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.
Communities facing the loss of a school after a hurricane, earthquake or other disaster can increase school infrastructure resilience. Get a roadmap for stakeholders, tools and best practices.
Prepare for crisis response in three steps with crisis strategist Melissa Agnes. Learn how Mountain View Police and others built trust that carried them through the crisis
London designers imagine Google Glass-like visors and buses that project outlines of their blind spots on the road as enhancements to urban cycling safety
With a rise in juvenile shark sightings along the coast of Surfside beach, Seal Beach lifeguards are using the latest technology to protect swimmers
Evidence has accumulated that indicates natural gas itself is a bigger threat to the climate than coal
A two-year study offers recommendations to improve daily life of urban-dwellers by reclaiming space under bridges, highways, subway tracks and rail lines
North Carolina’s Triangle region is trying to avoid being strangled by its own success: Traffic is thickening and there’s no simple solution in sight
New emergency management tech uses real-time weather data to help communities predict and prepare for disasters
To improve street safety under a Vision Zero plan, San Francisco is preventing cars from making turns
The award recognizes mayoral leadership in developing and implementing programs that improve the quality of life in America’s cities
A new report reveals that zero counties in the U.S. have enough housing for families in extreme poverty
Plenty of Americans don’t have evacuation kits, provisions or plans to help them get through a major emergency
If you live in a big city, you are more likely to catch flu but less likely to die of a heart attack or be diagnosed with diabetes
The authors point out, “Thus far, no one has called for an outright ban on ‘rough rides.’
This year, through mid-June, Metro officers shot three people, killing one. Even critics credit the decrease at least partly to new training
Cleveland is the latest city to call on James Corner, the landscape architect behind New York’s High Line, to revive an urban park
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Section 8 was intended to help people escape poverty, but instead it’s trapping them in it.
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