Smart Growth and Neighborhood Revitalization Sources on the Web
A variety of information is available on the Internet concerning smart growth and neighborhood revitalization. The National Neighborhood Coalition is a support network for individuals and community-based organizations concerned with creating healthy cities and neighborhoods. It provides information about programs and policies on smart growth and neighborhoods, and the Neighborhoods, Regions, and Smart Growth project. The Center for Neighborhood Technology creates livable urban communities. The Web site features programs and projects that promote community development, smart growth, transit-oriented development, and sustainable development. The Smart Growth Network is a nonprofit organization that helps create national and local coalitions to promote economic, social, and environmental development in communities. Its issues include community, regionalism, and transportation. The site contains primers on alternatives to sprawl and a smart growth bibliography and policy database. The Congress for the New Urbanism is a collaboration of professionals who revitalize sprawling neighborhoods and urban centers. The Web site includes task force projects and additional links to related organizations. The Brookings Institution's Center for Urban and Metropolitan Policy develops livable cities and neighborhoods. The site contains topics on housing, smart growth, and transportation, and neighborhood and metropolitan initiatives. The Surface Transportation Policy Project ensures that transportation policies encourage more livable communities. The site contains reports, resources, and the newsletter Progress, which features community and transportation issues.
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