Environmental Benefits of Smart Growth
Many studies show the environmental benefits of smart growth including reduced pollution, preservation of natural lands, and redevelopment of brownfield sites.

Smart Growth Benefits Municipal Budgets
Smart growth benefits municipal budgets by reducing infrastructure costs, maintenance costs, and even costs associated with urban decline.

Understanding Smart Growth Savings
What we know about public infrastructure and service cost savings, and how they are misrepresented by critics

Smart Growth and Conventional Suburban Development: Which Costs More?
An infrastructure case study completed for the EPA

Smart Growth Saves Money
A report on the benefits of using smart growth techniques to minimize costs and sprawl in a time of deficit

The Jobs Are Back In Town
Urban Smart Growth and Construction Employment

State transportation decisions could save money and reduce carbon emissions
New report finds that transportation policies in every state could save money and reduce carbon emissions by making smarter decisions with state funds.

Report reveals smart transportation spending creates jobs and grows the economy
New report from Smart Growth America analyzes states’ investments in infrastructure to determine whether they made the best use of their spending based on job creation numbers.