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Tackling New York City’s Housing Crisis is a ‘Shared Responsibility’

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Top New York City officials urged state leaders in Albany to provide the necessary funding and legislative support to build additional housing as the city contends with its worst housing crunch in over 50 years. "We The same rhetoric has been repeated over and over to our communities,” she said.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has several free working papers on the importance of community engagement in CLTs based on research within established trusts, as does the Resilient Communities Project at the University of Minnesota , and the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Decker, Andrew.

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How Local Governments Can Secure Funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Bang the Table

The available funding creates new and exciting opportunities for local governments to tackle infrastructure projects that are long overdue and have the potential for positive impacts on community life. The Legislation Within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. The Need for Digital Community Engagement on Infrastructure Projects.