Neighborhoods

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The 614 for Linden’s 1st Steps in Implementing Columbus’ One Linden Plan

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The 614 for Linden’s 1st Steps in Implementing Columbus’ One Linden Plan

In 2019, The 614 for Linden received a $5 million grant as a national winner of JPMorgan Chase’s Partnerships for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO Neighborhoods) competition. Columbus was one of only seven winning submissions in this round, out of 75 applications covering 49 cities.

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Code Enforcement & Blight: How Cities can Intervene Now to Prevent Covid-Imposed Neighborhood Decline

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Code Enforcement & Blight: How Cities can Intervene Now to Prevent Covid-Imposed Neighborhood Decline

Following the Great Recession in 2008-2009, one of the major crises communities across Ohio experiences was the challenge of addressing neighborhood blight which resulted from the large number of foreclosures which took place.

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How Massachusetts Supports Projects that Advance Housing & Economic Development Goals

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How Massachusetts Supports Projects that Advance Housing & Economic Development Goals

The Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC), in partnership with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, has been studying how states can utilize smart growth policies to better support legacy cities. GOPC identified the MassWorks Infrastructure Program as an example of how state government can fund local public projects to address infrastructure needs, while also spurring economic activity and the production of critical housing options—all of which contribute to legacy city revitalization.

Federal Tax Credit for Redevelopment Introduced (REHAB Act)

Federal Tax Credit for Redevelopment Introduced (REHAB Act)

The REHAB Act is a proposed new federal rehabilitation tax credit designed to incentivize greater private investment and bring equitable revitalization to whole neighborhoods. The credit is aimed at spurring the rehab of non-historic buildings that are at least 50 years old and near an existing or proposed transit facility.

Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum looks at "The State of Downtown"

Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum looks at "The State of Downtown"

On February 26, the Columbus Metropolitan Club (CMC) hosted their fourth annual “State of Downtown”, a popular forum where key downtown stakeholders from Cleveland, Dayton, and Columbus compared the states of downtown, discuss what’s coming into the areas, what’s being built, and what might be the next big thing.

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