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What our staff heard at the 2022 Equity Summit
Last week, Smart Growth America hosted our second annual Equity Summit, with each of the three days curated and led by one of our three teams, respectively: land use and development, transportation...
View ArticleNational Brownfields Coalition participates in EPA roundtable on brownfield...
Members of the National Brownfields Coalition, the EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, and other leaders in the field brought together best practices in equitable development to...
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Accessory dwelling units promoted as a strategy to increase affordable...
Accessory Dwelling Unit. Image by Sightline Institute The Biden administration hosted a virtual webinar on February 1st highlighting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as one way to increase affordable...
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The National Brownfields Coalition testifies before the House Subcommittee on...
On Tuesday, February 15th, NBC Steering Committee member Lee Ilan represented the National Brownfields Coalition during the virtual ‘Back from the Brink: Restoring Brownfield Sites to Economic...
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NBC leaders call for Brownfields Funding & Solutions to the Housing Access...
On Thursday, September 28, National Brownfields Coalition (NBC) Steering Committee members Michael Goldstein and Gerald Pouncey testified at the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works’...
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How a new federal spending plan can further smart growth solutions
Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 is now in congressional hands, where it’ll likely change substantially before returning to the president’s desk. Congress’s decisions will inform how...
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Smart Growth Means Accessibility: SGA Attends Disability Economic Justice...
A crowd of attendees seated at the District Winery in Washington, D.C. for the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative “A Year of Collective Progress” anniversary event viewing opening remarks on...
View ArticleT4A comments on Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) Guidelines
On May 3, Transportation for America, a program of SGA, submitted comments in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) request for improvements to the Model Minimum...
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EPA delivers for rural and low-income communities
Smart Growth America helped organize a coalition that urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to allow climate funds to go towards adaptive reuse projects in location-efficient areas. The...
View ArticleSGA comments on EPA’s Meaningful Involvement Policy
On Tuesday, January 16, Smart Growth America, the National Brownfields Coalition’s Environmental Justice Committee, and our allied technical assistance partner organization, Green Resources &...
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