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Mara D'Angelo | Mar 15th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
A bill that would expand Ohio counties’ authority to establish land banks, and reclaim the vacant land threatening the vibrancy of their communities, is moving through the state legislature, and, if all goes well, to the governor’s desk this month. (
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Anthony Flint | Mar 11th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
Anthony Flint reports on an agrarian revolution in the city of Cleveland, where a coalition of planners, foundations and government is trying out new ordinances to promote urban agriculture that goes well beyond tomatoes and carrots. (
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Amy Smith | Mar 4th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Cleveland |
Amy Smith takes a look at a Living Cities foreclosures report that offers a number of practical solutions for areas trying to recover from vacant homes and broken communities. (
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Akua Nyame-Mensah | Oct 26th, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
A recent United Way of Great Los Angeles Study finds that “permanent supportive housing is a less costly approach to addressing chronic homelessness.” (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 24th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: West Coast | Cities: Salt Lake City |
Writing from Sacramento, Ca., Josh Leon wonders whether the sink-or-swim economic culture is leaving the Central Valley in the dust. (
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Danielle Zimmerman | May 15th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York |
Buffalo is now home to “America’s emptiest neighborhood.” It seems that after decades of decline, Buffalo has recently hit an all-time low. However, there are many indications that Buffalo is on the rise. Locals have newfound hope. Positive media coverage describes Buffalo as a “frontier.” City officials don’t seem to be buying it. Who’s going to give the upstate N.Y. city a chance? (
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Jody Pollock | Feb 17th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
A look at the speculation surrounding President Obama’s plans to stem foreclosures. (
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Michael Freedman-Schnapp | Feb 13th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Diana Lind | Feb 12th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Maggie Tishman | Feb 9th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
Mayor Nutter announces good news about Philadelphia’s foreclosure prevention program, but skeptics wonder whether the initiative’s clunky name spells trouble. (
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A bill that would expand Ohio counties’ authority to establish land banks, and reclaim the vacant land threatening the vibrancy of their communities, is moving through the state legislature, and, if all goes well, to the governor’s desk this month. (keep reading…)
Anthony Flint reports on an agrarian revolution in the city of Cleveland, where a coalition of planners, foundations and government is trying out new ordinances to promote urban agriculture that goes well beyond tomatoes and carrots. (keep reading…)
Amy Smith takes a look at a Living Cities foreclosures report that offers a number of practical solutions for areas trying to recover from vacant homes and broken communities. (keep reading…)
