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Greer, SC explores transit options along Route 29 with help from Smart Growth America

homepage-excerpt: Community leaders in Greer, South Carolina, are trying to figure out if and how the town might create better transportation options for its residents.

Smart Growth Stories: City Councilmember Tommy Wells on creating great neighborhoods in Washington DC

homepage-excerpt: Washington, DC's neighborhoods have seen a huge resurgence in recent years, and nowhere in the city is this more visible than DC's Ward 6.

Smart growth stories: New York City Councilmember Brad Lander on building better neighborhoods with community participation

homepage-excerpt: Where does change come from? Who comes up with the ideas and proposals needed to reinvigorate neighborhoods?

From Vacancy to Vibrancy

From Vacancy to Vibrancy: A guide to redeveloping underground storage tank sites through area-wide planning

homepage-excerpt: A new guide outlines strategies for redeveloping gas stations, auto body shops, and industrial facilities.

Google comes out in support of Mountain View, CA’s “forward-thinking” General Plan update

homepage-excerpt: Google has a very physical home in Mountain View, Calif. – and the company's leaders have a vision for what they’d like that home to look like in the future.

Cracking the code to smart growth in Mesa, AZ

homepage-excerpt: The Mesa City Council is working to make downtown not just a destination but a neighborhood

Smart growth news – May 21, 2012

homepage-excerpt: Missouri lawmakers pass bill supporting land banks
Kansas City Business Journal (MO) - May 17, 2012
The Missouri General Assembly on Wednesday passed land bank legislation that would let Kansas City buy and sell swaths of abandoned land.