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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007. But because county land banks are typically quasigovernmental—or, in the case of the Cuyahoga Land Bank, nonprofit entities but governed by public officials or public-purposed—there is intense scrutiny at many levels.

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Challenges—and Opportunities—to Addressing Vacant Properties in Raton, New Mexico

Center for Community Progress

The end of its major coal mining industry , beginning in the 1950s to the closure of the final mine in 2003, could have been a death sentence for the city. The City of Raton passed a Vacant Building Registration Ordinance (VBRO) in 2021 and began using a case management software to track code enforcement data.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Bok Building served as a model, the former South Philadelphia high school now home to a bounty of small businesses, nonprofits, and artists, attracting people from around the city to the spectacular views of its rooftop bar. Instead, people wanted to open its walls so pedestrians could more easily move between Chinatown and Market East.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.