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A Framework for Effectively Engaging Youth and Schools in Inclusive Resilience Planning

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Cities & Schools

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

Today’s youth are rarely invited into the city planning process. This paper examines the experiences of young people involved in Y-PLAN, an initiative focused on fostering relationships between civic leaders and young people around meaningful action in order to create resilient cities...

How States Can Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: Key Leverage Points and Best Practices

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Since the ratification of the Fair Housing Act, states significant power to shape fair housing policy independently of federal mandates. With renewed federal interest in enforcing fair housing policy this report presents seven initiatives that further State's ability to provide fair...

Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source NYU Furman Center

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Housing

To mitigate the housing shortage, New York City and Albany have studied the process of hotel deconversion to housing in both municipalities. This report provides an overview of the law governing hotel deconversion process and suggests policy implementation to further the process....

New Engines of Growth: Five Roles for Arts, Culture and Design

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National Governors Association

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

With concerns over job creation and business growth holding a prominent - and persistent - position on policy agendas today, governors are increasingly calling on state agencies to support economic growth. It's not just economic and workforce development agencies that governors want...

2023 Madison Ordinance 75911 Increasing Allowable Building Heights for Affordable Housing Units

Type Ordinance

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison Common Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

This ordinance would amend sections of the city's zoning code related to downtown and urban districts. It removes the maximum floor-to-floor story height and replaces it with height limits in feet, and also adds an affordable housing incentive for projects with a voluntary contractual...

Creating Change through Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) All States

Source PolicyLink

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

Collectively, arts and culture enable understanding of the past and envisioning of a shared, more equitable future. In disinvested communities, arts and culture act as tools for equitable development- shaping infrastructure, transportation, access to healthy food, and connecting community...

Funding Sources for Public Art

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Project for Public Spaces

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

Securing adequate funding is the cornerstone of any public art program. Aside from donations from private individuals and corporations, there are a number of approaches through which to garner financial support for art. These ways can be broken into four broad tracts: public/private...

2020 Baltimore Resolution 20-27 Prohibiting the Privatization of Baltimore’s Underground Conduit System

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Baltimore City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety

This resolution prohibits the City from selling, transferring, or franchising access to the City's water supply system, sewer system, and underground conduit system for cables wires and other facilities. Under this resolution, the city retains its authority to grant franchises or...

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

Type Ordinance

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...

2006 Baltimore Ordinance 07-474 Regarding Inclusionary Housing

Type Ordinance

Year 2006

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Baltimore City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance improves access to affordable housing by granting the city and non-profits the right of first refusal for vacant affordable housing, establishing inclusionary zoning, providing public financing for affordable housing development, and creating tax benefits for the inclusion...

Massachusetts Inclusionary Zoning Model Bylaw

Type Model Law

Year 2007

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

This model law promotes affordable housing by introducing inclusive zoning, incentivizing the construction of affordable housing, and requires certain developments to include at least 10 low-income housing units. It also outlines exemptions and incentives available to developers who...

Seattle Bicycle Master Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

The Seattle Bicycle Master Plan outlines the city's plan for tripling the amount of bicycle ridership in the city and implementing new safety measures. This document includes graphics detailing potential bike lane networks, cost estimates, a biannual progress schedule, and more. ...

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...

Performance-Based Transit-Oriented Development Typology Guidebook

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report outlines a performance-based typology which communities can use to evaluate the performance of their local transit zones. It includes policy recommendations and case studies that demonstrate the implementation of different typologies. It finds that transit stations in...

Transit Oriented Development and The Potential for VMT-related Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth Reduction

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Transit-Oriented Development

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Transportation & Mobility

This report uses the Housing and Transportation Affordability Model to examine the differences in transportation demand and GHG emissions between households in transit zones and other households and finds that by living in a central city near transit, household can reduce emissions...

White Street and Springfield Avenue Corridors Analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

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

This report examines opportunities to improve transit connectivity, economic development, and sustainability in the Urbana-Champaign region. It outlines planning procedures, zoning guidelines, transit-oriented development opportunities, and market analysis results for the White Street...

Using the Hidden Assets of America's Communities and Regions to Ensure Sustainable Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 1997

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

This report examines "hidden assets" within communities, underutilized resources that can be leveraged to promote sustainable development and capture lost value. These assets include natural resources, historic buildings, cultural diversity, and local businesses. By identifying and...

2005 Austin Ordinance 20050519-008 Expanding TOD Zoning Districts

Type Ordinance

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City Council of Austin

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

This ordinance creates a transit-oriented development (TOD) zoning district. It expands TOD classification to include different types of neighborhoods and areas, such as Downtown TOD districts and Neighborhood TOD districts, and also establishes design and development standards tailored...

The Creative Corridor: A Main Street Revitalization

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Arkansas

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

If ecologies evolve through diversification, cities mature through aggregation of talent and resources. The Creative Corridor Plan is premised upon the aggregation of complementary creative organizations currently scattered throughout Little Rock. Some of these groups exist at the...

Split-Rate Property Taxation in Detroit: Findings and Recommendations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report analyzes Detroit's split-rate tax system, which applies a higher rate to land value and a lower rate to structures and property improvements. It finds that foreclosure rates in the city significantly decreased when property tax rates were effectively lowered. Its recommendations...

Land Value Tax: Can it Work in the District?

Type Article

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) District of Columbia

Source D.C. Policy Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This article covers the benefits of imposing a land-value tax in the District of Columbia on commercial and residential development. It recommends implementing a land value tax in mixed-use zones that show high opportunities for redevelopment. ...

Metropolitan Planning Organization Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for State Innovation

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

This report finds that most Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) could benefit from reforms that give them sufficient authority to guide regional planning, establish elected board members or population-based appointments, and implement state-approved performance standards. It...

Parks and Recreation Programs Help to Reduce Childhood Obesity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level County

State(s) All States

Source UC Berkeley, School of Public Health

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Food, Economic Justice, Public Spaces

This policy brief discusses how access to parkland and recreational programs significantly reduces the risk of obesity in children and adolescents. It recommends that cities promote recreational programs in areas with fewer parks, convert vacant spaces into parkland, invest in traffic-calming...

Planning and Health Resource Guide for Designing and Building Healthy Neighborhoods

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Environmental Health

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Food, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Transportation & Mobility

This report provides resources to help planners, local officials, and citizens design cities that promote healthy lifestyles. It includes links to comprehensive healthy development guides, active neighborhoods toolkits, food planning guides, public safety assessments, and sustainability...

2012 San Francisco Ordinance 162-12 Establishing an Urban Agriculture Program

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Francisco

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Food

This ordinance establishes land and buildings as different classes of property and establishes a procedure to tax building values at lower rates than land values. It also ensures availability of full public information regarding assessments and appeal procedures; ensure that shifts...

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