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Vibrant, diverse and sustainable cities and towns boast of affordable housing, comprehensive neighborhood and community development, and well planned land use as the key components for prosperity and growth. Therefore, programs within NLC's Center for Research and Innovation are designed to assist local leaders to foster and maintain the livability and quality of life that defines the unique character of a community.
Whether on issues of neighborhood investment, housing opportunity or citizen empowerment, NLC's goal is to provide the tools and resources that expand local efforts to improve and strengthen communities.
PRIORITY TOPIC: Home Mortgage Finance and Foreclosure
Special Resource Page on Home Mortgage Finance and Foreclosure
An extensive resource page for local government leaders dedicated to this topic.
Sample Municipal Innovations
The High Line Park, New York, N.Y.
Dubuque Historic Millwork District
City Garden Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Sustainable Fellwood Housing Initiative, Savannah, Georgia
Matthew Henson Hope VI Project, Phoenix, Arizona
Placemaking Chicago
Home for Generations, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Large file, allow 25 seconds to load)
CitiesSpeak -- the Official Blog for NLC
Click the link to visit the blog
Life on the Sidewalk, posted June 8, 2010
For Rent: Cozy Cottage, posted June 1, 2010
Forget Everything You Knew About Housing, posted May 7, 2010
Locals are Effective as Home Mortgages Collapse, posted April 15, 2010
"Head-Turning Appeal for the Modular Home," posted March 18, 2010
"The People Define the City," posted Feb. 12, 2010
"The Housing Market Will Stand Alone," posted Jan. 26, 2010
"The Local Role in Housing," posted Jan. 22, 2010
"Housing at Square One," posted Jan. 6, 2010
Resources, Publications and Partners
HUD Grantees Share Similar Approach, Nation's Cities Weekly, Feb. 22, 2010
Five Factors That Impact Housing Markets, Nation's Cities Weekly, Feb. 22, 2010
Summary Report: NLC Forum on Housing Trends & Solutions
Courts Intervene to Help Homeowners, Nation's Cities Weekly, Jan. 18, 2010
Green Affordable Housing Municipal Action Guide
Promise Neighborhoods: A How-To Planning Guide
Housing Rehabilitation Options Using a 203(k) Loan
Research Brief, Housing Finance & Foreclosure Crisis: Local Impacts and Responses
Affordable Housing Finance Resources: A Primer
Keys to Community Building: the Sheffield Neighborhood
Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
National Community ReInvestment Coaltion
National Housing Conference and the Center for Housing Policy
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Urban Land Institute
City Practices
City Practices describes local government programs and practices in cities and towns across the nation on a variety of topics like affordable housing, regional planning, inclusionary zoning, and smart growth. To access the City Practices collection, Click Here.
Or, use the following pre-established search options to quickly find NLC examples that are requested most often
City Practice Examples - Community Development programs
City Practice Examples - Neighborhood Rehabilitation programs
City Practice Examples - Downtown Revitalization programs
City Practice Examples - Beautification and Public Art programs
City Practice Examples - Parks and Recreation programs
Contact
For further information and assistance, please contact James Brooks, Program Director, Community Development and Infrastructure, Center for Research and Innovation, Tel: (202) 626-3163, Email: brooks@nlc.org.
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