Smart Growth America
A national coalition of nearly 100 advocacy organizations that have a stake in how metropolitan expansion affects our environment, quality of life and economic sustainability.
Growth Management Leadership Alliance (GMLA)
A network of leaders from state, provincial and regional organizations in the United States and Canada that carry out programs to shape and implement smart growth policies and actions.
Smart Growth Online
A forum created in 1996 as the EPA joined with several non-profit and government organizations to encourage development that serves the economy, community and the environment. Subscribe for free weekly state by state e-news headlines.
PlaceMatters.com
This site focuses on vision-centered place-based planning, civic engagement, and tools for community design and decision making to help community leaders, public agencies, and land use planners understand and employ new tools and techniques for managing growth and other issues.
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
The network’s mission is to inform and strengthen philanthropic funders' individual and collective abilities to support and connect organizations working to advance social equity, create better economies, build livable communities, and protect and preserve natural resources.
The Neighborhood Coalition
Download the Smart Growth Tool Kit for a comprehensive roadmap that guides neighborhood advocates on how to work more effectively within a regional dynamic to promote sustainable community revitalization.
Active Living By Design
This program establishes and evaluates innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies. Active Living by Design draws from a variety of disciplines such as urban planning and design, public health, community development, transportation, and parks and recreation. The site’s collection of listservs, e-newsletters and fact sheets will keep you up to date on the latest news and events
Planetizen
Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange for the urban planning and development community. It provides a daily, one-stop source for urban planning news, job opportunities, commentary and events.
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