The Smart Growth Network New Primer on Implementing Smart Growth The Smart Growth Network, of which APA is a member, and the International
City/County Management Association (ICMA) released Getting to Smart Growth
II: 100 More Policies for Implementation. This 120-page primer, a sequel
to the extremely popular first volume of Getting to Smart Growth,
provides states and communities with a range of policy options that can be
tailored to fit local circumstances and highlights steps that the private
sector can take to encourage more livable communities. It also includes photographs
illustrating different smart growth principles, a matrix to identify policies
that support multiple principles, case studies and examples in each chapter,
and an appendix listing funding resources for smart growth projects.
Both volumes of Getting to Smart Growth are available free of charge
in pdf format at the Smart Growth Network website (www.smartgrowth.org).
Each can also be ordered in hard copy for $12 from ICMA's bookstore (bookstore.icma.org)
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