Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 11, 2023

Before Tuesday, the Hill Community Development Corporation had been pushing for the $2 ticket fee as well as a $2 surcharge on each vehicle parked in the garage as a way to help fund infrastructure improvements and development activities in the neighborhood. They say it will discourage attendance.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 8, 2022

Also see: -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities ," 2021 -- " Seattle Kraken expansion hockey team sets new standard for transit benefits in transportation demand management: free transit with ticket ," 2021 -- " Revisiting "Framework of characteristics (..)

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green of New Kensington CDC and Somaly Osteen of SEAMAAC are joining Leon and De'Wayne for a very frank conversation on race and community organizing. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference. Somaly Osteen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Tourism Management.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JUNE 16, 2021

Cass Green of New Kensington CDC and Somaly Osteen of SEAMAAC are joining Leon and De'Wayne for a very frank conversation on race and community organizing. This conversation took place as part of PACDC's Forward Equitable Development Conference. Somaly Osteen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Tourism Management.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Also see: -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Five | Planning for Public Art as an element of park facilities " -- " Gaps in Parks Master Planning, Part Six | Art(s) in the Park(s) as a comprehensive program " Murals as community building: Philadelphia. Can murals be a gateway to a more developed revitalization program?

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 7, 2024

As New York City faces its worst housing crisis in over 50 years, policymakers are looking to connect affordable housing developers with a range of institutional stakeholders from hospitals to faith-based organizations to find ways to increase the supply of homes.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Having this knowledge will provide the perspective needed to focus your performance management strategy in preparation for the upcoming CRA exam. Once you identify these priorities, it is valuable to engag e the bank ’ s board of directors and senior management in order to understand their rating expectations.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

But as concerns about gentrification and displacement in urban areas have become more widespread, supply skepticism has expanded from the traditional anti-development constituencies to renters and social advocates fighting for equitable neighborhood planning. “We need all hands on deck producing all housing.”

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Are you one of the 95 percent of banks that are underreporting community development loans under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)? SHOWNOTES: Community Development Loans Demystified with Krista Shonk, VP & Senior Counsel, Regulatory Compliance and Policy, Fair & Responsible Banking, ABA.

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

In this chapter, Reinvestment Fund ’s Emily Dowdall and Ira Goldstein discuss vacant property remediation and prevention plans in the Leigh Valley as a case study of data-driven community development. Click here to download the full chapter and read more insights on tackling vacancy and abandonment from the nation’s leading experts.

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ParkTalk podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Guests: Community Development Manager Sue Omanson, Volunteer and Events Manager Becca Kryzkowski, and Sales and Sponsorship Manager Stacey Fontechia District staff discuss the many ways that residents and businesses support the Park District beyond tax dollars and program fees.

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CRA Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Are you looking to take your community development services to the next level? Episode 44: Economic Development as a Key to Community Development Services. Episode 42: I Bet You Are Underreporting Your Community Development Loans… Most Banks Are Too! Episode 38: Haven’t Developed a CRA Plan Yet?

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CRA Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Your bank is steadfast in meeting the credit needs of all businesses both large and small in your communities. Your job is making sure you capture and identify all eligible community development activities going into a regulatory exam. This includes loan data and community development loans, services and investments data.

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CRA Today

APRIL 10, 2024

To qualify a community development service, it has to have a primary purpose of community development, be offered on behalf of the bank, and must be related to the provision of financial services. 12(i)–3: What are examples of community development services?

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 23, 2023

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience. That would add some money to the till.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 24, 2023

Gloria Maria Cartagena Hart aka "Smooches", Commercial Corridor Manager at New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) discusses healing through trauma with Leon and De'Wayne and why she goes by "Smooches."

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 2, 2023

The board said I’d be buying properties that were abandoned and tax delinquent and selling them to developers to turn into affordable housing. I got my start in local government in Memphis, Tennessee, which is where I developed my love of working with my community and driving generational wealth-building.

