Getting to Smart Growth II shows that a wide variety of smart growth tools, policies, and approaches are available to create more livable communities. Each community has its own unique set of challenges, and smart growth demands a flexible response. It offers a menu of options that can be mixed and matched to fit local circumstances, local visions, and local values. Getting to Smart Growth II contains many actions for the public sector and highlights steps that the private sector can take to promote more livable communities. It discusses individual programs (occasionally specific applications of broader ideas presented in the previous work) and emphasizes case studies to show where the various policies, programs, and projects have been successfully implemented. It also contains "Finance Tips" that illustrate important financial aspects of getting smart growth projects on the ground. These tips address an important fact about development: what gets financed is what gets built. Getting to Smart Growth II shows that a wide variety of smart growth tools, policies, and approaches are available to create more livable communities. Each community has its own unique set of challenges, and smart growth demands a flexible response. It offers a menu of options that can be mixed and matched to fit local circumstances, local visions, and local values. Getting to Smart Growth II contains many actions for the public sector and highlights steps that the private sector can take to promote more livable communities. It discusses individual programs (occasionally specific applications of broader ideas presented in the previous work) and emphasizes case studies to show where the various policies, programs, and projects have been successfully implemented. It also contains "Finance Tips" that illustrate important financial aspects of getting smart growth projects on the ground. These tips address an important fact about development: what gets financed is what gets built.

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Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation