Livable Communities Inc.

What Livable Communities Inc. does

Livable Communities Inc., operating as the Livable Communities Coalition (LCC), is a Georgia-based nonprofit founded in 2005 at the recommendation of the Metro Atlanta Chamber's Quality Growth Task Force to promote smart growth principles across metro Atlanta. The coalition unites over 50 member organizations spanning aging, building, business, government, housing, planning, environment, and transit sectors, and delivers services to local governments and citizen groups including consulting, education, studies and reports, project implementation support, and a proprietary Smart Growth Scorecard that rates proposed developments on up to 50 criteria across eight categories. Revenue is generated through a $2,500 application fee for Scorecard evaluations and modestly priced consulting engagements, supplemented by foundation grants (the disclosed initial funding was a three-year, $600,000 grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation). The organization operates with 1-10 staff from a downtown Atlanta presence and has positioned itself as co-convener of the Atlanta TOD Collaborative, a regional policy initiative on transit-oriented development. Its core technology is the manual, jury-reviewed Smart Growth Scorecard framework, not a software platform.

Name

Livable Communities Inc.

Legal name

Livable Communities Coalition

Website

https://livablecommunitiescoalition.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Livable Communities Inc. (operating as the Livable Communities Coalition) is a Georgia nonprofit founded in 2005 that promotes smart growth in metro Atlanta through consulting, education, project support, and a proprietary Smart Growth Scorecard, serving local governments, citizen groups, and over 50 member organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG, Place-Based Initiatives) (BPAIANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC)

Keywords

• Smart growth advocacy
• Urban planning consulting
• Transit oriented development
• Community development services
• Land use policy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Services offered at modest cost to local governments or citizen groups, including audits of existing land use policies and zoning codes, charrettes, public participation events, and technical assistance.
2. Smart Growth Scorecard Application Fee: $2,500 application fee for development projects seeking smart growth evaluation and Coalition support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Livable Communities Coalition is a nonprofit advocacy and consulting organization that promotes smart growth principles in metro Atlanta. It offers a portfolio of services including the Smart Growth Scorecard (an evaluation system for proposed development projects), consulting services (land use audits, charrettes, technical assistance), education programs, research studies and reports, planning tools and resources, and direct project support to local governments and citizen groups.

Product overview

The Livable Communities Coalition is a non-profit advocacy organization that serves as a smart growth catalyst for metro Atlanta, not a traditional software product company. The organization offers a portfolio of services including the Smart Growth Scorecard (a project evaluation tool), consulting services, education programs, research studies and reports, planning tools and resources, and direct project support. These services work together to help communities implement quality growth principles focusing on land use, transportation, housing, and environmental conservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Growth Scorecard A scoring system for rating proposed development projects on up to 50 criteria in eight categories including location, density, land use diversity, housing choice, accessibility, pedestrian safety, environmental protection, and community needs. Projects are reviewed quarterly by an independent jury of volunteer experts.
• Consulting Services Services including audits of existing land use policies and zoning codes, charrettes and public participation events, in-depth assessments of growth opportunities, and technical assistance for local governments and citizen groups.
• Education Services Educational programs including presentations on smart growth principles, facilitated discussions, and multi-day workshops covering topics such as density, affordable housing near transit, and transportation network challenges.
• Studies and Reports In-depth reports and studies including SMARTRAQ transportation study, Tax Allocation Districts analysis, workforce housing studies, and transit-oriented development research.
• Project Support Services Technical, political and other support to communities implementing smart growth principles, helping with community assessments, land use plan reviews, zoning code reviews, public forums, and workshops.
• Smart Growth Toolkit and Tools Educational materials including discussion aids, citizen planning guides, FAQs, glossary of smart growth terms, Smart Growth Toolkit, Guiding Growth handbook on planning and zoning law, best practices and model ordinances.

Quantifiable outcome

• Property values inside TADs climbed by average of more than 14 percent per year compounded
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Atlanta TOD CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2012Co-Conveners of eight-organization collaborative formed to remove barriers, create incentives, and educate the community about transit oriented development benefits in metro Atlanta. The collaborative builds off LCC's 2011-2012 TOD Policy Working Group findings with a 21-point work program to advance TOD incentives and remove barriers to development.
• Enterprise Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Convener of Atlanta TOD Collaborative; national nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development
• Atlanta Land Trust Collaborative (ALTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-Convener of Atlanta TOD Collaborative; focused on creating and preserving affordable housing through land trust model
• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for 10-county metropolitan area; partner in Atlanta TOD Collaborative
• Smart Growth AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational clearinghouse for smart growth activities; coalition is affiliated member organization
• Atlanta Housing Association and Neighborhood-based Developers (AHAND)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Atlanta TOD Collaborative focused on housing and neighborhood development
• Fulton County/Atlanta Land Bank Authority (FCALBA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Atlanta TOD Collaborative working on transit-oriented development and land reuse
• Georgia STAND-UPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Atlanta TOD Collaborative focused on economic justice and equitable development
• Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Atlanta TOD Collaborative promoting equity in growth and development

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Georgia Conservancy: Statewide nonprofit focused on land conservation, sustainable growth, and environmental protection in Georgia. Comparable in advocating for growth management, greenspace preservation, and responsible land-use policy across the same state footprint.

Emerging players

• Georgia STAND-UP: Atlanta-area nonprofit focused on economic justice and equitable development and partner in the Atlanta TOD Collaborative. Comparable advocacy around TOD, housing affordability, and equitable land-use outcomes in the same metro.

Direct peers

• Urban Land Institute (ULI) Atlanta: District council of ULI serving metro Atlanta with focus on responsible land use, real estate, and development. Comparable mission around best-practice real estate and smart growth and serves overlapping developer, government, and civic customers.
• Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP): Atlanta-area nonprofit focused on affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization, with prior ties to LCC leadership (Ray Christman is past chair). Comparable mission around housing choice and equitable neighborhood development in the same metro.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development and co-convener of the Atlanta TOD Collaborative with LCC. Directly comparable mission around affordable housing, TOD, and equitable community development, and competes for the same grant and influence pool.
• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC): Regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the 10-county metro Atlanta area and partner in the Atlanta TOD Collaborative. Comparable in regional land-use, transportation, and community-development planning work and serves overlapping government and institutional customers.
• Atlanta Land Trust Collaborative (ALTC): Atlanta-area collaborative focused on creating and preserving affordable housing through the community land trust model and co-convener of the Atlanta TOD Collaborative. Directly comparable on housing affordability and TOD advocacy in the same metro.
• Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE): Atlanta-based equity-focused nonprofit and partner in the Atlanta TOD Collaborative promoting equitable growth and development. Comparable advocacy and policy work around inclusionary, equitable community development in metro Atlanta.

Broad incumbents

• Smart Growth America: National clearinghouse and advocacy organization for smart growth, of which LCC is an affiliated member. Directly comparable mission around land use, transportation, and community development, but operates at a national scale with substantially greater resources.
• Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU): National nonprofit promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods and urbanist principles. Highly comparable in advocating for transit-oriented development, density, and walkable communities, but operates at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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