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Opportunities to Connect Urban Conservation and Vacant Land Stewardship

Center for Community Progress

They may acquire land outright or work with owners to protect the natural resources of the land and prevent future development. In response to our question, What is missing from the definition of conservancy? However, we discovered that there was a common challenge in defining what land conservancies do in urban communities.

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Quote on housing that's very apt: "As demand for housing rises, Philadelphia’s neighborhoods can either remain affordable or remain low-density. They cannot do both"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's relevant to both strong and weak markets, because even in weak markets, there probably isn't enough housing. I think back in the day when the center city downtown was so thriving, it was close enough to the west side that there wasn't a big push to develop retail districts there. This is true everywhere, not just in Philadelphia.

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The Basics of Brownfield Redevelopment: Finding and Assessing Brownfields

Center for Community Progress

Other examples of brownfield properties include vacant lots with chronic illegal dumping , and housing built before 1989. However, there are no definitive local, state, or federal lists of brownfield properties. This assessment is used to develop a cleanup plan.

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AI in intelligence analysis: Panacea or threat?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Accurate AI gives predictions, not definite outputs, in the same way intelligence analysts form assessments. Knowledge and understanding of AI use against civil service/public sector organisations and the commission of serious and organised criminality is developing. M Hughes et al., Accessed 06/02/2025. Accessed 06/02/2025.

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Property Tax Exemptions for Community & Economic Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This blog post attempts to identify which of these property tax breaks that might be relevant to a local government’s community and economic development plans. Under that exclusion, qualifying farmland is taxed at its present use (farming) rather than its true market value (for development). Low- & moderate-income housing ( G.S.

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Our Commitment to Code Enforcement: 2024 Recap

Center for Community Progress

Housing and building code enforcement is one of local governments most important tools to stabilize and strengthen neighborhoods. In Cleveland, we are helping the City develop a new training curriculum for code enforcement officers and staff centered around a strategic code compliance approach.

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Journey Maps Help You Find and Fix Problems

GovLoop

Key Definition: User Personas Generalized, research-based profiles of key customers that capture what an agency knows about its audience. For instance, when GSA helped USDA develop Farmers.gov , it created three personas : Fred, an experienced producer; Amelia, a beginning producer; and Bob, a loan officer. Heres how journey maps work.