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 makeover calls for unique playground equipment with a forest theme, a picnic and lawn area, an off-leash dog park, adult exercise equipment, a vendor kiosk and public restrooms with an attendant.
Volunteer opportunities between high school and college or college and a job are financially out of reach for many kids from rural areas. Meanwhile, volunteers from cities and suburbs tend to prefer urban or international postings.
L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg have called for California to enact a legal imperative to provide a roof for every homeless individual and family.
A company plans to use fracking technology on a small scale to help clean up groundwater pollution at its soybean extraction plant in Lincoln
The U.S. federal government has spent $14 billion on state and local community policing projects that have shown inconclusive results
Many Oregon cities and counties have taken steps to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as the state prepares to begin retail sales in October
The grant would provide funding for five new full-time officers for three years
The city of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are working together to employ technology to find rugged roadways for repair
Young people in big cities were significantly less likely to drive to work in 2013 than they were several years earlier
Many communities are using grants to support libraries in addressing disparities in the community
Regular water-quality monitoring ensures that the Mirror Pool is always safe for those who enjoy splashing around in it
In addition to standard equipment, firefighters also deployed a drone — the first live test of a technology they’ve been piloting for about two months
The International Utility Locate Rodeo gathers people competing to find hidden cables, water mains, and gas lines
Three out of every five Floridians are failing the state’s written driver’s license test
Aerial firefighting flights were temporarily grounded because of amateur unmanned aircraft around the North Fire.
Bike sharing services are popping up across America—including in some very unlikely places. But are they making any money?
Small cities and rural areas lag behind in environmental protection policymaking because they often lack the financial or technical resources needed
Under the new rules, the city is requiring developers to study whether faults run under their projects
In the next 10 or 15 years, will young adults want to own houses? If they do, will they be able to afford them?
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