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.
On Sunday, residents of Coffey Park, a neighborhood in Santa Rosa that was leveled in the Tubbs fire in 2017, received evacuation orders over the Kincade fire.
The modern crisis of homelessness began in the 1980s, when the cost of housing began to rise faster than wages for many Americans. Nationally, 11 million low-income households use at least half their income for housing. This was the case for Frost and her family.
The strategy, in other words, amounts to: Get out of nature’s way
The report quantifies the differences in health, infrastructure and ecosystem impacts under the two scenarios
The grassroots movement aims to engage local residents in campaigns to boost sustainability and economic growth by nurturing community resilience
The designation means as many as 400 people in the Greater Akron area will get training for high tech jobs by the end of 2016
After Wellington highlighted the confusing parking space, the NYC Department of Transportation repainted the spot to mark it more clearly as no-parking zone
One intern said the work she’s done has helped to ignite her interest in technology and startup
Rain gardens are effective in filtering storm water and allowing it to infiltrate the soil, rather than bringing pollutants into large bodies of water
Walkable real estate development projects and places are on the rise nationwide.
Los Angeles property owners win access to financing seismic strengthening, energy-related and water conservation improvements with approval of new program
Owners of large multifamily buildings could save a collective $350 million annually with a $2.1 billion investment in efficiency projects, a report shows
The Family Options Study examines the effectiveness and cost of three crisis interventions - transitional housing, rapid re-housing and usual care
In creating self-sustaining places, Placemaking needs to be a community-based process, not just a strategy that has been imposed by city leaders
Helitorches combine aviation gasoline and a gelling agent, light it on fire and shoot it out onto the fire
The pressure on cops to consistently deliver arrests and traffic stops can discourage them from taking more effective approaches that are less quantifiable
As more cities embrace local minimum wage ordinances, state legislatures are pushing back
By the summer of 2015, four states – California, South Carolina, Nevada, and New Jersey* – enacted laws requiring certain officers to wear them
Studies point to a myriad of benefits from two-way streets such as improved safety, lower crime and higher property values
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