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

Center for Community Progress

At the height of the foreclosure crisis post-2008, a group of elected officials, community development practitioners, and lawyers came together to craft a strategy to respond to the hemorrhaging real estate market in Ohio. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007.

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Proposal to build new basketball arena in Downtown Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

That's the point behind this blog entry: -- " Framework of characteristics that support successful community development in association with the development of professional sports facilities " which is aimed at identifying the characteristics that make for an arena that is more successful for the local community.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

“Cities were more likely to change their local zoning in 2021 compared with 2014 – and to do so more dramatically,” they wrote. But after the reforms were passed, the next planning cycle in 2021 saw the total jump to 2.5 Those targets were spread more equitably among different communities, too. million units.

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