“Calles Más Seguras para Familias y Niños”
In California and in the Central Valley, a markedly disproportionate number of Latinos are hit and either injured or killed by vehicles…
Emergency Response and Narrow Streets
For decades wide suburban-style streets have been the norm in new developments. As the Smart Growth movement gained momentum, emergency response agencies,…
Form-Based Codes
In the two years since the Local Government Commission’s Smart Growth Zoning Codes: A Resource Guide was first published, the movement to…
Emergency Response and Traditional Neighborhood Street Design
In recent years, local governments and developers have been trying to build new neighborhoods with traditional-style streets that are narrow, tree-lined and…
Open Space
Americans cherish “wide open spaces.” A national survey conducted in 2000 by the nonprofit Smart Growth America showed that 83 percent of…
Livable Communities and Urban Forests
The trees in our parks, yards, public spaces and streetscapes — our “urban forests” — play a vital role in the health…
Trees
Trees can have far-reaching effects on community air and water quality, residential heating and cooling, property values, community aesthetics, and even public…