Tools and Resources

While community activists may be blessed with having easier access to local decision makers then do activists working on the state or national level, often the bolstering resources (area research, information on local elected officials, training programs, availability of grant money, etc.) are not as readily available on a local level. Rather, local civic and county citizen groups often feel as though they don't know the process, they don't know who to contact or what to look for in a proposal they KNOW is bad. . . even if they don't know how to prove it.

To remedy this situation, the Colorado Sprawl Action Center is constantly compiling all local information it can to be of best service to YOUR needs, and to make you local government participation as painless and effective as possible.

Growth Management ToolKit

Getting Help from the Experts
- Free Campaign Planning Consultations
- Annual Citizens Conference on Growth
- National Sprawl Organizations
- State-Level Sprawl Organizations
- Network of Legal and Planning Experts

Planning, Permitting and Procedures
- CEDS - A "How-to" guide for fighting bad developments in your community (.doc)
- Links to Your Local Government
- Links to Your Local Media

Public Interest Scorecards for your Elected Officials (non-partisan)
- National

Library of Reports and Polls on Sprawl

Helpful Documents and FAQ's
- A case study on a successful conservation easements
- Overview of funding sources for open space acquisitions
- More!

Free Images and Sprawl Photo Gallery

Sample Campaign Documents
- Sample Fact-Sheets
- Sample Petitions
- Sample Newsletters
- Sample Community Group Websites

Sample Media Documents
- Sample Letters to the Editor
- Sample Press Releases

Sample Legislation (our "Growth Management Toolbox")
- Examples of "Smart Growth" county regulations for your county.
- Examples of "Smart Growth" municipal regulations for your city / town.