Learn more about smart growth through these research institutions, advocacy groups, and other organizations which share the goals of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance.
Smart Growth America
A national coalition of nearly 100 advocacy organizations that have a stake in how metropolitan expansion affects our environment, quality of life and economic sustainability.
Growth Management Leadership Alliance (GMLA)
A network of leaders from state, provincial and regional organizations in the United States and Canada that carry out programs to shape and implement smart growth policies and actions.
Smart Growth Online
A forum created in 1996 as the EPA joined with several non-profit and government organizations to encourage development that serves the economy, community and the environment. Subscribe for free weekly state by state e-news headlines.
PlaceMatters
This site focuses on vision-centered place-based planning, civic engagement, and tools for community design and decision making to help community leaders, public agencies, and land use planners understand and employ new tools and techniques for managing growth and other issues.
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
The network’s mission is to inform and strengthen philanthropic funders' individual and collective abilities to support and connect organizations working to advance social equity, create better economies, build livable communities, and protect and preserve natural resources.
The Neighborhood Coalition
The NNC is a convener of people and organizations concerned about neighborhoods, a conduit of information about programs and policies, and an advocate for neighborhoods and community and neighborhood-based organizations.
Active Living By Design
This program establishes and evaluates innovative approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies. Active Living by Design draws from a variety of disciplines such as urban planning and design, public health, community development, transportation, and parks and recreation. The site’s collection of listserves, e-newsletters and fact sheets will keep you up to date on the latest news and events.
Urban Land Institute
Founded in 1936, the institute now has members in 95 countries worldwide, representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service. As the preeminent, multidisciplinary real estate forum, ULI facilitates the open exchange of ideas, information and experience among local, national and international industry leaders and policy makers dedicated to creating better places.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
The Lincoln Institute seeks to improve the dialogue about urban development, the built environment, and tax policy in the United States and abroad. Through research, training, conferences, demonstration projects, publications, and multimedia, the Lincoln Institute provides the highest quality, nonpartisan analysis and evaluation for today's regulatory, planning, and policy decisions.
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