Our Revitalization and Smart Growth  initiative will work with governmental, electoral, institutional and private-sector leaders who are dedicated to advancing regional equity and positive development that revitalizes existing communities. Our goal is to provide outreach and community education on the critical agenda of 10,000 Friends, with a regional focus on transportation, planning and zoning, and housing issues. We raise community awareness, provide leadership for burgeoning organizing efforts (such as the First Suburbs Project), and stimulate peer-to-peer information exchange on best practices, effective policies and technical expertise. We also promote policies to level the playing field between greenfield development and development in our cities and towns, encourage solutions that stimulate reinvestment through market incentives and increase public understanding about the importance of viewing and addressing reinvestment problems more broadly than just their community or neighborhood.