Community Development
Community Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies, focusing on improving the quality of life in communities through economic growth, housing, and social services. By fostering strong, vibrant communities, governments can address poverty, unemployment, and access to resources. This directory provides articles on community development and related topics like Economic Development, which explores strategies for job creation and attracting investments that drive regional growth.
A group of mental health professionals gathered outside Buffalo City Hall, calling the planned partnership ‘unsafe and unproven’
Gov. Jim Justice initially allocated $100 million to maintenance of 95 roadways he calls “COVID-19 highways”
By embracing incremental development, starting with supportive regulation, civic leaders can help revitalize neighborhoods and keep the gains local
Fall is the new prime time season for homebuying in Seattle, Denver and San Francisco. Find out how new seasonality trends swing both inventory and prices.
Federal TIGER funding seals Mobile’s downtown reconstruction plans, with complete streets featuring a bike lane, narrower roadways and crosswalks.
Researchers are using GIS and public records to map how racist covenants shaped cities in the 20th Century
Fundraising and a community development grant created Harvest Hope Park, a 7-acre inclusive space for the at-risk area near USF Tampa.
The top five largest home building markets list is based on analysis of each city’s building permit data, and how it compares to historical permit averages. Spoiler: Texas is booming.
One architect believes designers need to look to the past, at site-appropriate and livable timber homes across the U.S., to build the suburbs of the future.
A Long Beach, Calif., police program pairing an officer with a mental health clinician finds long-term solutions to reduce vagrancy issues and homelessness
Amazon is often accused of being stingy. But with recent $1M donations, and by including a homeless shelter on a new campus, it may have found a cause.
See Trulia’s latest list of the fastest and slowest moving markets and learn about housing market inventories and the types of homes most wanted in 2017.
The bill would eliminate TIGER transportation grants, and earmark $2.9 billion for the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG program.
Health and Human Services Secretary Thomas Price said that the LIHEAP energy assistance program that helps millions pay for heat is not a good performer.
Trulia and OKCupid crunched the numbers to figure out how gay populations have increased neighborhood values.
Smart Growth America wants to remind cities about the importance of developing walkable neighborhoods in their climate action plans
Changing demographics mean local government websites must be fast, easy-to-use, mobile-friendly and accessible. See how cities are evolving their websites.
Homeless people can in theory get into Section 8 housing; explore voucher funding, how programs work and what homeless people encounter to get one
Apply for nationwide affordable housing grants in June and in the Fall for corporate foundation funding in 2017.
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