Fiscal Impact Tools
Fiscal impact tools are emerging across the nation and changing the dialog around local and regional planning. Jurisdictions now have a number…
Policy Fact Sheet: California Sustainability Research Project
The California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA created the California Sustainability Research Project to increase access to California’s funded sustainabie communities…
How Local Governments Can Help
How Local Governments Can Help Through a variety of policies and partnerships, local and state government can promote healthier communities by improving…
Healthy Communities Success Story: Addressing Food Insecurity in Sacramento through Urban Gardening
Food insecurity – the limited or uncertain ability to acquire nutritionally adequate and safe food – is on the rise in Sacramento…
Healthy Communities Success Story: Unique Land-Use Solutions and Fiscal Management Strategies in Turlock
With a growth rate triple its historic average, the city of Turlock experienced rapid growth in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.…
Compact Development for More Livable Communities
Resources for Compact Development Publications Good Neighbors: Affordable Family Housing. Tom Jones, William Pettus, AIA and Michael Pyatok, FAIA; Foreword by Chester…
Compact Development for More Livable Communities
When people hear the word “density”, they often think of barracks-style public housing projects, overcrowding or crime-ridden inner cities. While some of…
Overcoming Obstacles to Smart Growth through Code Reform – An Executive Summary for Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide
It is widely acknowledged that one of the major barriers to smart growth is local regulation. Our codes and practices either discourage…