Miguel Rodríguez departs SGA after more than a decade of impact on our work

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Miguel Rodríguez departs SGA after more than a decade of impact on our work

By Smart Growth America, April 6, 2026

After more than a decade with Smart Growth America, we’re saying thank you to Miguel Rodríguez as he steps into a new role at Cushman & Wakefield.

Miguel has been a driving force behind our research, from co-authoring Foot Traffic Ahead to helping dozens of communities understand the real fiscal and economic impacts of development and infrastructure decisions. His work brought clarity and a deep commitment to advancing smart growth in practice.

We’re grateful for his leadership as our Director of Research and for the many ways he strengthened our work over the years.

We’re excited to see him bring smart growth principles into the commercial real estate world, and we’re glad this isn’t goodbye. Miguel will continue to advise SGA as a visiting research fellow.