This portion of the Website will be updated as new case studies of sound growth management initiatives are identified. The purpose of these case studies is to highlight local growth management successes and the lessons that can be shared with local officials and developers.

A Private Sector Model for Rebuilding Inner City Competitiveness: Lessons from Midtown Cleveland

This discussion paper, compiled by the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, is a case study of how business leaders in Cleveland created a nonprofit development corporation and partnered with the public sector to effectively regenerate an inner-city commercial and industrial district.

Profiles of Business Leadership on Smart Growth

This report, published by The National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP), includes 19 profiles of businesses and business coalitions that have found ways to grow while respecting and enhancing the communities they call home. This report describes the costs and impacts of sprawl; barriers to business leadership on smart growth; strategies for overcoming these barriers; and initial actions that businesses can take to promote livable communities.

Oregon Commercial and Mixed Use Development Code Handbook

This guide encourages “smart” commercial and mixed-use development through public policy and land use ordinances. Case studies, guidelines and model ordinances are included.

Maryland: Models and Guidelines for Infill Development

Compiled by the Maryland Department of Planning in 2001, this resource outlines models, guidelines and case studies for infill redevelopment, including mixed-use redevelopment.

Smart Infill: Creating More Livable Communities in the Bay Area

Compiled by the Greenbelt Alliance, this report offers information and guidance related to infill and mixed-use development.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Smart Growth Policy Database

This site provides links to case studies of various state and local growth management strategies.