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Legacy Cities
Three Rust Belt Cities Share Strategies for Equitable Revitalization
May 2019, English
F or an afternoon, in 2015, residents temporarily transformed an aging business district in Akron, Ohio’s North Hill neighborhood. Local business owners and leaders worked with the Better Block Foundation to demonstrate what more was possible for the intersection of North Main Street and Cuyahoga Falls Avenue. Pop-up businesses, parklets, bike lanes, and art […]
May 2019, English
F or an afternoon, in 2015, residents temporarily transformed an aging business district in Akron, Ohio’s North Hill neighborhood. Local business owners and leaders worked with the Better Block Foundation to demonstrate what more was possible for the intersection of North Main Street and Cuyahoga Falls Avenue. Pop-up businesses, parklets, bike lanes, and art […]
A New Podcast
Let's Talk TIF
May 2019, English
Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.
May 2019, English
Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.
The Role of Micro-Entrepreneurship in Emerging Land Markets
A Case Study of Rental Markets in Havana, Cuba
May 2019, English
May 2019, English
Finanzas municipales en México
Por qué unos municipios recaudan más y gastan mejor
May 2019, Spanish
May 2019, Spanish
Affordable Housing
Study Shows Benefits of Shared Equity Housing for Affordability and Wealth-Building
May 2019, English
Shared equity housing programs are designed to provide a key to those who are locked out of homeownership. As new research shows, the programs do just that.
May 2019, English
Shared equity housing programs are designed to provide a key to those who are locked out of homeownership. As new research shows, the programs do just that.
May 2019, English
Water Planning
Land Use Decisions Could Make or Break the River That Sustains One in Nine Americans
May 2019, English
The Drought Contingency Plan for the Colorado River will help maintain water supplies for 40 million people, but the hard work to bring about a truly sustainable future is just beginning.
May 2019, English
The Drought Contingency Plan for the Colorado River will help maintain water supplies for 40 million people, but the hard work to bring about a truly sustainable future is just beginning.
Mensaje del presidente
Construir las ciudades que necesitamos
April 2019, Spanish
Hacia 2050, el 70 por ciento del planeta será urbano: se sumarán unos dos mil millones de residentes a las ciudades de todo el mundo. Si consideramos la historia y el futuro de estas áreas, nuestro desafío más importante podría ser redesarrollar territorio que ya está en uso u ocupado. Mantener, gestionar y expandir […]
April 2019, Spanish
Hacia 2050, el 70 por ciento del planeta será urbano: se sumarán unos dos mil millones de residentes a las ciudades de todo el mundo. Si consideramos la historia y el futuro de estas áreas, nuestro desafío más importante podría ser redesarrollar territorio que ya está en uso u ocupado. Mantener, gestionar y expandir […]
