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What is smart growth?
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Our mission
Smart Growth America helps create healthy, prosperous, and resilient places to live for all people.
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Our work
Our work spans housing and land use, transportation, complete streets, and economic development to find solutions to communities’ most pressing needs.
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What is smart growth?
Smart growth is an approach to community design that connects housing, transportation, and land use to create healthy, prosperous, and resilient neighborhoods.
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By Sam Gordon • May 12, 2026
News & Insights
By Sam Gordon • May 12, 2026
News & Insights
By Sam Gordon • May 12, 2026
News & Insights
Smart Growth America turns 25!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for SGA@25, our event honoring 25 years of advancing healthy, prosperous, and resilient communities. More than 250 leaders and luminaries from across housing, transportation, land use, and economic development came together to celebrate the smart growth movement’s achievements and reflect on the work ahead. The evening was both a moment to recognize how far the movement has come and a chance to reaffirm a shared commitment to shaping communities that work better for people, now and in the future.
The evening was both a moment to recognize how far the movement has come and a chance to reaffirm a shared commitment to shaping communities that work better for people, now and in the future.
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Our Impact
Smart Growth America works across the country, in contexts from rural to urban, forging partnerships and leading workshops to support communities to make their neighborhoods thrive. Click the link to learn more about SGA's many projects.
How we work
Our programs support thriving businesses and jobs, provide more options for how people get around, and make it more affordable to live near work and essential services.
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Programs and coalitions
At Smart Growth America, our various programs and coalitions work collaboratively to shape communities where people thrive. Through research, advocacy, and hands-on support, our network of advocates, decision-makers, and field experts work together to advance policies and practices that prioritize safety, equity, and sustainability.
Our Resource Library
Our resource catalogue includes a variety of materials ranging from comprehensive studies and reports to practical guides and policy frameworks.
Whether you're a city planner, community leader, or simply interested in creating a better future for your community, these resources offer valuable insights and practical strategies to achieve that vision.
