Smart Growth Initiative (SGI)

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2014

The Smart Growth Initiative (SGI) is a comprehensive program created by the County Executive that will provide substantial economic opportunities for future growth in Montgomery County while implementing goals of the various master plans. This program deploys strategies to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Decisions and policies today will affect the County of tomorrow. As the County looks to its future – we have important considerations: § Quality high paying jobs § Sufficient and affordable housing -- near mass transit § Redevelopment and clean-up of old industrial sites § Needed and overdue investments in County government facilities § Preservation of our agricultural reserve The Smart Growth Initiative invests our valuable resources to: § advance key economic priorities, § implement new transit oriented development communities; and § meet our needs