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.
Massachusett’s Chapter 40R seeks to substantially increase the supply of housing and decrease its cost by increasing the amount of land zoned for dense housing.
State officials estimate Chico has added 20,000 people, boosting the population from 92,000 to more than 112,000. The city didn’t expect that number until at least 2030.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman called the law imperfect but necessary to deal with what officials and downtown business owners characterize as a homeless crisis.
The city is seeking a grant to develop the banks of the Colorado River at Las Colonias Park into an outdoor classroom
The two-year study will be funded through a $715,000 Federal Highway Administration grant administered by the Illinois DOT and the Chicago DOT
Several hundred people celebrated the Community Play Day, along with representatives from a local non-profit called SEM-pdx, who presented a $1,000 grant
AeroFarms will grow up to 2 million pounds per year of baby leafy greens and herbs in an environmentally controlled, safe, and sanitary facility
Santa Fe Irrigation District customers cut water use by a total of 42% in May 2015 compared to the same period in 2013
At least 13 percent of Kansas’ school districts may ask top state officials for more money to address their budget problem
Rather than removing all of the posts, some can be used for bicycle amenities
Guardian Angels volunteers made a return this month to Central Park for the first time in over two decades, citing a 26 percent rise in crime this year
Legal advocates say litigants in divorce, child custody, eviction and other civil cases who have difficulty with English need qualified interpreters
Anti-tobacco advocates argued that flavored products were designed to attract young smokers
The city released its 2015 Greenworks Philadelphia Progress Report highlighting sustainability projects and achievements throughout the community
In June, the City Council voted to adopt a safety study that proposes 120 projects small and large to make the curvy road less hazardous
ConnectHome will link 270,000 households, and 200,000 children, with broadband access in 28 communities
The Washington state Supreme Court on ordered the state pay $100,000 a day in sanctions for not fully paying the cost of basic education
The Community Police Commission is viewed as a key provision in a reform-minded consent decree between Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice
Neighborhood-level inequality increased sharply between 1990 and 2010
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