The Value of Smart Growth

If you’re looking for an overview of what “smart growth” is and how it benefits cities and their residents, this paper from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute in Canada offers it. It focuses on how compact growth reduces costs for cities and residents. And it reminds us that realtor surveys consistently show that walkable neighborhoods…

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Brookings Metro

Brookings Metro is a research program of the Brookings Institution focused on innovation in cities. Its focus is wide, from economic development to infrastructure, placemaking to equity. The link below will take you to Brookings’ work on cities and how they could work better.

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Financing infrastructure

How can we pay for transit improvements and other forms of urban infrastructure? The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Boston does some of the best research on this topic. It has a report on how “land value capture” could help finance infrastructure and make cities stronger.

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