Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool Facilitation Available
Smarth Growth Assessment Tool (SGRAT) Facilitation Available from ENP Staff
The Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University, and the Planning & Zoning Center, in conjunction with the Citizen Planner Program, has developed a Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool (SGRAT) to assist local communities implement Smart Growth principles. Erin Perdu, principal of ENP & Associates, became a certified facilitator for the SGRAT at a training session on February 9, 2007.
The SGRAT is a set of online assessments for scoring how well a community is prepared to develop according to Smart Growth principles. The tool provides communities with a baseline score, and can be used to measure progress. The SGRAT is intended to help communities:
- Learn about Smart Growth and the benefits of applying Smart Growth principles.
- Assess whether or not the community is ready to practice Smart Growth.
- Implement Smart Growth using extensive resources including case studies of Michigan communities successfully following Smart Growth principles.
More information about the Smart Growth Readiness Assessment Tool can be found by visiting: www.landpolicy.msu.edu/smartgrowth . Please contact us to find out how we can help facilitate the use of this amazing tool in your community!
