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.
Durham, N.C. looks to a future of shared economic prosperity while facing COVID-19 and a malware attack
According to The Reser Family Foundation, “when communities of every size do well, our state becomes stronger.”
Jason Silva shares preservation, sustainability and transportation initiatives, and his biggest challenge.
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.
New research shows that affordable rental housing may not really exist in 11 major U.S. cities, and their surrounding regions.
From policy to performance analytics management and a public data portal, Jackson, Miss., has ushered in unprecedented progress on blight homes.
Tiny houses, or micro-homes, may change the game when it comes to finding affordable housing solutions or addressing homelessness.
It may not be certain where people can keep their tiny homes, but a number are listed for sale in cities across the United States.
The New York City Council approved a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio that proposes to increase development that requires affordable housing plans.
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