Smart growth is an approach to community design that connects housing, transportation, and land use to create healthy, prosperous, and resilient neighborhoods.
Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Throughout the year, we host a number of in-person and virtual events covering topics related to public health, social equity, and climate resilience.
We support leaders in small and mid-sized communities through direct community support.
Zoning for Equitable Solutions and Thriving Communities (ZEST) directly supports community-based organizations working to change health inequities by supporting them through capacity building to reform local land use rules, improve health in their communities, and advance their mission-driven work.
In addition to receiving education materials and conducting policy analysis, examples of the types of projects for this program include:
The Center for Zoning Solutions is thankful for the generous support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in providing funding to work with our community-based organization partners to advance health equity and zoning reform in their local communities.
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