Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health held last fall, a commitment was made to invest in local community and economic development to increase access to food (see page 12 of the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health presented at the Conference).

Economic Development 73

Economic Development Laws Community Development Development 73

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues. Uncleared sidewalks from 1300 East to Sugar House Park. Levels of Service at the scale of an individual park is an issue with Sugar House Park. Technically.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Public Administration Housing Sanitation 52

Center for Community Progress

JULY 26, 2024

You find a local home repair program and help your parents fill out an application, only to find out that they do not qualify because they do not have legal ownership—or title —to the house. The owner’s grandson, who grew up and lived in the house with his grandmother, wanted to buy the property to keep it in his family.

Local Government 52

Local Government Government Housing Outreach 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Introduction The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) System 1 is a relatively unknown but important part of America’s housing and financial system, with over $1 trillion in assets. Together, parts 1 and 2 of the analysis are essential to understand the FHFA Report and how its proposed reforms are most definitely needed.

Regulations 59

Regulations Housing Legislation Community Development 59

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 17, 2022

Given the limitations on local property tax solutions, some neighborhood affordable housing organizations have encouraged the General Assembly to expand the Machinery Act’s existing property tax exemptions for homeowners. That question is one of policy, not law, and the School of Government is neutral on issues of policy.

Laws 40

Laws Local Government Housing Legislation 40

Center for Community Progress

MAY 19, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME program, professional code enforcement staff, and powers of eminent domain through its Redevelopment Authority. Reinvestment Fund conducted Market Value Analyses for the City of Bethlehem (2018) and Northampton County (2019) to support data-driven blight prevention and remediation plans.

Implementation 52

Implementation Development Community Development Elected Officials 52

Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 23, 2023

Subsequent updates , most recently in 1997, helped enforce civil rights laws and ensure uniformity and comparability across federal data sets.  The White House has also moved in this direction, advocating for an intersectional approach to address overlapping forms of discrimination and bias in its strategy on gender equity. 

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Laws Public Service Housing 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Early on cities had public restrooms and baths because much of housing did not. As bathrooms became more prevalent in housing and as local government budgets declined and demands increased, provision of public restrooms was one of the first services to be eliminated. This is common for many cities--no public restrooms.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Advocacy Housing Communications 52

Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

According to the NCSC , some of the key updates include: Clarification on firmware : We will change all firmware from being included in the definition of ‘software’ to just router and firewall firmware due to difficulties with vendor information. At the same time, Utah and Connecticut will introduce new data laws this year.

Regulations 52

Regulations Security Public Sector Social Media 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

All to the good, I was surprised to see that more than a handful of houses have gates so they can access the trail, some with elaborate connections because of grade. There were incursions onto the corridor from some houses but it was pretty rare--some bad, but many would be considered acceptable--growing stuff, art works, etc.

Transportation 52

Transportation Advocacy Sustainability Coordinator 52

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Community', a word apparently absorbed into the English language from French after the Norman invasion, is the subject of numerous definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. And then there is community dystopia. Many involve the idea of a shared destiny or common ground. Some require uniform ethnicity or belief, or some form of fellowship.

Laws 52

Laws Management Translation Community Engagement 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 20, 2023

Introduction The United States is in the midst of a severe shortage of affordable housing for low-and-middle-income (LMI) families as both home prices and rents have climbed faster than household income for many years, particularly during the pandemic. with a much higher market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

Housing 97

Housing Legislation Development Government 97

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

Manufactured housing (MH) has recently taken on a high profile among affordable housing advocates, including in the Biden administration. As a result, the search for ideas to increase the usage of MH has been building given the critical affordable housing shortage that has grown for many reasons over at least the last decade.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Photo of a manufactured housing neighborhood Introduction Manufactured Housing (MH), the official name for what have historically been called mobile homes, comprises the most prominent type of factory-built housing in the US. housing stock, including both owner- and renter-occupied housing.

Housing 52

Housing Advocacy Development Laws 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. This could significantly increase affordability, especially for FTHBs, and make housing transactions generally more cost-effective for both buyers and sellers. 3 In the modern era, U.S.

Advocacy 91

Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation 91

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 29, 2024

Introduction President Biden recently addressed the pressing issue of housing affordability in his recent State of the Union (SOTU) speech, announcing several initiatives to tackle it. Together, these two events make clear that closing costs are moving to the front burner of housing policy. So, this is still an evolving situation.)

Housing 59

Housing Regulations Government Accountability 59

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In addition to housing issues, many tenants have been left unemployed either temporarily or permanently due to damage or destruction of businesses. Such assistance is in part meant to deter further displacement and loss of housing following a natural disaster. The rental of residential housing is an act that affects commerce.

Housing 40

Housing Accountability Security Public Policy 40

Poverty & Policy

MAY 22, 2017

So I’ll take a brief break — and give you one too — from the stream of reports, op-eds, forecasts and the like sparked by turbulence in the White House and fractiousness in the Congress. It also doesn’t mean that the never-married mothers have no adult in the house with whom they’re in a quasi-spousal relationship.

Accountability 40

Accountability Housing Laws Budgeting 40

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

Social Media Definitions. By being able to connect with each other and share the stories and accounts, citizen journalists are learning that “the ‘sphere of legitimate debate” as defined by journalists doesn’t match up with their own definition” (Rosen, 2009). O’Hara (2010, p.

Social Media 40

Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

In this case, how the law would be perceived in the world of public opinion, and the competition between Republicans and Democrats. Council’s tone-deaf response was to enact a law that forces its allies to make a choice between supporting home rule or increasing their own electoral vulnerability. This letter to the editor (" The D.C.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Legislation Voting Laws 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moving agencies and firing employees reduces the demand for office space and housing in DC proper. It will definitely reduce office demand regardless. Many 10,000s of jobs would have to be eliminated to make a difference, especially since housing demand remains greater than supply. I'd say yes. Uncertainty won't help either.

Economic Development 40

Economic Development Voting Education Coordinator 40