Civic Participation and Smarter Growth

Improving How Communities and Places Grow and Change

Julia Parzen

2007, 15 pages. The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, 1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 249, Coral Gables, FL 33146, (305) 667-6350, www.fundersnetwork.org

This paper focuses on how local decisions about land use, transportation, zoning, and public investment are opportunities to increase civic participation and decrease social isolation. The paper concludes with suggestions of opportunities for funders to play key roles in promoting civic education and participation in planning and visioning at local, regional, and statewide levels.