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Highlights
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New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Feb. 7-9, 2013, Kansas City, MO
National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities: Submit your blog post, video, or multimedia presentation.
HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities
EPA helps communities grow in ways that expand economic opportunity, protect public health and the environment, and create and enhance the places that people love. Through research, tools, partnerships, case studies, grants, and technical assistance, EPA is helping America's communities turn their visions of the future into reality.
EPA has joined the Partnership for Sustainable Communities with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U. S. Department of Transportation to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment in communities nationwide. Read more...
Announcements
Design Assistance: EPA announced today that the capitals of Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, and Indiana will be awarded design assistance from the Greening America's Capitals program. See the news release.
Report and Tool: A Project Selection Tool for the State of Rhode Island: Leveraging State Transportation, Housing, and Infrastructure Investments. EPA worked with Rhode Island's KeepSpace program to help prioritize state, nonprofit, and federal resources. This assistance resulted in a project selection tool that may be of use to other communities facing similar challenges.
Webinars: Join EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities for a webinar on Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities, Sept. 21, 1:00-2:30 Eastern. Slides are now available for the Sept. 5 webinar on school siting.
The blogging begins! Join the National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities: http://www.smartgrowth.org/engine/convo.php
About Smart Growth
Learn about smart growth issues and environmental benefits. Find information about specific topics, resources, and examples of smart growth development, including the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
Publications
Find reports, fact sheets, and other products to learn more about smart growth and its benefits.
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Grants and Funding
Find out about financial assistance available to organizations and communities.
Making Smart Growth Happen
Find tools and information to help you improve your community: technical assistance, educational opportunities, tools for communities, partnerships, and the New Partners for Smart Growth Annual Conference.
