Center for Community Progress

JUNE 6, 2022

At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law. As a result, many of these lots remain in municipal land banks for years.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 30, 2022

This joint effort represents the first major revisions to CRA regulations since 1995. Through the CRA, the Agencies encourage banks—from smaller community and regional banks to international conglomerates with billions in assets— to help meet the credit needs of communities , especially including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

In recent years, the System has been subject to growing criticism that it has been inadequately supporting the housing and community development mission given to it by Congress. Part 1 of this two-part paper describes this more fully. This included nationwide listening sessions and other opportunities for public input.

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Regulations Housing Legislation Community Development 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

: arts as revitalization versus arts as community building ," (2024) In 2009, I gave a presentation at the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas conference about "arts districts" and theatre as an example of an artistic-discipline focused approach. -- " Arts, culture districts and revitalization ," (2009) In 2015 I made the network/cultural (..)

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Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52