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.
Strong Towns finds land use decisions that grow cities by expanding outward wreak long-term financial havoc as local governments take on more infrastructure than they can maintain.
Today’s development parallels Charles Marohn’s 2011 ‘Infrastructure Cult’ essay. Transportation chokes every level of government with maintenance costs.
Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos has announced a charity fund to establish Montessori-style preschools in low-income neighborhoods and help homeless families.
To battle blight, both cities are using everything from legal action to giant posters and talking with neighbors.
Hawaii’s governor has signed a bill to make his state the first to raise the legal smoking age to 21
One of the largest toxic algae blooms seen off California has shut down recreational and commercial fishing along the West Coast
The Community Tables blueprint provides mayors and city executives with specific steps and tools to better address the critical issue of food insecurity
StreetEasy analysis shows minority groups in NYC struggle to access credit.
Municipalities are starting to take advantage of technology to communicate with citizens, especially during emergencies
Now gunshot tech is headed to the classroom with the hope it can get police to the scene of an active shooter in time to prevent a school massacre
Needle-sharing among addicts is the No. 1 risk factor in contracting hepatitis C and HIV
The plan will give New Yorkers “a more intimate” relationship with police officers by fixing cops in particular neighborhoods
Since the start of the year, the city’s homeless populations has dropped dramatically
$2.4 million in funding to expand construction training program to for infrastructure projects including rehabilitation of city’s public housing
The business of American recycling has stalled. And industry leaders warn that the situation is worse than it appears
Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA) will create 1,000 new units of “workforce housing” to middle-income individuals and families
A research team launched a rescue mission to collect and propagate fern spores to help save a flailing species
Cities across the country are pushing park projects to the top of the agenda to ensure residents have access to green space and outdoor recreation
New “makers spaces” in a struggling neighborhood could bolster the local economy with small-scale manufacturing opportunities
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