Our new, comprehensive blueprint draws from the experiences of nine MPOs who, through our Culture and Community Network, explored creative strategies for making planning more accessible, equitable, and holistic.
Lear more & check out the full resource ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
We're hiring a Senior Advocacy Manager!
The person in this role will help lead our housing advocacy work.
If you're passionate about promoting walkable, affordable development policy, reach out! We'd love to hear from you.
Learn more and apply ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/get-involved...
Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate 25 years of Smart Growth America last night!
We had a blast getting to see our friends, thought leaders, and partners throughout the transportation, housing, and land use and development spaces.
Cheers to the next 25 years of SGA!🥂
Applications for our Champions Institute are now open!
This program is designed to help local leaders become effective champions for #CompleteStreets.
Learn more and apply by Friday, January 30, 2026 ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/services/cha...
Today is the day!
We're so excited to welcome everyone to TransportationCampDC!
We heard a great Keynote from Jarrett Walker, author of @humantransit.bsky.social, and we're moments away from heading to our first round of breakout rooms!
Our Annual Report details key highlights from our work across 46 states + DC in 2025.
From policy wins to on-the-ground efforts, explore the progress and impact we've had on important housing and transportation issues ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
We're excited to announce the four community partners leading our Outside In project, a two-year initiative to document and celebrate the underrecognized histories of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the suburban South! ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
Today is the last day to register for TransportationCamp DC 2026!
If you’ve been meaning to grab a ticket for TCamp, this is your last chance.
Get your tickets before registration closes tonight 👇
t4america.org/transportati...
Are you passionate about housing and transportation?
Do you like to write, strategize, and collaborate on ways to tell stories for impact?
Then you could be our next Communications Associate!
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/get-involved...
The new year is around the corner—and so are the conversations shaping the future of transportation!
TCamp is a week away, but tickets sales end January 5!
Learn more and get your tickets now 🎟️👇
t4america.org/transportati...
As 2025 comes to an end, we're reflecting on some of our favorite blog posts from the year.
Check out these five articles that highlight some of what we were able to accomplish this year! ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
🎉Our SGA@25 celebration is around the corner!
Hear from smart growth leaders Polly Trottenberg & Alecia Hill on 25 years of wins and what’s next.
Tickets start at $75. Grab yours today! ⤵️
smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Earlier this year, our cohort of 16 community-based organizations came together to apply their learnings about zoning for health equity through collaboration and collective action.
See our major takeaways from our recent ZEST convening ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
Local leaders are invited to apply for our technical assistance and peer learning program designed to help you become an effective champion for #CompleteStreets.
Learn more and apply here ⤵️ #ActivePeople
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/services/cha...
Our Foot Traffic Ahead report ranks the top 35 metro areas by their walkable urbanism.
It also has ideas for metropolitan areas on how to increase walkability and reduce barriers to developing mixed-use, walkable places.
Check it out ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
"While over half of the households in the US want to live in walkable places, Parolek said, less than 8 percent of the built environment is walkable, according to Smart Growth America."
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/t...
We worked with the National Association of Counties to create a Guide for Developing Housing on County-Owned Land.
This new tool helps outline how counties can transform vacant or underutilized land into affordable housing.
Check it out! ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
We're looking for a driven communications professional to join our team as our next Communications Associate!
Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/get-involved...
Calling all transportation students, advocates, professionals, and everyone in between!
On January 10, join @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social and T4America at #TCamp26 to discuss how we can create a transportation system that works better for all. 🚌🚶🧑🦽🚴
t4america.org/transportati...
🎉 Smart Growth America is turning 25!
Join us on Jan. 12th from 5:30–8 p.m. in Washington, DC for a party honoring a quarter century of advancing healthy, prosperous, & resilient communities.
🥂 Get your tickets today!
smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
Last week, members of Congress introduced the Housing for the 21st Century Act.
This could reduce housing barriers, advance zoning reform, and align land use, housing & transportation.
Tell your reps to support smart growth provisions in the final bill!
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
Curious about how to plan and fund #CompleteStreets policies?
Apply to be part of @SmartGrowthUSA’s next Champions Institute, a program designed to help local elected officials become effective champions for Complete Streets ⤵️ #ActivePeople @CDC_DNPAO
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/services/cha...
Underutilized land, like oversized parking lots, are often near jobs, transit, and daily needs, making them an ideal place to build housing.
Learn more about why investing in this kind of development is both more sustainable and more cost-effective ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
Our biggest win of 2025 🚆✨
Passenger rail is back on the Gulf Coast for the first time in 20 years!
Our new video tells the full story of what it took to make it happen. Check it out ⤵️
t4america.org/2025/12/11/h...
Yesterday, Congress introduced the REPAIR Infrastructure Act, a bill that would build on the efforts of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program to fix the harms from divisive infrastructure and improve access to the places people rely on.
Learn more ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...
Yesterday, our President and CEO, @bethosborne.bsky.social, spoke with @npr.org about the rise in pedestrian deaths on our roadways and what solutions there are to change the status quo.
Tune in for the full conversation ⤵️
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...
Our friends at @innovativedot.bsky.social are hiring a Transportation Partnership Specialist !
Help strengthen their network of state transportation leaders and help advance safer, cleaner, and more connected communities.
More details and how to apply ⤵️
ssti.us/join-our-team/
Our roads are #DangerousbyDesign. 7,522 people were struck and killed while walking in 2022—more than 20 lives lost every day.
Learn more in our report ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/signature-re...
Our President and CEO, @bethosborne.bsky.social, will join @npr.org 1A at 11 a.m. ET to talk about why our streets are getting more dangerous for people walking, and what can be done to change that.
Tune in for the conversation wherever you get your podcasts! ⤵️
www.npr.org/podcasts/510...
Come celebrate 25 years of Smart Growth America at our upcoming party on Jan. 12th in Washington, DC!
You’re invited to join us! Learn more and get your tickets today ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/sga25/
