United States November 2013 Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/smartgrowth USING SMART GROWTH STRATEGIES TO CREATE MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., REGION Office of Sustainable Communities Smart Growth Program Contacts U.S. Environmental Protection Agency project leads: Kevin M. Nelson, AICP Megan M. Susman 202-566-2835 202-566-2861
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[email protected] All photographs courtesy of EPA unless otherwise noted. Photographs on the front cover, (left to right, top to bottom): Ballston Metro Station, Arlington, Virginia; Washington Canal Park, Washington, D.C.; Eastern Village, Silver Spring, Maryland (source: Dan Reed via Flickr.com). November 2013 ii Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington, D.C., Region • November 2013 CONTENTS Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................... iv Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................