The Smart Coast Walkable Communities Study Group compiled a summary report in January 2007 describing what each city and Baldwin County has in place concerning walkability and connectivity.

Report title: Creating Walkable Communities in Baldwin County

On April 18, 2006, Smart Coast hosted a conference called Imagine: A Region with Mixed Use Cities. The objective of the conference was to educate and inspire residents to get involved in local development decisions. For detailed information about the conference, please review the following reports.

Conference title: Imagine: A Region with Mixed Use Cities

+ Conference Report

+ Conference Evaluation

+ Conference Sponsors

Smart Coast, under the auspices of Healthy Coastal Communities Initiative (HCCI) completed a number of studies to gain a "snapshot in time" of coastal growth and development issues. As an initial step, elected and appointed officials in the region were interviewed to gain their perceptions of growth and development. Read the results of these interviews in these two reports.

Report title: Growth and Development – A Balancing Act

+ Growth and Development Report

A gap analysis was conducted to compare our region to other coastal regions that had been chosen as sites for Chamber Leadership trips. Read the results of the gap analysis in these two reports.

Report title: Gap Analysis – Comparing Coastal Alabama with Other Areas

+ Gap Analysis Report