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United States
A Practical Guide
Practical guidance and case studies for land banks that want to redevelop contaminated vacant and abandoned properties.
Read More »A Brief Overview
A step-by-step guide for how land banks can redevelop polluted or contaminated properties and put them back to productive use.
Read More »Opportunities for Growth and Greater Equity
For nearly 15 years, the Center for Community Progress has tirelessly worked with hundreds of land bank leaders, practitioners, partners, and allies to help land banks revitalize their communities. Through our expert guidance, resources, leadership programming, policy advocacy, and the National Land Bank Network (NLBN), we have been an integral…
Read More »Moving from Vision to Action for Equitable Development
It is not a coincidence that systemic vacancy—and its associated social, economic, and environmental harms—disproportionately affects Black and Brown neighborhoods. This is the result of decades of racist, inequitable policies and institutional disinvestment. Land banks are a powerful tool to break this cycle of vacancy, coordinate new investments in long-neglected…
Read More »Updated Analysis and Policy Reform Options
Updated analysis for 2024 about the implications of Tyler v. Hennepin County on communities’ ability to tackle vacancy properties.
Read More »Recommendations for Policy and Practice
Creative placemaking is the practice of enhancing a neighborhood’s quality of life through arts, culture, and intentional community development to meet the vision of the people who live, work, and play there. This practice takes various forms, including but not limited to temporary visual art installations, performance events, and permanent…
Read More »A Resource for Land Banks and Their Community Land Trust Partners
A resource for land banks and their community land trust partners outlining a framework for disposition policies that incentivize long-term affordable housing.
Read More »A Brief Primer
Guidance for reusing brownfield properties, particularly for land banks that want to tackle contaminated property.
Read More »A 10-Step Guide
A ten-step guide to forming a land bank in your community.
Read More »A Brief Primer
Land banks are uniquely positioned to tackle contaminated and potentially contaminated vacant properties. Learn more.
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