Introducing Smart Growth to Texas: Participant's Workbook

Smart growth is planned growth that integrates land use and transportation to create urban development that conserves resources and improves quality of life while providing adequate mobility. This workbook is part of workshop materials that assist TxDOT is disseminating information on smart growth principles, practices, and applications to state, regional, and local planners, engineers, transportation professionals, and other interested parties. The workshop presentation on smart growth was developed and is available as a separate resource in PowerPoint form as well as in hardcopy in this participant's workbook. A presenter's guide has also been prepared to facilitate presentation of the workshop. To reinforce the principles of smart growth, and to introduce the smart growth design process, the workshop includes a hands-on case study to teach the practical application of smart growth in a simulated situation. This workbook is intended to be given to workshop participants to facilitate understanding, note taking, and work on the case study. The presenter may provide additional material for insertion into this workbook.