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CRA Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Community development services, loans, investments, and maybe even deposits! Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) , Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) , and Low-Income Credit Unions (LICUs) are all great options. In fact, partnering with these types of institutions is strongly emphasized in the new CRA rule.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Vacant lots are often viewed as pieces within larger systems, such as urban planning or community development, or overlooked entirely. Redefining vacant land as a system also highlights the importance of engaging stakeholders in achieving community development goals.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Most sports teams don't have transportation demand management requirements (" Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities "). That's the case for the DC area teams.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Pittsburgh has an incredible history in community development. Those initiatives have influenced me greatly and taught me a lot. -- " Urban economic development strategies: do you invest in people or places? Ironically one of the influences is a program developed in Pennsylvania, called Elm Street.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Episode 63: CDFI Partnership with Joshua Kummer [link] Joshua shares his work as the bank’s Fair Banking Officer, including CRA, Fair Lending, HMDA, and Complaint Management.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 25, 2022

This is an excerpt of Chapter 10 of Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts After the Great Recession, jointly produced by the Center for Community Progress, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Since its inception in 1991, the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.

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ParkTalk podcast

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Guests: Tim Quigley, Director of Parks and Sue Omanson, Community Development Manager In this episode we highlight key environmental initiatives at the District and key recognitions received. Guests: Tim Quigley, Director of Parks and Sue Omanson, Community Development Manager

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Center for Community Progress

APRIL 6, 2023

Established, in partnership with five other regional entities focused on community revitalization, the Equitable Communities Collaborative , to develop a more intentional, strategic, and comprehensive community development service delivery model.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 29, 2024

After all, you’ll have to be away from your day job and spend money on travel and conference registration—it can be a tough sell for a manager! It is the only national community development conference dedicated specifically to reusing “ blighted ” properties—what we call vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Majeedah Rashid, the Chief Operating Officer at Nicetown Community Development Corporation. Majeedah, a veteran community organizer, explains how she got her start in the early 2000s and her resident driven approach to community organizing.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On this episode of “Iron Sharpens Iron” De’Wayne and Leon are joined by Majeedah Rashid, the Chief Operating Officer at Nicetown Community Development Corporation. Majeedah, a veteran community organizer, explains how she got her start in the early 2000s and her resident driven approach to community organizing.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From the article: THE TYPICAL TRAJECTORY for an urban arts community goes something like this: A couple of creative types set up shop in a neighborhood bypassed by development. But one group has managed to hold off the forces of gentrification — and keep growing — for almost two decades. Mycella Collective.

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CRA Today

MARCH 30, 2022

You’ve been charged with meeting the credit needs of your community, which means tracking, managing, and reporting your bank’s community development data, not to mention finding and pursuing CD loans, services, and investments. Show executive management why more support is vital. Pay attention to examiner feedback.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

We end on a lighter note sharing our hopes for a fresh new year putting COVID behind us and looking forward to in-person convenings and more high impact community development work. findCRA findCRA is a national software and CRA consulting company, supporting banks of all sizes in the smallest communities to the largest cities.

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CRA Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Episode 10: EBA Fund: Converting the promise of entrepreneurship into assets that build economic inclusion and equity [link] This episode interviews Brett Simmons, Fund Manager, and Joyce Klein, Chair of the Board of the EBA Fund and Director of Business Ownership Initiative, a program of the Aspen Institute. Prior to her work with BOI, Ms.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

A city manager is often charged with managing the city’s budget, various offices, and a ton of other responsibilities. To help learn more about what a city manager does, we have gathered the 50 best city manager blogs, sites, and more. Best West City Manager Blogs.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 17, 2023

I wrote about it here: -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities " (2021) in the process, updating my evaluative framework for siting and building arenas and stadiums. deal for Larry H.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

JANUARY 17, 2023

Pam Bridgeforth is Managing Director of Camden Repertory Theatre and former Director of Programs for the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations. In this mini episode, Pam talks with Leon and De'Wayne about building community and poetry. About Camden Repertory Theatre. Transcription: [link].

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

"Buy the Mother F Building Already" is a series of entries about best practice and worst practice in buying, holding, and developing properties for arts and culture related uses. My lament was the lack of systematic, community-wide initiatives to buy, hold, develop and preserve properties for arts and culture related uses.

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