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Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Wisconsin Policy Forum
Policy Areas Community Development, Housing
The Amani Housing Pilot aims to take a comprehensive and community-engaged approach to improve housing on one block in Milwaukee's Amani neighborhood. This report outlines the pilot's objectives, funding mechanisms, and partnerships; analyzes where the project has met its objectives...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Source Center for Community Progress
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety
The City of Baltimore commissioned the Center for Community Progress to evaluate the City's the Vacants to Value (V2V) program and make recommendations for future program directions. The V2V program is a multifaceted strategy to use code enforcement and related tools to reduce the...

Type Ordinance
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source Chicago City Council
Policy Areas Community Development, Housing
This ordinance requires an owner of a vacant building to register the building with the city within thirty days of the building becoming vacant. The owner must renew this registration every six months until the building is no longer vacant. After registering the building, the owner...

Type Ordinance
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) New Jersey
Source Newark City Council
Policy Areas Housing
This ordinance requires building owners to file a registration statement and pay necessary fees for each of their vacant properties. After filing a registration statement, they must also provide access to the City to conduct an exterior and interior inspection of the building to determine...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Wisconsin Policy Forum
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
This report outlines the scope and scale of Milwaukee's affordable housing programs and initiatives, the people they serve, their finances, and their sustainability and/or expansion. Programs and initiatives include rent assistance, permanent supportive housing, eviction prevention...

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...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety
This report lays the groundwork for exploring the issue of vacancy by defining what is meant by a “vacant” property,what constitutes a “healthy” vacancy rate, how vacant properties are measured, and why properties become vacant and abandoned. It discusses the impact of vacant properties...

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