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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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Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.

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Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.

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Upcoming Webinars: August 2012

Thursday, August 9, 1:00-2:30pm ET.

By Jessica Holmberg, August 2, 2012

Advancing Livability with Geographic Information Systems. Register here.

This webinar will help planning and development practitioners to better understand the potential applications of geospatial technologies for advancing livability.

Tuesday, August 14, 2:00-3:30pm ET. Avoiding the Housing and Transportation Squeeze in Rural and Small Town America. Register here.

Community Transportation Association, NADO, and the Housing and Transportation Affordability Initiative host this webinar focused on transportation and housing cost tools that can help illustrate the impact land use decisions have on household budgets and community economic vitality, and how to identify investment and planning opportunities to improve the livability of rural communities. This webinar will also introduce the Housing and Transportation Affordability Initiative, a joint HUD and DOT venture to develop tools and resources to help planners, consumers, and policy-makers make more informed decisions about where to invest scarce resources.