cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated...

Introduction from Dr. Carlton Waterhouse

Carlton Waterhouse serves as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. He was appointed by President Biden in February 2021. Carlton began his...

Introduction from David R. Lloyd

David Lloyd was born and raised in Carson City, Nevada. He graduated from George Washington University in 1985 with a BA in English Literature. In 1988, he graduated...

Keynote speaker: Elizabeth Yeampierre

Originally recorded from Smart Growth America's Equitable Brownfield Redevelopment event. Elizabeth Yeampierre is an internationally recognized Puerto Rican environmental/climate justice leader of African and Indigenous ancestry, born and...

Nuclear Communities Forum: What Comes Next

We’ll recap the key topics from the Forum before shifting to a national perspective. Councillor David Moore, Chair of Nuleaf, the UK’s Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum, will then...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Looking Back Before Moving Forward

What exactly does nuclear decommissioning mean, why does it matter, and who should it matter to? Hon. Marge Kilkelley, former Senior Advisor to Senator Angus King and former...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Site Reuse and Regional Planning

Hear perspectives from two nuclear host communities and their experiences with decommissioning—the good, the bad, and the ugly. Julie Sinton Pruniski of REACH Central Coast and City of...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Impact Analysis and Mitigation

The communities of Southern Vermont began preparing for the closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station early, and took a regional approach in doing so. Jennifer Stromsten...

Nuclear Communities Forum 2022: Outreach and Coalition Building

The closure and decommissioning process is a long term activity and generally not well understood by the broader public. How communities become aware of decommissioning and its impacts...

"Not just a way to get from A to B" - Complete Streets in Tucson, AZ

“Complete Streets is more about a philosophy or an approach, and putting equity at the centerpiece of it…is a critical tenet of that…we can’t think about Complete Streets...

Complete Streets, Transportation

"You deserve a street that is safe, enjoyable, and pleasant" - Complete Streets in Louisville, KY

“I think no matter what part of town you live in, you deserve a street that is safe, that is enjoyable, that is pleasant” – Jackie Cobb, Louisville...

Complete Streets

"A city that was built on walking" - Complete Streets in Pittsburgh, PA

“It’s a basic human right to get where you need to go, and to be able to do it without getting killed.” – Kim Lucas, acting director of...

Case Study, Complete Streets

Day 2: Transportation and thriving communities panel / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Regan F. Patterson, Transportation Equity Research Fellow, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, featuring: Tiffany Chu, SVP at Via, CEO and Co-Founder, Remix Bob Dean,...

Dr. Marshall Shepherd / 2022 Equity Summit

Dr. Marshall gave the keynote address for our land use and development day on climate change. Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd is a leading international expert in weather and...

Day 1: Land use and development panel / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Camille Manning-Broome, President and CEO, Center for Planning Excellence. Zelalem Adefris, VP, Policy and Advocacy, Catalyst Miami Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles...

Martin Muoto keynote / 2022 Equity Summit

Martin began personally investing in real estate in South Los Angeles, Compton, Watts, and other neglected communities a decade before these areas became designated Opportunity Zones. Along with...

Day 3: Economic development / 2022 Equity Summit

Panel discussion, moderated by Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America, featuring: Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee, Brooklyn, NY Mayor Keith James...

Vignesh Swaminathan "Mr. Barricade" keynote / 2022 Equity Summit

Vignesh Swaminathan is Principal in Charge and Project Manager at Crossroad Lab and has over 10 years in municipal and transportation engineering. He has worked with municipalities, resource...

Majora Carter / 2022 Equity Summit

Majora Carter gave the 2022 Equity Summit primary keynote during the first half of day one (January 11, 2022). Majora Carter is a real estate developer, urban revitalization...

Recapping MnDOT's Artist in Residence Program

Smart Growth America’s Arts & Culture team and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) review the groundbreaking artist-in-residence program’s second year. Hear from current Transportation Equity Fellow, Marcus...

