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.
With HUD and USDA shutdown, the number of low-income households affected by the government shutdown -- as well as the local jurisdictions managing affordable housing and related programs -- increases daily.
Esri has released U.S. Census Bureau Data in its ArcGIS Living Atlas, increasing widespread access to the most timely federal data on population, housing and workforce. And it auto updates.
New Census figures on Philly neighborhoods show inequality, high poverty rates.
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
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
Cities are building bicycle-friendly infrastructure and also experimenting with new technologies to make cycling and alternative transit more appealing
Police Commissioner William Bratton renewed his opposition to a set of proposed regulations on use of force and other policing issues
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
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