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Equitable Development: Preserving NOAH in Target Neighborhoods

Equitable Development: Preserving NOAH in Target Neighborhoods

Recently, GOPC partnered with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to report on equitable development interventions that can be used to improve equity outcomes within the context of weak real estate markets found in legacy cities within the United States. The equitable development strategies we profiled attempt to make safe, secure, and affordable housing attainable for residents of color and low-income residents through increased production, maximizing benefits associated with affordable housing, or capitalizing on market opportunities.

Equitable Development: Securing Affordable Units in Exchange for Public Land

Equitable Development: Securing Affordable Units in Exchange for Public Land

Recently, GOPC partnered with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to report on equitable development interventions that can be used to improve equity outcomes within the context of weak real estate markets found in legacy cities within the United States. The equitable development strategies we profiled attempt to make safe, secure, and affordable housing attainable for residents of color and low-income residents through increased production, maximizing benefits associated with affordable housing, or capitalizing on market opportunities.

Ohio Community Spotlight: 200 Years After Founding, Marion is a City on the Move

Ohio Community Spotlight: 200 Years After Founding, Marion is a City on the Move

Each month, we feature an Ohio Legacy City on our #GOPCThread series, #OHCommunitySpotlight. This month, we spotlight Central Ohio’s Marion, which this year marks its bicentennial. A former manufacturing hub and hometown of the 29th President of the United States, Marion is today a city on the move!

Improving Measures of Equity: The Affordable Housing Trust's Good Idea

Improving Measures of Equity: The Affordable Housing Trust's Good Idea

The self-audit at AHT was spurred by fervent racial justice movements across America as well as AHT’s deep understanding of the long history of racism in America housing policy and the essential role of reliable housing and safe neighborhoods in conveying opportunity to residents.

Local Government Programming to Support Neighborhood Stability

Local Government Programming to Support Neighborhood Stability

This week GOPC hosted the final webinar in our series “Keeping People in Their Homes,” a series exploring strategies for promoting neighborhood stability in the time of COVID. Each webinar in the series addresses themes of neighborhood stability by focusing on strategies well-suited to a variety of actors, including mission-driven developers, local governments and non-profit community advocates.

Rental Protection Legislation for Local Governments

Rental Protection Legislation for Local Governments

This week GOPC hosted the third webinar in our series “Keeping People in Their Homes,” a series exploring strategies for promoting neighborhood stability in the time of COVID. Each webinar in the series addresses themes of neighborhood stability by focusing on strategies well-suited to a variety of actors, including mission-driven developers, local governments and non-profit community advocates.