Smart Growth America

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Smart growth gaining traction during economic downturn

homepage-excerpt: Geoff Anderson and Bill Fulton talk to the San Diego Union Tribune about smart growth strategies in a tough economic climate.

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Smart Growth America and National Brownfields Coalition unite to revitalize blighted areas

homepage-excerpt: Longstanding brownfield redevelopment advocates Smart Growth America and the National Brownfields Coalition launch a new alliance.

The benefits of Washington DC’s Metro

homepage-excerpt: Washington, DC's Metropolitan Area Transit Authority brings large, tangible benefits to the DC-area economy. A new report from AECOM and Smart Growth America details just how big these benefits are.

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15 communities selected to receive free smart growth technical assistance

homepage-excerpt: Smart Growth America is pleased to announce the 15 communities that have been selected to receive this year's free smart growth technical assistance.

Fighting blight in Pennsylvania: State House of Representatives passes land bank bill

homepage-excerpt: In Pennsylvania today, more than 300,000 properties stand vacant.

Smart growth news – February 22, 2012

homepage-excerpt: Shilling: Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market (Part 1)
Bloomberg - February 22, 2012
The collapse in housing and the 33 percent plunge in house prices since 2006 are favoring renting over homeownership. This trend will dominate the housing market for the next four or five years, and put additional pressure on a weak economy.

Smart growth news – February 21, 2012

homepage-excerpt: Economic crisis slows U.S. population growth
USA Today - February 18, 2012
"We're still talking about adding a lot of people," Fulton says. "We know we can't environmentally sustain those people living in sprawled locations. … Local governments are not going to be able to afford sprawl anymore."