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.
Chicago’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund will help finance commercial and cultural small business projects in the city’s West, Southwest and South Sides
The new initiative is inspired by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s approach to finding homes for people suddenly displaced by hurricanes.
Among the diverse efforts to create enough affordable housing, state zoning proposals have become a hot topic.
Homeless in New York City filed a complaint against NYPD they say violates a local anti-discrimination law designed to prevent Move Along orders.
Jason Silva of Beverly, Mass., presents his case for how affordable housing is a stop on the path to so much more.
As cities around the world coordinate rental rules, former mayors advising Airbnb could help the company get ahead of concerns raised by local governments.
Dubai has plans to complete Desert Rose City, a green oasis, by 2020. Considering delays in nearby smart city pioneer Masdar City, is it possible?
One New Zealand town has a surplus of jobs and an affordable housing campaign creating an international stir.
Learn how one city is taking steps to make bike commuting safer and more reliable.
Can walkable neighborhoods play a role in reducing obesity-related conditions? One study looked at why modern society is so inactive.
The $300K in funding will support plans to help address a homelessness epidemic in Portland, Ore., with tiny homes.
A Philadelphia developer backs out on affordable housing agreed to under zoning reform, and Boston struggles with plans created under its policy formulas.
10.4 million U.S. households do not earn enough to afford rent, according to a report supporting the long-term viability of the National Housing Trust Fund.
The New Jersey non-profit Build with Purpose transfers underused real estate and finances affordable housing projects for seniors, veterans and others.
Lead is not only in old pipes, its also in most houses built before 1978. Satirist John Oliver calls out Congress on dwindling lead abatement funding.
In a review of housing markets, Trulia found notable slowdowns in San Francisco, Calif. and Houston, Texas and other metros heating up.
Lawmakers propose that an unexpected tax windfall be used for affordable housing and to shelter the homeless through competitive housing grants.
Santa Monica closes the digital divide by bringing the nation’s fastest broadband to affordable housing through an award-winning pilot project.
Subsidized housing in 2014 had its share of high-income residents, according to an investigation of 15 housing authorities by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
