“Each community has its own unique set of challenges, and smart growth demands flexible response. Volumes I and II offer a menu of options that can be mixed and matched to fit local circumstances, local visions, and local values.”
—excerpt from Getting to Smart Growth II

More and more communities are seeking smart growth plans based on the old Main Street model of pedestrian-friendly streets cradling a town center. Twentieth century post-war “urban sprawl” is being replaced with developments that support economic growth by creating vital neighborhoods with a range of options for housing, public spaces, commercial developments, and transportation.

Getting to Smart Growth II examines the wide variety of tools and policies that are available to create these diverse, more livable communities. It presents case studies that show where these approaches have been successfully implemented, and provides dozens of practice and financial tips.

Features

• Getting to Smart Growth II is organized around 10 guiding principals, including: mixing land uses; creating a range of housing opportunities; creating walkable communities; preserving open space; and providing a variety of transportation options. Every principal is then further divided into 10 specific policies and/or tools that promote smart growth initiatives.
• Practice tips are scattered throughout and highlight programs undertaken on the local, state, and federal levels.
• Finance tips illustrate important financial aspects of getting smart growth projects off the ground.
• An easy-to-use chart summarizes monograph content.
• An appendix lists funding resources for smart growth projects.

Authors
The Smart Growth Network and the International City/County Management Association in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Continuing Education and Cost Information
Monograph and Quiz:
6 CEHs in Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) and Sustainable Design (SD)
$200 ($100 for current NCARB Record holders)
114 pages
Published 2008