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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

In 2003—with the expert guidance of another future Community Progress co-founder, Frank S. Positive impacts of land banks in Michigan All across the country, land banks have documented positive benefits for the communities they serve. and the mortgage rate increased 5.6% What’s next for Michigan land banks?

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

and Baltimore metropolitan areas ," Transport Policy , 2014. WMATA's 2005 study, Development-Related Ridership Survey , found significant car trip reduction associated with the buildings in Metrorail station catchment areas, even in areas outside the core. Also see " The analysis of transit-oriented development (TOD) in Washington, D.C.