Education - Customized Smart Growth Leadership Training

Since 1998, the University of Maryland has periodically offered "smart growth" leadership training for student audiences that have included representatives of federal, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, public school teachers, and private businesses. These training sessions have addressed issues related to land-use, housing, transportation and other smart growth issues and have provided participants with the knowledge and skills needed to lead their agencies, companies or jurisdictions in implementing smart growth.

Based on this experience, the National Center for Smart Growth is willing to work with governments and/or other organizations and businesses to develop a leadership training curriculum that is tailored to fit the timetable, budget and substantive needs of the student audience. The Center brings to this task expertise grounded in research, teaching and practice and a set of educational processes that are engaging and transformative.