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.
Between half and three-quarters of the developable land in much of the state is zoned for single-family housing, making denser growth off-limits there — aside from garage conversions or backyard units.
The new rule would redefine fair housing standards to place more emphasis on improving housing choice rather than reducing discrimination
Gabby Alcantara-Anderson is one of about 25,600 unionized Disney workers making less than $15 an hour. And life in the world’s vacation kingdom is a calculus of choices: rent, food, medicine, a birthday gift for her child.
Cities are working hard to improve pedestrian safety as more residents are in support of walkable communities with less reliance on personal vehicle transport. One simple way to improve walker safety is by investing in adequate and efficient signage
Libertyville has created and released a video highlighting village and area attractions and urging people to visit
The City and County of Honolulu is the largest housing authority in Hawai‘i administering a HCVP. Honolulu received a score of 145 points (or 100%) and is designated a High Performer
Cities are experimenting with a variety of strategies to not only help individuals with AIDS or HIV, but also end the worldwide epidemic by 2030.
A new survey from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) reports that a significant number of Colorado residents face barriers to a healthy and active lifestyle due to community design and land use patterns that make walking, cycling, and recreational opportunities difficult
City officials are dedicating portions of Mobile’s CDBG funds for walking trail projects in parks around the city
A civil rights group on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law as an infringement on voting rights and an attempt to suppress the influence of black and Hispanic voters
As Boston considers raising the legal age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21, Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing the possibility of a making such a change on a statewide basis.
Nebraska will give an old state veterans’ home property to the city of Grand Island, which is losing the facility to make way for a new home in Kearney
Over the next decade officials want to see city leaders bring more and more people to Augusta’s parks
Officers in all 57 St. Louis County police departments will be required to meet certain minimum standard requirements following action by the county council that is expected to prompt a court challenge amid concerns from leaders of predominantly black communities who feel targeted by the measure
More than 7,800 men and women sit in Philadelphia’s overcrowded jails, three-quarters of them languishing while they await trial under a bail system that critics call outmoded and that cities - and the White House - are working to change
The number of U.S. police officers charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings has tripled this year - a sharp increase that at least one expert says could be partly the result of more video evidence
The Interbay encampment can hold 80 people; Ballard can accommodate 50.
As world leaders began talks in Paris on solutions to global warming, the National Park Service on Monday released a report detailing agency efforts to address threats to national parks from climate change
Prescott Area Shelter Services renovated a building to provide temporary housing for six homeless families thanks to a Community Development Block Grant
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