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.
The project illustrates a rising industry trend of municipalities playing a greater role in funding repairs and upgrades to local infrastructure to meet the needs of their constituents and the local economy.
The measure would have required panhandlers to be jailed for two days for the first offense, unless the sentence was suspended by a judge
“The net result, in my opinion,” said Howard Belodoff, the Idaho Legal Aid attorney who represented the Boise homeless residents in the case, “is that local officials and municipalities will have to address the issues surrounding homelessness, and not just make it a crime to sleep.”
Flint residents confronting increased lead levels in children after a change in the city’s water source are getting free water filters and bottle water
The overall goal of such a design is to reduce car-bicycle collisions in busy intersections and encourage more residents to cycle
The challenge seeks new ideas to make the 26 communities where Knight invests more vibrant places to live and work.
Better healthcare management may help counties reduce the number of people in jail that require medical and mental health treatment
Researchers at five universities including Rutgers compare storm models from prehistoric to modern eras and find a dramatic increase in major storm occurrence and flood risk.
D.C. Council legislation introduced would give workers 16 weeks of paid leave in circumstances ranging from the birth of a child to caring for a dying parent
Mapping the WUI raises awareness of development occurring so people and communities can better reduce negative effects to homes as well as the environment
The ACLU sued a county in Washington state, accusing it of sending people to jail or forcing them to toil on work crews if they fail to pay their court fines
In light of the shooting at Oregon, some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control doesn’t work
The only gun store in San Francisco can no longer operate in the political climate of increased gun control regulations and vocal opposition to its business
An Alaska coastal Native village is being eyed as a national model for relocating communities threatened by natural disasters escalated by climate change
At the event, students can network and learn more about coding, and in the process work on projects that could benefit the city
Despite more people finding information online, residents are still interested in preserving libraries as key components to community growth and development
Below each new playground lies the latest and greatest padding
Billings and Missoula officials are renewing their call to state lawmakers to allow them to criminalize public intoxication.
Affordable housing projects across the country are sparking debates over how they serve the community or whether they should be built at all
