Posts by Charles Linton
Challenges—and Opportunities—to Addressing Vacant Properties in Raton, New Mexico
A snapshot of Raton, New Mexico and how the city can tackle vacant and abandoned properties.
Read MoreLooking Back at the 2020-21 Community Revitalization Fellowship: Creative Placemaking by Community Leaders from Three Cities
Learn about creative placemaking projects by residents of Birmingham, Alabama; Reading, Pennsylvania; and Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Read MoreVacant Land is More Than a Single Lot—it’s a System.
Conceptualizing vacant land as a system makes it possible to identify where strategic interventions can push the system toward different, more desirable outcomes.
Read MoreLessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties
The key lesson from this year’s VAD Academy: systemic racism is a root cause of vacant, abandoned, deteriorated properties.
Read MoreCreación de espacios creativos en Loíza (Puerto Rico)
A principios de marzo, los cohortes de la Beca de Revitalización Comunitaria (CRF) 2022-23 viajaron a Loíza, Puerto Rico, para su segundo intercambio de aprendizaje. Estos intercambios de aprendizaje, que incluyeron formación técnica y entrenamiento de liderazgo, son oportunidades para que los becarios aprendan de cada uno y de sus comunidades y para visitar proyectos…
Read MoreCreative Placemaking in Loíza, Puerto Rico
As part of the Community Revitalization Fellowship, fellows from Loíza, Puerto Rico shared the creative placemaking working happening in their community.
Read MoreResources for Community Revitalization Leaders Adapting to Climate Change
A list of evidence-backed tools you can use to learn and think about community revitalization and climate adaptation for your community.
Read MoreCommunity Progress Calls on FHA to Improve Access to Rehab Mortgages
On April 17, 2023, the Center for Community Progress submitted a response to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Rehabilitation Mortgages. A rehabilitation mortgage, often called a rehab mortgage, is designed to help homeowners improve their existing home or buy a home needing repair or renovation. You can read our full…
Read MoreLeaders in Land Banking: A Conversation with the Directors of the Savannah-Chatham Land Bank Authority and Omaha Municipal Land Bank
We sat down with Alison Goldey, director of the Chatham County/City of Savannah Land Bank Authority, and Leslie Smith, director of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, to talk about the challenges land bank leaders share and the experience of adapting to running a land bank in a new city. Thank you both for taking the…
Read MoreNew Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration
Ten year of land banking in New York shows that when granted sufficient legal powers, backed by adequate public sector funding, and led by thoughtful, entrepreneurial practitioners, land banks can help interrupt the cycle of disinvestment.
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