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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
Brownfield properties, often referred to as “brownfields,” are properties where the presence or potential presence of a hazardous chemical or pollutant makes it challenging, risky, and costly to redevelop. While many people think of brownfields as large, abandoned factories or chemical processing plants, the true scope of brownfield properties is…
Read More »A Tool for Addressing Problem Properties to Serve Community Goals
Across the country, over 300 land banks are mitigating the harms of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties on neighbors and neighborhoods, and advancing equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities. Land banks have profound positive impact in the communities they serve including stabilizing neighborhoods and property values of neighboring homes, addressing…
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.
Read More »How Tangled Title Can Lead to Property Vacancy, Abandonment, and Deterioration
This factsheet explains why it’s important to deal with heirs’ property in order to prevent future vacancy and abandonment.
Read More »Strategies for Coordinating with the Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corporation
Recommendations for the City of Lockport to better address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.
Read More »A Report for the City of Detroit
Recommendations for changes to Detroit’s Rental Ordinance to help more renter households access safe, healthy housing.
Read More »A Brief Primer
This brief explains how equitable, efficient, and effective code enforcement can be successful in preventing vacancy.
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