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Smart Infill is a practical guide to help elected officials and local residents invest in their communities to create inviting neighborhoods where people can afford to live. Smart Infill splits up the process into four stages:

• Planning: FindingThe result(s) of an investigation and the basis upon which decisions are made. Findings are used by government agents and bodies to justify action taken by the entity. Sometimes described as the legal "footprints" an agency must leave to bridge the analytical gap between the raw data considered by the agency and its ultimate decision. Findings are supposed to document the agency's mode of analysis of facts, regulations and policies. Room for Infill
  From adopting an urban growth boundary to environmental review

• Community: Creating Better Places to Live
  Providing affordable homes, working with neighbors to meet local needs, preventing displacement, and creating better public spaces.

• Design: Making the Most of the Infill Site
  Making infill successful by planning well for densityThe amount of development per acrea unit of area used in land measurement and equal to 43,560 square feet. This is approximately equivalent to 4,840 square yards, 160 square rods, 0.405 hectares, and 4,047 square meters. permitted on a parcelA lot, or contiguous group of lots, in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development. under the applicable zoning., reducing parking needs, and ensuring good design.

• Development: Strengthening and Streamlining the Process
  Dealing with brownfields and stormwater, findingThe result(s) of an investigation and the basis upon which decisions are made. Findings are used by government agents and bodies to justify action taken by the entity. Sometimes described as the legal "footprints" an agency must leave to bridge the analytical gap between the raw data considered by the agency and its ultimate decision. Findings are supposed to document the agency's mode of analysis of facts, regulations and policies. financing, and streamlining the approval and building process.

Smart Infill‘s 12 case studies include San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood City, Morgan Hill, Walnut Creek, Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, San Rafael, Petaluma, and Windsor, as well as examples from many more. The guidebook also includes recommendations for state and regional action.

Download. (PDF, 75 pp, October 2008)