The February, 2014, edition of Advancing Urban Policy, the monthly e-newsletter of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, features research and thought leadership from across the country related to Community Development. It highlights articles on foreclosures, housing preservation, rebirth of “neighborhoods,” legacy cities, “placemaking,” historic preservation, the roles of public gardens and the arts, and more... Future editions of Advancing Urban Policy will feature topics related to Nonprofit Management (March), City Management (April), Environmental Policy (May), and Public Finance & Budgeting (June). Your ideas and submissions are welcome. They may be sent to: [email protected].

--Edward (Ned) W. Hill, Ph.D., Dean

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University