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Community and Economic Development – Blog by UNC School of Government https://ced.sog.unc.edu What @sog_ced is reading online: June 2023By CED News and Social MediaPublished June 30, 2023
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina: Lincoln Institute report on US community land trusts, where home affordability is improved in perpetuity because land is community-owned and only the structure is sold to homebuyer. Report finds 7 in NC. https://bit.ly/3Psxis2 DFI in the news: In 2015, the City of Kannapolis partnered with DFI to revitalize its half vacant downtown. Today, downtown Kannapolis is a vibrant hub of community and growth. See how DFI’s efforts supported the city to create a bustling, walkable downtown. Learn more about the partnership: https://www.sog.unc.edu/about/news/development-kannapolis-0 DFI project in Orangeburg SC — mixed-use historic Railroad Corner — receives a $22.7 MM RAISE grant for a pedestrian overpass, improving connectivity between neighboring HBCUs and downtown: https://bit.ly/3rc1X2N Other CED Items: When a big manufacturer receives government incentives to locate in your county, how do public officials ensure that locals get the jobs? UNC
NC Growth offers case studies from around the nation. https://bit.ly/3PBwmBu
A food desert has no grocery store. But a “food swamp,” where there is no supermarket, where fast food and convenience stores outnumber grocers, might be worse. Both are prevalent in the Southeast. Scientists describe health risks of living in swamps. https://bit.ly/3P6Kra8
Rural grocery stores are dying. Communities are stepping up. In Nebraska, the School District runs a store (with student clerks), the local government owns the building, and the District and a local non-profit helped w/ financing. bit.ly/3qqAOc4
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” May 2023 |
Published June 30, 2023 By CED News and Social Media
The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.
Items of interest related to CED in North Carolina:
Lincoln Institute report on US community land trusts, where home affordability is improved in perpetuity because land is community-owned and only the structure is sold to homebuyer. Report finds 7 in NC. https://bit.ly/3Psxis2
DFI in the news:
In 2015, the City of Kannapolis partnered with DFI to revitalize its half vacant downtown. Today, downtown Kannapolis is a vibrant hub of community and growth. See how DFI’s efforts supported the city to create a bustling, walkable downtown. Learn more about the partnership: https://www.sog.unc.edu/about/news/development-kannapolis-0
DFI project in Orangeburg SC — mixed-use historic Railroad Corner — receives a $22.7 MM RAISE grant for a pedestrian overpass, improving connectivity between neighboring HBCUs and downtown: https://bit.ly/3rc1X2N
Other CED Items:
Last month’s edition of “What @sog_ced is reading….” May 2023
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