Formation | 2000 |
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Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
Purpose | Urban planning, smart growth, sustainable transport, advocacy |
Headquarters | 1152 15th St NW, Suite 450, Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
President and CEO | Calvin Gladney[2] |
Website | smartgrowthamerica |
Smart Growth America (SGA) is a US non-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. [3]
Smart Growth America focuses on three specific priorities: Climate change and resilience, advancing racial equity, and creating healthy communities. SGA covers interrelated areas, including housing, zoning, planning, land use, economic development, transportation, and others.
SGA is also the leader of several advocacy programs that have a stake in how urban sprawl affects the environment, quality of life and economic sustainability.[4]