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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 problem of...
Economic Impacts of the Ingham County Land Bank (2006-2012)Publication Date: 8/29/2013
BY THE MSU LAND POLICY INSTITUTE FOR THE INGHAM COUNTY LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY, TREASURER’S OFFICE, INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN
The primary objective of this research is to determine what, if any, positive effect Land Bank activities have on nearby property values and...
From Revenue to Reuse: Managing Tax-Reverted Properties in DetroitPublication Date: 4/1/2011
This report from Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan examines Wayne County, Michigan's tax foreclosure auction process. It offers numerous recommendations to increase revenue, decrease administrative costs and increase positive reuse of tax...
Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation: the Beginning, the Present, and Beyond, 2009 - 2011Publication Date: 11/17/2011
By W. Dennis Keating, PhD, Cleveland State University
Dennis Keating of Cleveland State University in Ohio spent six weeks with Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization staff to learn more about the inner workings of the land bank, and compiled that information into a comprehensive report about one of...
Vacant Land Now & Tomorrow: Building Enduring Values with Natural AssetsPublication Date: 11/3/2008
By Joan Iverson Nassauer and Rebekah VanWieren
This report anaylzes the pioneering revitalization effort of the Genesee County Land Bank as model for the type of policies and approaches land banks across the country can emulate.
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Land Banks as a Redevelopment ToolPublication Date: 4/1/2011
By Dan Kildee, Center for Community Progress
Community Progress President and former Genesee County (MI) Treasurer uses this presentation to explore how regional land banks can be used to redevelop some of the most distressed properties.
Kildee first gave the presentation during the 2011...
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool - Cascade NewsletterPublication Date: 9/1/2010
By Dan Kildee
The Fall 2010 issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Cascade newsletter focuses on urban renewal and how localities like Philadelphia and Flint are using traditionally-troublesome vacant and abadoned properties to its advanage. Kildee explains in the article he wrote for...
Small garden on east side of Kalamazoo grows into community-wide projectPublication Date: 2/9/2012
KALAMAZOO – A community movement is growing on Kalamazoo's east side, and it's taking the shape of fruits, vegetables and trees.
A garden born three years ago this spring in an effort to give back to the land and live sustainably has grown into an expanded community-wide project that's...
2012 RVP Greening PresentationsGreening Neighborhood Plans—Community-based Partnerships in Rochester and PittsburghGoing green is becoming a popular policy response to the challenges of right-sizing communities with substantial and sustained population loss, as urban greening and sustainability strategies show great...
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