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 homeowner reimbursement program run by the Texas General Land Office reimburses homeowners up to $50,000 in out-of-pocket expenses to repair their Harvey-damaged homes, but there are a variety of regulations that determine eligibility.
Tacoma has five city-owned bridges that are “structurally deficient,” while 11 more are considered “functionally obsolete”
The mayor, who was raised by her grandmother in public housing, is striving to make a notoriously inequitable city into one where everyone has a shot at quality housing, great education and well-paying jobs.
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
Local leaders, planners, engineers and visionaries use a range of innovative and tested techniques to make a community more livable and walkable.
New research suggests street designs and intersections could be safer if urban planners took bicycle crash data into account
The exam aims to help diversify the Chicago Police Department and better reflect the city’s racial makeup
Shifting demographics and shifting attitudes explain why Millennials drive less
Tough new ordinances seek to seize the property of homeless people across the city. And there’s likely more to come
State officials are trying to curb the high costs of rural school systems in a state with a deep history of community identity
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A new state Department of Natural Resources call center can issue permits at any time of day or night
The legislation increases from 50 percent to 80 percent the recycling goals for manufacturers of electronics and imposes penalties when the goals aren’t met
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