EPA-Smart Growth: Principles and Strategies for Sustainable Community Development
by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / Connecting Health Outcomes Research and Data Systems (CHORDS)·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data on Smart Growth principles and tools for economically strong, environmentally sustainable, and socially equitable community development. The dataset focuses on strategies like transit-oriented development, infill development, green infrastructure, form-based zoning, and complete streets design. It was last updated on May 4, 2026, by the Connecting Health Outcomes Research and Data Systems (CHORDS) organization.
Use Cases
Modeling urban form and density based on principles like transit-oriented development.
Analyzing environmental impact of development strategies such as green infrastructure.
Policy evaluation for zoning and land-use regulations like form-based codes.
Assessing community design features, including walkability and complete streets.
Strengths
Authored by the authoritative U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Description outlines specific strategies like transit-oriented development and green infrastructure.
Last update timestamp (2026-05-04 15:37:48) is provided.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Geographic and temporal coverage of the underlying data is unspecified.
Provenance
Source
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-04 15:37:48; freshness should be verified.