Smart Growth America

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.

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

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

homepage-excerpt: Smart Growth America will meet with residents and staff of Kimberly, ID as part of a free technical assistance program.

homepage-excerpt: Changing demographics and shifting consumer demands have deeply impacted the real estate market, causing developers to put a greater emphasis than ever before on the creation of smart growth neighborhoods within easy distance to jobs, shops and schools.

homepage-excerpt: Subdivisions go urban as housing market changes
USA Today - May 15, 2012
"It's the kids (ages 18 to 32), the empty nesters (Baby Boomers with no kids at home)," says Chris Leinberger, president of Smart Growth America's LOCUS (Latin for "place"), a national coalition of real estate developers and investors who support urban developments that encourage walking over driving. "These two generations combined are more than half of the American population."

homepage-excerpt: The U.S. housing market has begun to recover, and homes with amenities within walking distance will be those most in demand in coming years, according to a new report from the Demand Institute.