"The tactical thing wasn't working" -- At a recent summit in Newark, N.J., experts on crime prevention, community organizations, Greater Newark LISC and police sat down and talked about a new era in fighting local crime.
Pam Thomas, January 28, 2013
Commercial and Economic Development, Philadelphia—A model block and other new programs offer a commercial corridor in Philadelphia’s Fishtown community a chance to shine.
Dana Allwein, January 2, 2013
Commercial and Economic Development, Pittsburgh—MetroEdge starts researching how to foster a grassroots mainstay in Pittsburgh.
December 11, 2012
Planning, Housing, Foreclosures & Vacant Property, Thinking Out Loud—More than half a dozen key LISC staff on the East Coast participated in a roundtable to discuss the effects of Hurricane Sandy and what it means for their cities and communities moving forward.
Eileen Figel, December 11, 2012
Planning, Implementing—Five big ideas for how CDCs and other local organizations can play a key role in helping their communities recover from disaster.
Carl Vogel, December 11, 2012
Planning, Housing, Foreclosures & Vacant Property, Parks, Open Space & Greening—Thanks to a program that provides a comprehensive perspective on green development, urban neighborhoods are giving a new look at saving the environment.
Joel Bookman and Eileen Figel, December 9, 2012
Thinking Out Loud—Operations for the Institute move to LISC headquarters in New York.
Eileen Figel, November 5, 2012
Boston, Planning, Healthy Residents—There are ways for local, neighborhood-based initiatives to join in the fight against global warming. In fact, some communities have already started.
Eileen Figel, November 12, 2012
Implementing, Thinking Out Loud, Washington, DC—A new book carefully chronicles what it took to build the community development field in Washington D.C.—and what it has meant for the city.
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Neighborhoods are complex systems that require many elements to work well, from decent housing and safe streets to employment opportunities, good schools, and access to shopping, health care and other services.
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