Posts by Community Progress
Problem to Purpose: A Parking Lot Becomes a Beach?
More than 30 percent of parents travel with their kids to a beach for enjoyment, but what do you do when the sand’s out of reach? One Sullivan, New York, community answered the question while converting a vacant space into a community asset. Sprinkler Beach is a pop-up project imagined out of a joint effort…
Read MoreProblem to Purpose: Three Oakland Projects Fight Community Challenges through Art
Pop-up Library, Traffic-Injury Prevention, and Problem Properties Conversion with Creative Placemaking There’s an old adage, “money’s the answer, now what’s the question.” Sixty-five percent of neighborhood changemakers not only agree, but say funding is the largest hurdle to leveraging Creative Placemaking to fight vacancy and community challenges in their neighborhood. Three artist-resident collaborations from Design…
Read MoreTop 5 Community Progress Resources of 2019
Five Game-Changing Community Development Resources to Help Drive Revitalization What’s working in Community Development? Sixty thousand readers, 1,400 conference attendees, and thousands more downloaders and training attendees say these are the top Community Progress resources of 2019. Whether you work for a local government or are looking to turn your community passion into progress, take…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – August 22, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National What…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – August 3, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National Study…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – July 12, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National Pop-up…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – June 28, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National Don’t…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – June 14, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National How…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – May 16, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National ‘Build…
Read MoreHeadlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – May 3, 2019
This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets. (The headlines are for informational purposes only; inclusion does not indicate endorsement.) If you’d like to get this round-up in your inbox, join our email list! National The…
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