The Commissioner — Fall 2004
Resource Finder
Smart Growth
Orient yourself to smart growth concepts and planning techniques using these
resources.
CD-ROM Training Packages
Best of Contemporary Community Planning 2003
Includes the
modules:
Smart Growth for Citizen Planners: Learn what is meant by the term
smart growth and how it applies to your community.
Redesigning Cities: This discussion
focuses on how design offers new solutions for public officials, who may feel
trapped into choosing from unappealing alternatives, while coping with frustrated
developers and angry citizens.
Getting to Density (2002)
A principal tenet of smart growth is to plan for
and encourage more compact development. Learn what approaches to regulation
and design can be invoked to make higher densities work and be accepted.
Planning the Physically Active Community (2003)
Learn how your community
can benefit from the innovative steps other communities are taking to encourage
walking, bicycling, and other physical activity.
Smart Growth Codes (2004)
Smart growth is almost a decade old. Learn what
has emerged as best practice in terms of development codes that carry out smart
growth objectives.
APA Website
A Smart Growth Reader
As an aid to understanding this vast topic, this draws on articles that have
appeared in APA publications over the past two years.
Smart Growth Policy Guide
Contains APA's definition of smart growth and specific policy positions.
Publications available from APA's Planners Book Service
Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook(2002)
The guidebook and its user manual
provide model planning and zoning legislation. Contains practical tools for
states and local governments to combat urban sprawl, protect farmland, promote
affordable housing, and encourage redevelopment.
Smart Growth Audits: PAS Report 512 (2003)
By Jerry Weitz and Leora Susan
Waldner
Looks at how a local government can examine whether its codes are programmed
to facilitate sprawl or smart growth. The authors describe the concept of a
smart growth audit and provide methods to implement one in your community.
Best Development Practices (1996)
By Reid Ewing
Reid Ewing draws upon case examples of some of today's most acclaimed
developments and recommends "best practices" guidelines to help developers
and citizens create vibrant, livable communities — and still make money.
Other Websites of Note
National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
www.smartgrowth.umd.edu
This University of Maryland, nonpartisan center provides research and leadership
training on smart growth and related planning issues.
Smart Growth Network
www.smartgrowth.org/sgn
In 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined with American Planning
Association and others to form the Smart Growth Network (SGN).
