Sustainable Communities (Federal)

Activities Publications

Some NNIP partners were recipients of the first round of HUD's Sustainable Communities Grants and will be implementing the grant by engaging in a comprehensive regional planning process to foster sustainable and equitable communities.

Related Activities:

NNIP Partners Support Federal Place-Based Initiatives

December 2015

Urban Institute   (NNIP Coordinator)
Rise   (St. Louis)
The Mid-America Regional Council   (Kansas City)
Community Information Now (CI:Now)   (San Antonio)
Urban–Greater DC   (Washington, D.C.)

NNIP partners bring their existing data holdings and deep relationships in the community to support the planning and implementation activities of place-based initiatives. Working collaboratively... [read more]

CONNECT Our Future initiative

January 2012 - December 2014

UNC Charlotte Urban Institute (Charlotte)

After three years of citizen engagement and the creation of a Regional Growth Framework for the 14-county Charlotte region, the CONNECT... [read more]

Atlanta Regional Commisssion applies for HUD Sustainable Communities grant

September 2011

(Inactive) Atlanta Regional Commission (Atlanta)

In September 2011, ARC, in partnership with a consortium of 11 other organizations, submitted an application for funding to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Sustainable... [read more]

Sustainable Communities grant implementation

May 2011

(Inactive) Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Chicago)

CMAP will soon begin implementing its Sustainable Communities grant (HUD) by providing technical assistance for municipal planners across our region. CMAP’s online data systems will serve as... [read more]

Regional Equity Atlas

May 2011 - September 2012

Shift Research Lab (Denver*)

Through a new regional transit-oriented development collaborative, Mile High Connects, supported through the Ford Foundation’s Metropolitan Opportunities Initiative, Piton, partnered with... [read more]

Center for Economic Information creates Sustainable Places initiative

May 2011

Center for Economic Information* (Kansas City)

Under the leadership of MARC (convening member of the CWIN collaborative, which is the effective organizational entity constituting KC’s NNIP partnership) Kansas City was an awardee in the first... [read more]

OneSTL: St. Louis Regional Plan for Sustainable Development

May 2011

Rise (St. Louis)

Three Rise staff members are serving on committees for the East West Gateway-led, HUD-Funded St. Louis Regional Plan for Sustainable Development, including the Technical Planning Committee, which... [read more]

Growing Transit Communities: A Corridor Action Strategy for Central Puget Sound

February 2011 - January 2014

Communities Count (Seattle)

Growing Transit Communities will help local communities make the most of new light rail service, bus rapid transit and other transit investments, with the goal of putting jobs and opportunity... [read more]

MAPC wins HUD Sustainable Communities grant to support MetroFuture Plan

June 2010

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (Boston)

On October 15, 2010, HUD Regional Administrator Richard Walega announced a $4 million Press conference announcing award of Sustainable Communities grant to MAPCSustainable Communities Grant award... [read more]

Related Publications:

Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Boston

The Impact of the Sustainable Communities Initiative on Engagement and Collaboration in Planning: Experiences From Four U.S. Regions

2017

Journal Article - By: Meghan Z. Gough; Jason Reece

Link

Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator

Making a Difference with Data: NNIP and Federal Place-Based Initiatives

December 2015

Report - By: Kathy Pettit; Tom Kingsley; Leah Hendey

LINK

The Mid-America Regional Council
Kansas City
Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator