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Center for Community Progress
JANUARY 6, 2025
According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
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Center for Community Progress
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). 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. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.
Center for Community Progress
MARCH 3, 2025
Their contributions supplement local government capacity and fosters neighborhood pride. Develop survey questions. Engage local groups to collect data. Involving residents and community groups already involved in vacant land stewardship helps lower costs and strengthens neighborhood engagement.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
OCTOBER 3, 2024
State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab. A Decline In U.S.
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
DECEMBER 9, 2022
CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Davis, John E.
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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