The Growth Management of Colorado creates a culture based on experience, collaboration and a bias toward practical solutions. The primary objectives for the Alliance are to provide accurate analyses, offer tools that promote more efficient land use, educate decisions makers and citizens, and disseminate these products to both public and private interests. Housed within the University of Colorado Real Estate Center, the Alliance has access to all the expertise and knowledge the Center has to offer. The Center currently serves more than140 members in the Colorado Real Estate Council, and works closely with the Business and Architecture and Planning Departments at the University of Colorado. Currently, the Center sponsors more than 15 educational events annually on topics such as land use policy, project financing, transportation, open space and housing.
Growth is inevitable, growth is necessary, but how growth is accommodated can be good or bad.
In setting the framework for land development and redevelopment we must focus on practices that are environmentally sound, economically vital, and that encourage livable communities in other words smart growth. Jim Chaffin, ULI Chairman opening the Smart Growth Conference, Baltimore, 1998. A key ingredient for successful growth management in Colorado is to secure the active involvement by stakeholders who have a direct impact on land use decisions. The Growth Management Alliance brings together elected officials, developers, environmental and agricultural interests, homebuilders, professional planners, city staff, and civic groups. We bring key private and public sector voices to the table.