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Five Innovative Approaches from Land Banks Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

The first round of awards helped five land banks launch creative initiatives to address problem properties, supporting work that would not normally occur within regular land bank operations. Residents have been engaged at every step of the project, offering feedback and advocating for funding alongside the land bank.

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Increasing Access to Nature in The Motor City — Episode 124

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

To increase access to nature and make it more equitably available to all, the City of Detroit will identify and build pocket parks in high-need areas and engage the community on programming and stewardship of the project through workforce development.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs offer reliable stewardship of community land assets and a long-term promise of affordable housing (Davis 2010). Building Better City-CLT Partnerships: A Program Manual for Municipalities and Community Land Trusts.” In The Community Land Trust Reader , edited by John Emmeus Davis, 259-268. Davis, John E.

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