Category: Reports
Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth
This report developed by NOAA and EPA presents ideas shared by smart growth and hazard mitigation experts related to building hazard-resilient coastal communities. Themes include opportunities and challenges; siting and design; plans and policies; engag… more »
Greening America's Capitals: Lincoln, Nebraska
This report describes EPA's work with Lincoln, Nebraska, to develop an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable vision for the South Capital area and design options to achieve it.
For more information: www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/publication… more »
National Complete Streets Coalition 2011 Policy Analysis and Local Policy Workbook
This new analysis examines 350 Complete Streets policies that have been approved by communities across the country as of the end of 2011. Local policies of particular note are highlighted throughout the report, providing a comprehensive examination of… more »
How Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Get America to Work
Planning community development with public transportation as a central consideration can spur economic growth, according to this new report. Published by Morgan Stanley and the Low-Income Investment Fund, the report features Arlington, Virginia, and the… more »
California's K-12 Educational Infrastructure Investments: Leveraging the State’s Role for Quality School Facilities in Sustainable Communities
This report lays out a detailed framework that re-envisions the state's role in K-12 infrastructure to appropriately support educational outcomes and contribute to sustainable communities through public infrastructure, best practices of sound planning,… more »
Using Historical Records to Assess Environmental Conditions at Community Gardens
The Center for Public Environmental Oversight has published a report to help local governments, community based organizations, and others evaluate the environmental risks associated with beneficially reusing urban, contaminated sites for certain purpose… more »
Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Rural Planning, Zoning, and Development Codes
This new report from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers ten essential fixes to help rural communities amend their codes, ordinances, and development requirements to promote more environmentally and economically sustainable growth.… more »
Stewarding the Future of Our Communities
This research report from the Orton Family Foundation examines how five small cities and towns around the country built stewardship into their citizen-driven, values-first community engagement and planning. Over the past two decades, each of these place… more »
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