Smart growth 101
Smart growth is a holistic approach to community design that uses interdisciplinary land use and transportation strategies.
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Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Our work
Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
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Impact
Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Events
Throughout the year, we host a number of in-person and virtual events covering topics related to public health, social equity, and climate resilience.
Knowledge hub
We offer a library of case studies, videos, and reports to support policymakers, practitioners, and advocates interested in advancing smart growth.
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PROGRAMS
Transportation for America
Resources for advocates
Transportation for America’s Community Connectors Portal provides tools and information for advocates to decode the complex and confusing maze of programs, acronyms, and decision points that determine what gets built with federal and state transportation dollars.
Information on federal infrastructure funding
The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed in November 2021, now governs all federal transportation policy and funding through 2026. (You’ll frequently hear “infrastructure law” or “bipartisan infrastructure deal” as shorthand for the IIJA.) This highly influential bill helps shape our transportation landscape, and its impacts inform our advocacy for the next infrastructure law.
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Our reports
Divided by Design
We can advance electric vehicles and smart growth at the same time
Driving Down Emissions
The Congestion Con: How more lanes and more money equals more traffic
Repair Priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads
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