Category: National Best Practices

Community Highlight: Memphis TN Neighborhood Preservation Clinic

Previously reported in November 2022, The University of Memphis School of Law’s Neighborhood Preservation Clinic represents the City of Memphis...

March 20, 2024

Community Highlight: Toledo OH Neighborhood Associations Website/Map

In a full length feature, WTVG discussed various efforts underway in Toledo to address blight. Community engagement is a critical...

CCP Reevaluating Code Enforcement: A New Approach to Addressing Problem Properties

The Center for Community Progress has released a new report titles “Reevaluating Code Enforcement: A New Approach to Addressing Problem...

February 26, 2024

Combatting Blight Through Pre-Permitted Housing Plans

A recent feature in Strong Towns discusses how Kalamazoo is utilizing Pre-Permitted Housing Plans to address blight. Following an innovative...

February 16, 2024

Landlord Engagement Lab Toolkit

A collaboration between National League of Cities and the Stanford Legal Design Lab has created an updated Landlord Engagement Lab...

January 28, 2024

Tax Lien Sales or Tax Deed Sales

In the fall of 2023, the Center for Community Progress released a blog posting discussing the difficulties with tax lien...

January 2, 2024

Blight Reduction to Address Gun Violence

We have previously provided studies (see below) demonstrating the connection between abandoned properties/blight and crime, specifically gun violence. Now a...

December 27, 2023

CCP The Resident’s Workbook for Dealing with Vacant Buildings and Lots

The Center for Community Progress has released its “Resident’s Workbook for Dealing with Vacant Buildings and Lots”. The workbook offers...

October 24, 2023

Creative Partnerships – Tool Bank USA

A recent article discussing the challenges facing Birmingham AL also focused on an upcoming creative partnership. “Soon under a new...

October 4, 2023

In-fill Housing – Getting Creative

A recent article discusses one community’s initiatives to “injecting new life into narrow, vacant lots brought about by blighted-structures removal”....

May 16, 2023