Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The 2023 State of Land Banking survey received complete responses from approximately 30 percent of those land banks (92 completed, 20 partial). 81 percent of land banks consider supporting the creation of affordable housing a top priority. Increasingly, land banks have been called on to respond to growing housing affordability needs.

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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 6, 2023

I went house-to-house with a clipboard documenting the conditions of vacant properties that dotted its beautiful brick streets. Community Progress has supported TCLB from the land bank’s inception and was recently engaged to lead the development of its 2023-27 Strategic Plan.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 13, 2023

From Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without Growth Copyright © 2023 Alan Mallach. If the one common feature of shrinking cities is population decline, it would follow that vacant properties should be the most direct consequence, as fewer people need fewer houses, stores, and workplaces.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 29, 2023

Drive 15 minutes southeast from the heart of downtown Cleveland and you’ll find an unexpected sight: a working urban farm, complete with a burgeoning fruit orchard, chicken coop, and hoop houses. The house is the “ de facto second, third, and fourth responder serving the impoverished residents of the Mt. On the corner of Kinsman and E.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

The 2023-2026 data strategy of the Government of Canada (GC) The GC’s data strategy describes how the Federal Public Service intends to utilize data over the next three years to deliver enhanced services and value to Canadians. A new $100,000 AWS community grant fund launched in 2023 supports Calgary sustainability initiatives.

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Center for Community Progress

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The convening included a full day of sessions on increasing affordable housing, securing funding opportunities. In 2023, Community Progress conducted the biennial State of Land Banking Survey to understand where the land bank field is now and where it is headed.

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