Welcome

The staff and Board of Smart Growth Vermont would like to announce that we will be merging with Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC).  Please take a moment to read the press release and feel free to share your thoughts with us.  We see this unification as a great opportunity to strengthen the mission of Smart Growth Vermont as part of a larger organization with greater resources and greater reach.

We hope you will join us in supporting Vermont Natural Resources Council and their efforts to promote smart growth in Vermont.

We sincerely thank you for being part of our efforts.

Vermont's Working Landscape - Keeping it Vital

The Vermont Working Landscape Partnership has produced an 8 minute video to promote a collaboration of businesses, organizations and individuals who are invested in protecting Vermont's traditional working lands.  Watch the video now.

Indicators, Scenic Resources Handbooks Released

Views to the Mountain: A Scenic Protection Manual, has just been released. This new community resource was developed in partnership with the towns of Essex and Jericho, Smart Growth Vermont, the CCMPO and CCRPC. Read our release here and download a PDF copy here.

Developing, Collecting and Analyzing Indicators of Downtown Health: A Handbook is a resource for communities seeking to determine where and how they should grow. The handbook includes the process and links to sample documents so that data can be collected to guide decision making. Read our release here and download a PDF copy of the handbook here.