Category: Reports
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 »
Next Generation Broadband—Cornerstone Infrastructure for 21st-Century Brownfields
The availability of next-generation high-speed broadband will play a leading role in determining which communities will enjoy economic growth and prosperity in the 21st century. This research report from the National Association of Local Government Env… more »
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