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A Plan for the Next Economic Transformation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Arizona

Source Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Business Planning Strategy Development Sessions

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report offers an overview of the city of Phoenix's asset map and economic development strategy. The Greater Phoenix market is experiencing rapid growth and has outpaced national and other top metropolitan areas in terms of GMP and job growth. However, the region's economic performance...

The New Math on School Finance: Adding Up the First-Ever Disclosure of Corporate Tax Abatements’ Cost to Public Education

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town, State, School District

State(s) All States

Source Good Jobs First

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 77 requires most state and local government bodies, including school districts, to annually disclose the costs of corporate tax abatements. As a result of the new rule, thousands of America’s public school districts are...

Safe Streets for Detroit

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source City of Detroit

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

Increasing fatal and serious injury crashes are becoming a growing concern in Detroit. To tackle this, the city leveraged a $24.8 million Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to improve safety along the High Injury Network. These streetscape improvements are also tied to the cities...

2008 Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Inclusionary Zoning Model Regulations

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Economic Justice

This report highlights the challenges low-income families face in accessing affordable housing and recommends a model inclusionary housing ordinance. The model legislation implements inclusionary zoning, which encourages or requires developers to include a percentage of affordable...

Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Recovery

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report examines the fiscal crises facing many U.S. cities, and how city leaders approach economic recovery. It finds that while deteriorating financial conditions frequently lead to service cutbacks and layoffs, some city officials are pursuing fiscal stability by rebalancing...

Community Wealth Building in Jackson, Mississippi

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Mississippi

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Community Development

Cooperation Jackson emerged as an independent organization focused on developing a cooperative economy in the city of Jackson in 2014. As a network of cooperative enterprises, Cooperation Jackson works to reduce income and wealth gaps, generate living wage jobs with quality healthcare,...

The Innovative DOT: A handbook of policy and practice

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level State, City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Smart Growth America

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

Inadequate transportation services and traditional means of funding must be reformed to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enhance economic opportunities. This handbook outlines innovation transportation approaches to make systems more efficient and effective. Best practices include...

Advancing Community Wealth Building in the United States

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

Failing economic development approaches, grounded in wealth inequality, lead to inequitable an unsustainable communities. Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an economic development model that transforms local economies using existing resources and policy levers. This guide is a...

Equity New Orleans: The Road to Equitable Government

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Louisiana

Source Equity New Orleans

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Education, Democracy & Governance, Health

EquityNewOrleans is a citywide initiative of the Office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In partnership with the Foundation for Louisiana, EquityNewOrleans assessed the role of equity in City government using a data-driven process that prioritizes stakeholder...

San Francisco Local Hiring Policy For Constitution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City Of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement

The ordinance establishes a local hiring policy for public work or improvement projects requiring contractors and their subcontractors to perform certain percentages of project work hours using San Francisco residents and disadvantaged San Francisco residents. It also authorizes incentives...

1999 Easton Maryland Ordinance 390 Establishing a Moratorium on Big-Box Stores

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1999

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Easton Town Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance enacts a temporary moratorium on big box store applications and hearings to allow time for residents and town officials to consider the impacts of large-scale retail and amends the town zoning law accordingly....

Blue Collar Jobs: Where's the money?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Despite a decline in the state's unemployment rate and job recovery after the 2007 recession, wages in Ohio have stagnated. This infographic reveals that many projected job openings still fail to pay a living wage and advocates for increased worker bargaining power, raising the minimum...

Detroit Future City

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Detroit City Clerk Office

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

The Detroit Strategic Framework aims to create an inclusive, transparent, and accountable approach to shaping Detroit's future. This brief provides a framework for understanding the city's assets and incporates evidence-based recommendations for reforming Detroit's economy. To address...

Memphis Fast Forward Program

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Tennessee

Source Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Policy Areas Community Development

Suffering from years of disinvestment and persistently high rates of poverty, this case study shows how Memphis city officials joined forces with the private and nonprofit sectors to have a collective impact on some of the city's most pressing social issues....

The Economic Benefits of BREC Parks

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Trust for Public Land

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Public Spaces

This report examines how Baton Rouge's parks promote recreation, reduce healthcare costs, bolster tourism, reduce pollution, and provide other economic benefits. It provides a guide for quantifying the economic impacts of the parks system and outlines how parks can be used as a tool...

National Survey of Gig Workers Paints a Picture of Poor Working Conditions, Low Pay

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Firms like Uber, DoorDash, and others have amassed market power by circumventing labor rights through the practice of classifying their workers as contractors rather than employees. Many of the firms within the so-called "gig economy" have argued that the freedom to choose when to...

The Role of Local Elected Officials in Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

Dedicated leadership is necessary for a city to achieve successful, long-term, equitable economic development. This guide outlines ten things elected officials should know about economic development in order to serve as effective leaders. They should be aware of their city's economic...

2013 Philadelphia Bill 130156-A Authorizing the Creation of a Land Bank

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Philadelphia City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing, Public Spaces

This bill authorizes the creation of a land bank, tasked with accumulating underutilized or vacant property around the city, and restoring it so that it can be used productively. Under this bill, the land bank is authorized to acquire property through donation, gift, purchase or any...

Transit and Regional Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

Transit is a powerful force for facilitating employment density and therefore, reaping the benefits of firms and people clustering together in cities. In order to counter the rising trend towards job sprawl (which holds important equity implications), policy makers at the local and...

How the Arts and Culture Sector Catalyzes Economic Vitality

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) All States

Source American Planning Association

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice

This report finds that incorporating arts and culture into economic development improves outcomes by concentrating the physical density of creative human capital, promoting artistic communities to attract visitors and further investment, and connecting the arts with other sectors...

Promoting Economic Opportunity in Michigan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

The Commission on Community Action & Economic Opportunity is composed of leaders who work at the local and regional levels throughout Michigan to promote economic opportunity. Through their Forums across the state, they hear directly from people struggling to avoid or recover from...

High-Road Workforce Guide for City Climate Action

Type Roadmap

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Inclusive Economics

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Implementing climate policy has the potential to promote high-road workforce development (HRWD) that increase economic opportunity for low-income communities. At the same time, HRWD can facilitate the successful implementation of climate plans and broaden community support for climate...

High Quality Early Childhood Programs are Key for a Strong New Mexico

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) New Mexico

Source Council for a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report discusses how investments in New Mexico's early care and education (ECE) programs can increase productivity, strengthen the economy, improve public safety, and enhance national security. It also outlines multiple case studies in which high-quality home visiting, child...

Investing in Early Childhood Development: Reduce Deficits, Strengthen the Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level School District, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Heckman Equation

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

Early childhood education programs--especially those aimed at under-resourced communities--are some of the most effective investments a community can make to reduce disparities and strengthen the economy. This report shows that early childhood development directly influences economic,...

Financing Your City’s Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Urban Institute

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

City leaders are navigating challenges in leveraging federal investments to drive infrastructure and redevelopment while promoting equity, sustainability, and economic growth. To maximize impact, cities should use innovative local financing tools to align funding streams with long-term...

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