National Land Bank Network
The buzz about land banks is growing, and for good reason. More than 250 land banks have been launched across the United States to acquire, maintain, and transfer vacant and abandoned buildings and lots. These governmental entities have helped transform neighborhoods in places like Detroit, Michigan; Syracuse, New York; Dallas, Texas; and Macon, Georgia that face widespread vacancy stemming from economic changes, natural disasters, and other events.
As the foremost national resource for land banks, Community Progress is proud to lead the National Land Bank Network (NLBN), which unites land bank leaders to share knowledge, network, and leverage their strengths to better inform policy change, strengthen land banking as a tool, and build a national community of practice. The National Land Bank Network was launched in earnest in 2020, and continues to build out infrastructure, capacity, and resources to support individual land banks and the broader national field of practice.
Since 2010, land banking has served as a core focus area for Community Progress who has: provided direct assistance and leadership training to land banks around the country; championed statewide networks of land banks in multiple states; shaped and supported successful efforts to pass state enabling legislation and legislative reforms for land banking; and published industry-leading publications that have become widely used and referenced by practitioners, policymakers and community organizations who share an interest in land banks and land banking programs.