Smart Growth America

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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.

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Repair Priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads

homepage-excerpt: Decades of underinvestment in regular repair have left many states' roads in poor condition, and the cost of repairing these roads is rising faster than many states can address them.

Smart growth strategies in San Diego

homepage-excerpt: Investing in quality development and creating vibrant places where people want to live and work are among the themes at this year's New Partners for Smart Growth conference in San Diego.

Ways and Means Proposal Would Derail How America Gets To Work And Put Public Transportation On Life Support

homepage-excerpt: If new Ways and Means Committee legislation to fund the surface transportation authorization passes, public transportation would lose the guaranteed funding it has had since the Reagan Administration. Instead, transit would have to fight for dwindling General Fund revenues each year, putting key programs on the brink of collapse and leaving riders of public transportation systems with drastically inferior service.

California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg to be honored with the 2012 Smart Growth America Leadership Award

homepage-excerpt: California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a long-time smart growth and community development advocate, will accept Smart Growth America's 2012 Smart Growth Leadership award during a Friday ceremony at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center in San Diego.