Community Development
Community development is an area of almost limitless possibility for reform and improvement for cities. Yet the vast majority of economic development dollars are spent inefficiently, subsidizing projects that would have happened anyway and receiving little return in local economic benefit. Local governments should pursue high-road economic-development strategies that attract and build equitable, sustainable local economies.
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Advancing local wealth and opportunity
Community orientated, place-based strategies for increasing quality of life reducing poverty in local municipalities
Stimulating community engagement for equitable, citizen-first development
Proactive utilization of city policy to create the largest public benefit through private contracted city work
Using a qualitative approach to measure local resources and create a community centered economic development roadmap
Programs and initiatives in early childhood education and health to support brain development and close racial and economic gaps
Exploring strategies for assisting and protecting renters in the face of a housing crisis exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic
Local government and community collaboration to allow residents increased discretion of budgetary allocation
Building a network of small and minority/women business owners to create sustainable, community-centric supply chains