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Detroit Light-Rail Project Progresses

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Convenient, sustainable transportation is vital for city revitalization and regeneration.  When residents have better transportation, they can more easily access employment opportunities and support local businesses and local economies.  Transportation not only reinvigorates local economies, but also strengthens community and social connections.  One option for sustainable and convenient transportation is a light-rail system. Detroit has
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White House Launched the Neighborhood Revitalization Initative

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In October of 2010, the White House launched the Neighborhood Revitalization initiative, which seeks to be place-based, coordinated, flexible, data- and results-driven, and interdisciplinary.  Within each community, the initiative will utilize the area’s networks, social capital, and the experience of local community organizations to enhance and localize the efforts of five different agencies’ place-based programs. 
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Auctioning of Vacant Property Reveals that Land Banking and Regeneration is Key to Community Revitalization

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In 2011, 1,000 individuals attended the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) auction to bid on approximately 200 vacant properties and abandoned houses in the area.   The event did not contain requirements such as sealed bids, commitments to live in the house for five years and minimums that would not undermine neighborhood values and received bids from
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New Partners for Community Revitalization Inc. Asked New York state legislators to Approve Additional Funding for Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program

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On June 7, 2011, New Partners for Community Revitalization Inc. asked the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Assembly Speaker to prepare additional funding for the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program to continue the BOA’s major contributions to NY’s economic development and job creation.  More than 36 BOA projects have finished the application process and
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New Partners for Community Revitalization Report Reveals Success of Brownfields Opportunity Areas Program

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In June  2011, the New Partners for Community Revitalization released a report “The Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program: Smart Investment Laying the Groundwork for Economic Development” that revealed the BOA has already boosted economic development and job creation across the state of New York and is expected to continue to such growth. In the document, the
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