Participants break into small groups to discuss local development issues at one of our past workshops.
Is your city interested in smart growth, but not sure how to make it happen? Bring in the development experts with one of Smart Growth America’s 2015 free technical assistance workshops.
Each year Smart Growth America offers a limited number of free workshops to help local leaders and residents make their communities more livable, sustainable, and vibrant. Now in its fourth year, this program helps communities find solutions to local development issues, so that participating communities are able to grow in ways that benefit residents and businesses while protecting the environment and preserving a sense of place. Over 50 communities have already received Smart Growth America’s assistance through this program.
Applications are now being accepted for our 2015 workshop series. Communities can apply for one of 12 workshop types as part of the free program, including:
Implementing smart growth 101
Planning for economic and fiscal health
Sustainable land use code audit
Complete Streets
Using LEED-ND to accelerate the development of sustainable communities
Walkability workshop/audit
Regional planning for small communities
Smart growth zoning codes for small cities
Transportation performance measurement
“Cool planning”
Parking audits
Implementing transit-oriented development 101
Any unit or subdivision of local government, Indian tribe, or regional government is eligible to apply for these free workshops. Communities may apply for more than one workshop, but must submit separate applications for each. Applications are due by Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 5:00 PM EDT.