Conversations on the State of the Redevelopment Field

The National Brownfields Coalition was joined by Representative Dan Kildee from Michigan’s 5th Congressional District for an engaging recorded discussion around the state of brownfield redevelopment, opportunities arising...

Chat with Camille and Calvin

The newest board member of Smart Growth America brings expertise in resilience and adaptation planning to the smart growth movement. Wondering how? Join Camille Manning-Broome and Calvin Gladney...

Commonwealth Communities: Zoning Reform for Equity

December 15 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Metro LA / Heart of Hyde Park

Learn more about this project at https://www.transportation.art/2021/04/08/destination-crenshaw-heart-of-hyde-park/

Commonwealth Communities: Planning for the Future of Transit and TOD

November 3 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Commonwealth Communities: Make Way for Walkability

October 6, 2021 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the...

Commonwealth Communities: Cultivating a Commonwealth-Wide Small Business Ecosystem

October 20 We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Commonwealth Communities: Incorporating Equity in Your Municipal Budget and Practices

November 17th We invite you to join Smart Growth America, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, and over a dozen smart growth experts from across the country...

Quantifying the impact of form-based codes to encourage smart growth

From an online presentation on October 18, 2021 about the Smart Growth America report Zoned In and the Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Award for achievement in the...

Measuring the Benefits of Complete Streets Tool - October 2021

Webinar explaining the ins and outs of Smart Growth America's new interactive tool, Measuring the Benefits of Complete Streets. Learn more at http://benefits.completestreets.org

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response Webinar - Round #2

In partnership with Forecast Public Art, Smart Growth America held a webinar featuring the artists and transportation agencies who worked together as part of the second round of...

Learn about the Active People, Healthy Nation Champions Institute

Watch for an informational webinar hosted by Smart Growth America’s Senior Policy Advisor, Hon. John Robert Smith, and Deputy Director of Thriving Communities, Emily Schweninger. The webinar will...

Getting Started with EDA Nuclear Funding

Learn more about Nuclear Closure Assistance from Smart Growth America at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/work-with-us/workshop-types/nuclear-closure-assistance/webinar-recordings/

Equity Summit Keynote Speaker excerpt: Dr. Andre Perry

Dr. Andre Perry, fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, a scholar-in-residence at American University, and a columnist for the Hechinger Report.

Relaunching the Scenic Route: T4A's newly updated resource on arts, culture, and transportation

Our newly updated creative placemaking guide, the Scenic Route, provides a tour of eight common approaches used in almost 50 exemplary projects across the country at the intersection...

Equity Summit Panel: How supporting Black and Brown businesses is a key to smart growth

An excerpt from Smart Growth America's Equity Summit in 2021. Speakers included: - Moderator: Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America - Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie,...

Equity Summit Panel: The role of government to undo the harm caused by the Interstate Highway System

Excerpt from our panel on the role of government in undoing the harm caused by the Interstate Highway System. Speakers include: - Moderator: Beth Osborne, Director of Transportation...

Equity Summit Introduction: Calvin Gladney, President and CEO of Smart Growth America.

Watch the full Equity Summit recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKQlxQrYarE&t=2132s. Learn more about the speakers and panelists at smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit.

Dangerous by Design 2021 - Release and presentation

This is the briefing for Dangerous by Design 2021, a new report from Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition about the epidemic of preventable pedestrian...

Jackson, MS is Dangerous by Design

Advocates Dr. Scott M. Crawford and Gladys Bunzy give a ground-level perspective on what it's like to rely on transit, walk and get around using a motorized wheelchair...

Latanya Byrd - Dangerous by Design in Philly

Latanya Byrd tells a personal story of loss and grief on Roosevelt Boulevard, the most deadly street in Philadelphia, PA. With 12 lanes through most of its length,...

REHAB Act Webinar with Congressman Blumenauer

March, 22 2021 - Explaining the REHAB Act in Congress: Calvin Gladney, President & CEO, Smart Growth America Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Jeff Ziarko, Founder and Principal, Economic...

