Smart growth development is compact and walkable and provides a diverse range of choices in land uses, building types, transportation, homes, workplace locations, and stores. Such development projects are attractive to private-sector interests because they can find a ready market and compete financially. They appeal to local governments because they can be the building blocks of a growing economy and high-quality, economically sustainable neighborhoods and communities while also helping to create a cleaner, healthier environment.

New retail store could produce energy equal to or greater than it consumes.

Download a free PDF of ICMA’s 2013–2014 Press Catalog, including a two-page spread that features new books.

A power point presentation designed to offer insight into how to set and achieve goals in a community...

Background Memo on Definition of Family

Randy Wheeler's How I Manage Powerpoint

This assessment conveys meaningful and measurable information about the current status of the Iowa City community with respect to sustainability.