Complete Streets leaders celebrate 500 policies and look forward to the...
On August 14, 2013, Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition celebrated the 500 communities across the United States that have made their streets safer and more accessible for...
View ArticleTransportation in the City event highlights the changing the face of transit...
On Wednesday, September 25, Smart Growth America’s Transportation in the City event brought together a panel of transportation and startup experts, representatives from innovative transportation...
View ArticleLOCUS developers to meet in Washington, DC next week and call for overhaul of...
LOCUS members gathered earlier this year at the coalition’s winter meeting. Federal real estate programs could be doing more for families, taxpayers and communities, and a national coalition of real...
View ArticleCelebrate DC’s locally made products this holiday season
The Yards Boilermaker Shops will play host to Production in the City and a popup market of Made-in-DC products on December 5. It’s never been easier to buy something that bears the label “Made in DC.”...
View Article20 local vendors will be at Production in the City. Will you?
At the Bluejacket brewery, located in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood of Washington, DC. Photo by Bluejacket via Facebook. What do a brewmaster, a shirtmaker and a sign manufacturer all have in...
View ArticleNew York tours offer look at urban manufacturing’s revival
Urban small-scale manufacturers at work. Photo by Nicolas Lemery Nantel for OHNY. In today’s American economy, where so much is imported from other countries, American cities are rediscovering their...
View ArticleInside Foot Traffic Ahead: sub-urban places and the future of walkability
Festival Italiano in Belmar, a Walkable Urban Place in Denver, CO. Photo via Flickr. Walkable real estate is in high demand in America’s large metros, and tomorrow’s most successful cities will be the...
View ArticleSmarter parking codes to promote smart growth
Communities are using parking rules to promote transit, biking and car share use and improve driver access to retail streets. Credit, clockwise from left: First Daffodils, Kent Kanouse, Canadian...
View ArticleLeaders discuss walkable design and economic development at Policy Forum 2015
Former Washington, DC Councilmember Tommy Wells speaking at the second annual Local Leaders Council Policy Forum on June 1, 2015 in Washington, DC. How can walkable design help build a vibrant local...
View ArticleAll aboard for more accessible bus stops in greater Washington, DC
Photo: Elvert Barnes via Flickr This post is the seventh in a series of case studies about Complete Streets people, places, and projects. Catch the final one next month! The Washington, DC region...
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