Iowa Smart Planning
Click here to view the 2010 Iowa Smart Planning Legislative Guide.
Click here to view the Iowa Smart Planning informational brochure.
Click here to view SF 2389's Smart Planning Legislation sections.
Comprehensive Planning Grant Program
Click here for the Local Comprehensive Planning Grant Program guidelines and application. Applications are due Sept. 30, 2010.
Iowa Smart Planning Task Force
Established in SF 2389 in 2010, the Iowa Smart Planning Task Force is charged with making recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding local and regional planning in Iowa.
- Click here for Smart Planning Task Force meeting dates and materials.
Smart Growth Partnership
The RIO is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED), for a Smart Growth Partnership to bring smart growth assistance to five Iowa communities devastated by the natural disasters of 2008.
Proposal on Smart Planning
Developed in the summer of 2009 prior to any legislative action, the RIO's Proposal on Smart Planning is document outlines a possible framework for local, regional and statewide planning based on best practices from other states and lessons learned in academic research. It was intended to encourage dialogue concerning planning in Iowa and was used to gain input on priority components to include in the 2010 legislative proposal (SF 2389).