Press Room
Smart Growth America’s expert staff is available to discuss issues related to growth and development, including economic development, regional planning strategies, transportation, housing and the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities. For more information contact Tom Madrecki, Press Manager, at tmadrecki [at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org or 202-215-8858.
Press Releases
| Date |
Press Release |
| February 2, 2012 |
Ways and Means Proposal Would Derail How America Gets To Work And Put Public Transportation On Life Support |
| February 2, 2012 |
Smart Growth America honors California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg for taking leadership role on smart growth issues |
| February 1, 2012 |
Smart Growth America and National Brownfields Coalition unite to revitalize blighted areas |
| December 16, 2011 |
Omnibus package includes full funding for EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities |
| November 28, 2011 |
Smart Growth America welcomes Bill Fulton, Mayor of Ventura, CA and urban planning expert, to staff |
| November 16, 2011 |
15 communities selected to receive free smart growth technical assistance |
| November 15, 2011 |
Congress does not include funding for HUD’s Sustainable Communities Initiative in FY 2012 |
| November 1, 2011 |
Senate passes minibus bill with strong funding for Partnership for Sustainable Communities programs |
| September 29, 2011 |
Smart Growth America to offer free technical assistance to select communities |
| September 13, 2011 |
Smart Growth America supports American Jobs Act’s proposal to revitalize vacant properties, build better transit |
| September 9, 2011 |
American Jobs Act should use public transportation and road repair to achieve job creation goals |
| July 26, 2011 |
Smart Growth America opposes zeroing out funding for EPA smart growth programs |
| June 1, 2011 |
New report finds deferred road repair poses huge financial liability for many states |
| April 15, 2011 |
Smart Growth America Applauds Congress for Preserving Partnership for Sustainable Communities |
| February 15, 2011 |
Misguided Budget Cuts Proposed by House Leadership Take Aim at Programs Driving Economic Growth |
| February 14, 2011 |
Smart Growth America Applauds President Obama for Budget Provisions that Strengthen Communities |
| February 4, 2011 |
Research Confirms President Obama’s SOTU Remarks: Smart Transportation Spending Creates Jobs, Grows the Economy |
| October 19, 2010 |
EPA Program Will Help Communities Improve Environmental and Economic Prosperity |
| October 15, 2010 |
EPA Grants Demonstrate How Environmental and Economic Progress Can Go Hand in Hand |
| October 14, 2010 |
National Associations Congratulate HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Awardees |
| September 8, 2010 |
What Does President Obama’s Transportation Initiative Mean? |
| May 4, 2010 |
Smart Growth America Hires Roger Millar, Planner and Implementer of Great Places |
| April 1, 2010 |
New Poll Shows Americans Strongly Support Public Transportation; More Walking and Biking |
| February 17, 2010 |
The Recovery Act at One Year |
| February 17, 2010 |
Stimulus TIGER Projects: What Happens When We Use Transportation Dollars the Strengthen Communities, States, and the Country |
| February 2, 2010 |
President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Will Help Create Jobs, Cut Transportation Costs for Families, and Improve Access to Affordable Housing |
| January 14, 2010 |
Obama Administrations Improved Screen for Transit Projects Will Help the Economy, Environment, and Local Communities |
| December 17, 2009 |
Jobs Data Shows Stimulus Spending on Public Transportation Produces More Jobs, Faster |
| September 2, 2009 |
New National Academies Study Affirms Links Between Development Patterns, Transportation, Emissions, and Energy |
| June 1, 2009 |
Second Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference Begins Today |
| April 4, 2008 |
Smart Growth Veteran Ilana Preuss Joins SGA as Director of Campaign Partnerships |
| January 4, 2008 |
Smart Growth Veteran Geoffrey Anderson Selected to Serve as President and CEO of Smart Growth America |
| November 7, 2007 |
Oregon Voters Repeal Taxpayer Windfalls for Land Speculators, Embrace Farm and Forest Protection |
| November 6, 2007 |
Smart Growth America Founder Don Chen to Advance Community Development Strategies at the Ford Foundation |
| October 24, 2007 |
Americans Prefer to Spend More on Mass Transit and High Maintenance, Less on New Roads |
| February 11, 2007 |
Bush 2008 Budget Undermines Local Efforts to Manage Growth and Provide Transportation Choices |
