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Enhancing livable communities—through projects to improve transportation options, ensure more affordable and accessible housing, and build and maintain public spaces such as parks—requires both ade

A livable community is one that is safe and secure. It offers choices in where to live and how to get around.

Livable and sustainable communities are safe and healthy. They offer residents choices in where to live and how to get around.

Planning refers to how policymakers design, regulate, and manage the built environment. Land-use, zoning, and developer requirements and incentives help planners guide development patterns.

Extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, and health emergencies can devastate communities. They can destroy housing, transportation networks, businesses, and institutions.

Redevelopment reuses previously developed land to catalyze new economic growth. It can provide new housing options or community amenities.

Place-based development strategies and initiatives encourage community development and economic activity in specific areas.

U.S. House members and state representatives are elected by district. Those districts are updated each decade after the census in a process known as redistricting.

Maintaining trust and confidence in the government requires strong democratic processes and government institutions.

The landscape of campaign finance has changed dramatically in the past decade. In 2010, the Supreme Court lifted longstanding restrictions on independent campaign spending.