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 3

Day three of Smart Growth America's Equity Summit. Learn more at smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 2

Day two of the 2021 Smart Growth America Equity Summit. Learn more at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit/

Smart Growth America's Equity Summit - Day 1

Day one of the 2021 Smart Growth America Equity Summit. Learn more at https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/equity-summit/

Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Transitioning Economies - January 2021

Webinar #1 for SGA's Nuclear Closure Communities Technical Assistance program. https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/new-assistance-program-will-serve-the-dozens-of-communities-facing-the-economic-challenges-of-nuclear-power-plant-closure/

Artists in Residence at state DOTs: A recap of Minnesota and Washington State DOTs' inaugural artist

Hear from Smart Growth America's Arts & Culture team and representatives from Minnesota and Washington State DOTs for a recap of the inaugural year of the nation's first...

Nuclear Closure Communities - Technical Assistance Program

Nearly 20 nuclear power sites have been or are currently being decommissioned. Between five and ten additional plants could close within the next five years. The small or...

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response

Hear from the artists and agencies who worked together to design and implement projects that address COVID-related transportation challenges and longstanding inequities. Read the report at: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/arts-and-transportation-rapid-response-2/ Arts...

Unrealized Gains: Opportunity Zones and Small Businesses

Presentation on the new Smart Growth America report on 2020 10 29. Download it at: https://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/unrealized-gains/

Driving Down Emissions: Transportation, land use, and climate change

Presentation about new Smart Growth America and Transportation for America report on October 28, 2020

What it takes to adopt an award winning form based code

In this webinar, the winners of the 12th Annual Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award are featured, each of which demonstrate the versatility and wide applicability of form-based...

Arts & Transportation Rapid Response Webinar

In response to COVID-19, Smart Growth America is excited to launch Arts & Transportation Rapid Response, a new opportunity for cities looking to creatively and quickly address pandemic-related...

Complete Streets Responses to COVID 19 webinar

Leaders working across the globe describe community responses to COVID-19 through Complete Streets and other transportation initiatives.

Lessons from the 2009 Recovery Act

As we tried to claw our way out of the Great Recession a decade ago, Congress gave states billions in new funding for transportation capital projects in the...

Smart growth recommendations for recovery

Our economy is at a virtual standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and healthcare. Businesses of all sizes are facing an...

Policy to Practice: What does prioritizing pedestrians actually look like?

Hear how Minneapolis has worked to prioritize pedestrians and advance multimodal transportation through advocacy, policy, and safer street design. This recorded webinar is part of the National Complete...

The Congestion Con: How more lanes and more money equal more traffic

In an expensive effort to curb congestion in urban regions, we have overwhelmingly prioritized one strategy for decades: widening and building new highways. We added 30,511 new freeway...

Protecting user data and expanding mobility for all communities

Every day, millions of people use app-based transportation systems to get where they’re going. In addition to transporting people safely to their destinations, the companies behind the apps...

Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space

In this webinar, the Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative, programs of Smart Growth America, explore how the reform of parking regulations can enhance our...

Complete Streets, Economic development, Transportation, Parking minimums, Parking requirements, public space, Webinars

Introducing Smart Growth America's National Opportunity Zones Academy

LOCUS & Smart Growth America recently launched the National Opportunity Zones Marketplace, an online resource to help facilitate equitable development and information sharing. It's the latest evolution of...

Economic development, LOCUS, Technical assistance, equitable development, LOCUS Webinar, national opportunity zones academy, Opportunity Zones

The State of Transportation and Health Equity Report Release

The State of Transportation and Health Equity, a field scan from Smart Growth America looks at the intersection of transportation and health equity in the U.S. today. Informed...

Transportation, Health Equity, New Reports, Webinars

Equitable Complete Streets Principles in School Communities

Large numbers of commuters too young to drive all headed to the same place make neighborhoods around schools into natural places to encourage walking and biking. However, the...

Complete Streets for healthy living

The National Complete Streets Coalition was excited to welcome Trust for America’s Health to share their new State of Obesity report and how active transportation policy at the...

