Smart Growth and Sprawl


			Smart Growth and Sprawl:
			National Organizations \| Great Lakes Region Smart Growth strategically directs financial resources toward programs and policies that support: development focused on existing communities a range of housing choices walkable neighborhoods attractive communities with a sense of place mixed land uses preservation of farmland and natural areas multiple transportation choices compact building design Sprawl is a post-World War II land development pattern supported by policies and institutions that promote: new low density development preference for undeveloped land over upgrading or renovating older buildings and infrastructure widespread strip commercial development along roads with extensive visible parking segregated housing segregated land uses new wide roads utility expansion/extension automobile dependency large fiscal disparities between localities lack of coordinated planning top National Organizations Challenge to Sprawl Campaign Sierra Club Congress for the New Urbanism A collaboration of professionals working to reform North America's urban growth patterns to encourage restoration of existing urban centers, reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, conservation of natural environments and preservation of the built legacy. Northeast-Midwest Institute Smart Growth Provides information on smart growth activities in Congress and links to special reports and background papers on smart growth issues. Smart Growth Network Provides information and resources on specific issue areas such as economics, environment, infrastructure and regionalism as well as state-by-state information and announcements. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Program Urban Land Institute Nonprofit research and educational institute whose mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse Launched in 1998, its mission is to make the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth accessible to citizens, grassroots organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects, the media and business leaders. Smart Communities Network U.S. Department of Energy top Great Lakes Region (listed by state/province) IL \| IN \| MI \| MN \| NY \| OH \| ONT \| PA \| WI Urban Sprawl in the Great Lakes Region Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) An educational module on urban sprawl from GLIN's education section, TEACH Great Lakes. Illinois Illinois Growth Task Force Campaign for Sensible Growth Indiana Planning with POWER Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program and the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service Planning with POWER is a statewide educational program that links land use planning with watershed planning at the local level. The project is designed to empower communities to prevent and solve natural resource problems resulting from changing land use in growing watersheds. Hoosier Environmental Council Smart Growth Initiative Michigan Land Policy Program Michigan State University Michigan Land Use Leadership Council Michigan Land Use Institute Dedicated to fostering a new approach to economic development that respects the land, the community that inhabits the land and the inherent process of change. People and Land (PAL) W.K. Kellogg Foundation PAL is a funding source for organizations working in land-use education, leadership development, planning model identification and policy development in Michigan. Minnesota Smart Growth Minnesota Environmental Quality Board Provides information on the Minnesota smart growth framework and related state programs. Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 1,000 Friends of Minnesota Nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the important connections between our development patterns and the health of our communities and the environment. New York New York Quality Communities Clearinghouse Land Use Law Center Pace Law School Dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities in New York State. The Center offers lawyers, land use professionals, citizens and developers assistance that enables them to achieve sustainable development at the local and regional level. Ohio Greater Ohio Statewide network of organizations and individuals united to promote smart growth land use and development policies. EcoCity Cleveland Smart Growth Resources Provides links to a proposed Ohio Smart Growth Agenda, a Citizens' Bioregional Plan and a number of other resources. Lake Erie Balanced Growth Program Ohio Lake Erie Commission The Commission is comprised of the directors of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Natural Resources, Transportation, Development, Health and Agriculture. It funds projects that will complete Watershed Balanced Growth Plans. Ohio Balanced Growth Roundtable Building upon recommendations from Ohio's Balanced Growth Blue Ribbon Task Force and the Balanced Growth Initiative, the Great Lakes Commission partnered with the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, and Michigan State University Extension to host a balanced growth roundtable in January 2005 to promote sustainable land use within the state of Ohio. The roundtable focused on the development of indicators to assess progress of the state's balanced growth programs and activities. Ontario Places to Grow Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal Through the Places to Grow Act, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal was granted the overall responsibility for fostering and implementing the government’s long-term plan for growth. Ontario Smart Growth Network Green Ontario Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Growing Smarter Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Details the DEP policy to consider local land use ordinances and policies when issuing permits. 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania An alliance of organizations and individuals committed to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce sprawl. Wisconsin Wisconsin Comprehensive Planning Law Division of Intergovernmental Relations Passed as part of the 1999-2001 Wisconsin biennial budget, and sometimes referred to as the Smart Growth Law, the law defines what a "comprehensive plan" is, outlines procedures for adopting plans, and requires that certain actions, beginning in 2010, be consistent with an adopted plan and creates a comprehensive planning grants program. 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin and the Land Use Institute 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin educates the citizens and policy makers of Wisconsin about the benefits of sound land use planning. Smart Growth Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources top Project contact: Victoria Pebbles, vpebbles@glc.org