A guide to preventing big-box development and invigorating local businesses and a strong local economy, the Big Box Tool Kit provides concrete advice, information, and a place for groups fighting big-box development to connect.
The Big Box Tool Kit is a walk-through, step-by-step guide to preventing and combating the development of big-box or mega-retailer businesses and fostering strong, local economic development. Highly accessible to a diverse range of community members, this guide is determined to appeal to policymakers and concerned neighborhood residents alike, encouraging activism from within the community.
The Tool Kit approaches development through the local land use system, and as such provides a background on local land use policy and answers to commonly asked questions concerning land development processes. It also encourages users to join a network of groups working toward similar goals; these groups are shown on a map according to location. Fact sheets and case studies are also available, providing information and examples about big-box and local development.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which created this project, continuously updates the website with news about grassroots organizations and towns that have demonstrated success against threatening big-box development plans, as well as other related news.
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