Using an NCI charrette to create a vision for a form-based code

In this joint webinar from the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National Charrette Institute, speakers shared their experiences using NCI charrette workshops to develop form-based codes in Norman,...

Webinar: Complete Streets federal policy update

Staff from the National Complete Streets Coalition and Transportation for America share details and updates on the federal Complete Streets Act of 2019.

Webinar

Building Complete Streets: The Developer's Perspective webinar

Small-scale manufacturing webinar: Lessons learned

After working with ten communities across the country, we have seen the maker economy growing in all kinds of places. It’s these small-scale, homegrown, unique manufacturing businesses like...

Form-based codes & small-scale manufacturing webinar

On this webinar we hear from three experts about how form-based codes can support and encourage small-scale manufacturing. Featured on the webinar are: - Mike Brennan, President of...

Creating Safer Streets with Demonstration Projects 2

REHAB Act

LOCUS and Jeff Ziarko from Economic Policy Strategies talk about the REHAB Act, a proposed flexible tax incentive program that will create new tools for local communities to...

Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018 webinar

Repair Priorities 2019

Director of Transportation for America, Beth Osborne, and Steve Ellis, Executive Vice President of Taxpayers for Common Sense unveil Repair Priorities 2019 in this webinar and discuss the...

Where to begin: How two communities are addressing pedestrian safetyCS March 2019 Webinar

This is the March 2019 installment of the National Complete Streets Coalition's webinar series, Implementation and Equity 201.

How three communities integrated arts & culture with transportation—and how you can too

As part of the State of the Art Workshop, Bozeman’s participants ride the local Streamline bus to experience first-hand the challenges riders face. (Image: staff photo) Last week...

Creative Placemaking, Transportation, arts and culture, Bozeman, Buffalo, creative placemaking, streamline

Introducing Dangerous by Design 2019

About the Washington State DOT Artist-in-Residence Program

In this webinar, we cover Washington State's new artist-in-residence program which will embed an artist in WSDOT to bring a creative approach to advancing the agency’s goals like...

Implementing Context Sensitive Design

Paul Moore and Steven Lavrenz, PhD, joined the National Complete Streets Coalition to present on the new guide from Institute of Transportation Engineers: Implementing Context Sensitive Design on...

Small Places, Smart Mobility webinar

Innovation in Complete Streets

The National Complete Streets Coalition continues our webinar series on implementation and equity this month with local officials discussing their innovative approaches to implementing Complete Streets.

First & Main: Rebuild America's Communities

Learn more about Rebuild America's Communities Week, which will take place September 15–22, 2018. Hear what several communities across the country plan to do that week to demonstrate...

People are dying on our streets: Why is this happening and how can we talk about it responsibly?

Safe Streets, Smart Cities Academy applicant Q&A

Intersections 2018: Creative Placemaking

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

Understanding your Opportunity Zones Webinar

Last December, federal lawmakers created the federal Opportunity Zones program for investors to re-invest their unrealized capital gains towards community, business, real estate, and economic development activities in...

Intersections 2018: Equity

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

Creating Safer Streets with Demonstration Projects

SGA's Small-Scale Manufacturing Technical Assistance

When small-scale manufacturing is stitched into the fabric of a community, it enlivens community spaces and makes the economy more resilient by diversifying the market and providing higher...

Developing Under A Form-Based Code

Does your community have a form-based zoning code? Have your elected officials or local planning staff proposed a form-based code as an option for zoning reform? Do form-based...

Intersections 2018: Creating Culturally Complete Streets

Over two incredible days in Nashville, artists came together with transportation experts, public health professionals, local advocates and so many others to talk about how we all can...

#LOCUSsummit2018: Community as Corporation with Majora Carter

Every year, billions of government and philanthropic dollars go into low-status American communities to support education, health, and economic development. Nevertheless, these areas have remained economically stagnant for...

Smart Growth America Live Stream

Cool & Connected: Action steps for broadband investment & downtown revitalization

Is your community networked to actively participate in the digital economy? Is affordable, robust broadband being leveraged to create jobs and promote your community to valuable tourism and...

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