Smart Growth America

Send us your #CompleteStreets policy! Applications for our 2025 Best Completes Streets report are live! Learn more and apply here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMggv-dN Don't miss this opportunity to be included in our upcoming report that recognizes communities across the country who are working to make their streets safer, healthier, and more equitable. We're excited to review your policies ✨

Join us for our upcoming webinar on our Fueling the Crisis report December 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. EST. Link to register: https://lnkd.in/eD4jrsiE We'll cover went wrong with the current infrastructure bill, which states are continuing to invest in the wrong things, and what our recommendations are for a transportation system that works for everyone.

We’re excited to announce that Smart Growth America and LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors have joined the YIMBY Caucus, a coalition dedicated to tackling the housing crisis. Learn more about how the caucus: https://lnkd.in/emWFskVF   The housing crisis impacts every part of the country, and SGA is committed to advancing solutions that prioritize housing affordability, accessibility, and supply. Being part of the YIMBY Caucus allows us to amplify our vision of more homes in more places for more people. Katharine Burgess Michael Rodriguez, AICP Calvin Gladney, LEED AP

Join us for our upcoming webinar on our Fueling the Crisis report December 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. EST. Link to register: https://lnkd.in/eD4jrsiE We'll cover went wrong with the current infrastructure bill, which states are continuing to invest in the wrong things, and what our recommendations are for a transportation system that works for everyone.

Last month, we launched the Center for Zoning Solutions (CZS)! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e79mb4WF This new program aims to: -Dismantle inequitable and discriminatory systems created by exclusionary land use regulations (notably zoning regulations)    -Advance attainable housing and mixed-use development to create, vibrant, well-connected communities  -Mobilize residents to champion inclusive and equitable zoning regulations in their communities Find out more about CZS resources and programming!

Communities across the country advance policies that will make our transportation system more equitable and sustainable for everyone. Learn more about what transportation ballot measures succeeded and why this matters for the future of our transportation system in this blog from one of our interns, Maxwell Reinisch ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/e_SGFmVe

Key affordable housing and climate resiliency measures passed in state, county, and local elections this year. Read about the housing initiatives voters came out to support in this blog by one of our interns, Samantha Carr 👇 https://lnkd.in/dtNCiNMV

As the dust from this election cycle settles, it is more apparent than ever that communities are facing increasingly severe and compounding challenges. Economic inequities and the financial pressures tied to the needs of daily life are squeezing communities of every shape, size, and geographic location—and housing and transportation costs are clear contributors to these burdens. At Smart Growth America, we are proud to work closely with advocates, practitioners, community-based organizations, and elected officials across the country to build what the public is demanding—more housing in the right places and more affordable transportation options that connect people to the jobs and services community members need. We know there is a real concern about what’s next, and there are genuine feelings of uncertainty as we wait for the next administration and Congress to take office and enact their agenda. In the face of these concerns, Smart Growth America stands ready to do what we have done for more than 20 years: support communities, primarily in smaller cities and rural areas, convene our partners, and help elected and government officials implement policies that help their community members prosper and thrive, no matter where they call home. Check out these four examples of how smart growth can help create communities that are healthy, prosperous, and resilient ⤵ https://lnkd.in/esEiNUPA Calvin Gladney, LEED AP Beth Osborne Katharine Burgess