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Strategic Lessons in Sustainable Community Building - The Groundwork USA NetworkPublication Date: 3/1/2013
By Joe Schilling (Center for Community Progress) and Raksha Vasudevan on behalf of Groundwork USA This report highlights ten case studies from the Groundwork Trust network that seek to reclaim brownfields, urban rivers and vacant spaces through community engagement, and achieve... Analysis of Bulk Tax Lien Sale: City of RochesterPublication Date: 2/25/2013
By Community Progress In 2009 the City of Rochester, New York began selling delinquent tax liens to a third party purchaser pursuant to a bulk lien sales agreement. In response to an RFP from the City, Community Progress and a team of subconsultants examined the City's... Grounds for Change: Activating Vacant LandPublication Date: 2/22/2013
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Community Progress is launching a new interactive resource for communities, individuals, and policy makers interested in improving their neighborhoods through strategic green reuse of vacant... Revitalizing the Legacy Cities of Upstate New YorkPublication Date: 2/13/2013
In this February 2013 report, the American Assembly, CenterState CEO, Syracuse University, and University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning call upon elected, business, and civic leaders to take a regional approach to the challenges faced by Upstate New York’s... The Role of Investors in the Single-Family Market in Distressed Neighborhoods: The Case of AtlantaPublication Date: 2/5/2013
By Dan Immergluck As a result of the housing crisis, Atlanta has experienced a significant increase in the number of investor-owned single-family properties. This study seeks to describe the flow of single-family properties coming out REO status and the behavior of... Creating Equitable, Healthy and Sustainable Communities: Strategies for Advancing Smart Growth, Environmental Justice, and Equitable DevelopmentPublication Date: 2/1/2013
By the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and Office of Sustainable Communities This report offers low-income, minority, and distressed communities a menu of land use and community design strategies to help revitalize their neighborhoods. The strategies fall under a number... Detroit Future City: Detroit Strategic Framework PlanPublication Date: 1/9/2013
By The Detroit Works Project The Detroit Strategic Framework outlines a long range vision for Detroit's future development. It is the result of a two year planning and community engagement process that closely examined the city's current challenges, assets and... Cook County Land Bank TAP ReportPublication Date: 12/18/2012
By Urban Land Institute, Chicago Cook County, Illinois has faced a widespread problem of vacancy and abandonment, especially following the recent foreclosure crisis. This report, produced by a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to support land banking efforts in the County, introduces the... Cut to Invest - Create New Bond and Tax Credit Programs to Restore Market Vitality to America's Distressed Cities and NeighborhoodsPublication Date: 12/6/2012
By Alan Mallach, Brookings Institution Community Progress Fellow and non-resident Brookings Institution Fellow, Alan Mallach, calls on Congress to create a new, multi-faceted Strategic Neighborhood Investment Program (SNIP) to help stabilize neighborhoods impacted by the foreclosure... |
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