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 EMPG, an emergency preparedness and disaster planning grant, seeks to address critical risk areas of natural and man-made crises.
Mary Scott Nabers discusses Environmental Impact Bonds, resilience bonds, the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program and flood mitigation assistance with the need for disaster mitigation projects trending up.
The Florida Panhandle trees were expected to protect communities from hurricane. But powerful Hurricane Michael left a trail of destruction that may lead to stricter building codes.
This system will allow first responders and dispatchers to communicate over a web-based program using computers and mobile devices in emergency situations
The $4,999,995 grant, spanning five years, will support a replicated evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP) in Hartford
The study’s cross-sectional analysis unveiled close correlations between higher incomes and access to subway stops, but other factors should be considered
Local governments have often deepened racial isolation by placing affordable housing in existing ghettos
A new, expansive index measures and maps the quality of life for 2,000 U.S. neighborhoods
Daugaard, now in his second term as governor, sat down with Stateline to discuss the new laws and what he hopes they will achieve
Residents who take advantage of the Green Alert program will receive a text message when the National Weather Service issues an advisory for severe weather
Camden is getting better through a combination of sophisticated technology and old-fashioned police tactics like cops who talk to residents and shopkeepers
Street-level activity supported by alternative transit infrastructure demonstrates how walking and biking can transform an area
A federal lawsuit was filed against the Illinois Department of Corrections, saying its alleged overuse of solitary confinement is unconstitutional
The city and state will each provide $1 million in seed funding to assist Bikeshare Hawaii in building its large-scale bicycling infrastructure system
In Colorado, Fort Collins used a community approach to address traffic safety issues in neighborhoods
Cities are building bicycle-friendly infrastructure and also experimenting with new technologies to make cycling and alternative transit more appealing
Environmental groups are calling for lifting arbitrary limits on a key program designed to encourage renewable energy use in Massachusetts
July 1 brings the start of a new year for state government, and dozens of laws that go into effect for the first time
Police Commissioner William Bratton renewed his opposition to a set of proposed regulations on use of force and other policing issues
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