Featured Readings on Smart Growth Best Practices

Studies in Southern California and in communities throughout the United States confirm the strong link between land use planning and the transportation system. Many studies have been done and many "Best Practices" guidelines have been developed to provide guidance to local governments, developers, architects, and policy makers. This site aims to provide some of the latest studies on Smart Growth as well as provide links to other useful resources.

Please click on any of the links below for featured readings on:

• Smart Growth is Smart Business

REPORT (PDF)

Released by the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) and the Smart Growth Leadership Institute (SGLI), and under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. EPA. This report profiles 17 business-led efforts that support smart growth.

• Travel Characteristics of Transit-Oriented Development in California

REPORT (PDF)

Hollie Lund, Robert Cervero, & Richard Willson, January 2004.
This report analyzes data collected from sites along light, heavy, and commuter rail lines in California’s four major regions. Findings demonstrated that TOD residents, TOD office workers, and hotel patrons in TODs all use rail transit more frequently than the average for the same cities.

• Turning Small Change into Big Changes

REPORT (PDF)

Douglas Kolozsvari and Donald Shoup
This parking study demonstrates how cities have utilized parking meters to manage on-street parking demand and, in turn, generate revenues for the neighborhood impacted.