What is smart growth?
Smart growth is an approach to community design that connects housing, transportation, and land use to create healthy, prosperous, and resilient neighborhoods.
About us
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
Americans want a transportation system that gets them where they need to go safely and efficiently. Transportation for America works to advance tangible, concrete outcomes for federal, state, and local transportation programs.
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.
Our proposals for transportation reauthorization
The ~$77-billion-per year federal transportation program has been limping along for years, accomplishing very little while requiring enormous taxpayer infusions to cover its costs. Transportation for America’s policy proposals for reauthorization are focused on radically updating this program and making it more accountable to taxpayers.
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By Devendra S • February 12, 2025
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By Devendra S • February 12, 2025
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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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