We went to Fort Pierce, FL to talk with residents & city leaders about the challenges with and solutions for extreme heat and natural disasters for an upcoming video on climate resilience.

Check out this short clip from St. Lucie County and stay tuned! ⤵️

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Our staff have been busy engaging with advocates, stakeholders, and community leaders! 👏

Whether it's giving presentations or taking part in panel discussions, we love having conversations about the intersectionality between land use, transportation, housing, and climate!

Our survey on the experiences of people with disabilities navigating our streets will be open through June 7!

The survey is available in English, as well as Spanish, Arabic, French and Chinese!

Take the survey ⤵️
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Learn how to shift your road safety work to be more effective AND equitable during @visionzeronet's upcoming webinar in May 29th!

This webinar is ideal for those interested in #SS4A funding.

Learn more and register here👇
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Are you in Washington, DC? Want to learn more about the history of housing policy in America?

Join Strong Towns founder, Chuck Marohn, for a conversation at the Cleveland Park Library on May 23 from 6-7:30 pm EST.

Learn more ⤵️
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Questioning the value of your community's current Complete Streets policy? Make sure it's strong on safety & actually being followed! Check out Smart Growth America’s NEW guide for practical, trackable metrics! shorturl.at/FOX24

Today is the last day to register for National League of Cities grant-writing bootcamp!

Learn more about this opportunity and apply today! 👇
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Getting ready to kick off our Healing Our Highways Convening!

Learn more about the program in the 🧵 ⬇️

The infrastructure we create increases the vulnerability of vehicle collisions for both people AND animals🫎

Federal funding opportunities aimed at mitigating these risks have potential benefits that extend to humans and non-humans alike.

Learn more ⤵️
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Thank you Ken McLeod 🚴🚵🏃🚲 for taking a deep dive into how our transportation system can do a better job of setting and reporting on benchmarks related to safer speeds.

Read more from Ken in this blog ⤵️
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In 'What's Possible: Investing Now for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,' hear from our President and CEO, Calvin Gladney, (Calvin Gladney) & others who are striving to create a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future.

Get access here ⤵️
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Smart Growth America is building a stronger understanding of the experience of people with disabilities navigating our streets.
Take a moment to fill out the survey below, or help us spread the word! #Streets4All
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You can design a street for safety, or you can design it for speed. You cannot do both.

This and more explained #DangerousByDesign 2024.

Coming soon ⌛️

Many cities and states have declared their intention to eliminate traffic fatalities, but is it just empty rhetoric?

Our upcoming #DangerousByDesign will show which are serious about it.

Stay tuned!