States have tremendous power to constrict or enable policy at the local level. A new report offer guidance in getting states and localities on the same page for the sake of urban revitalization.
"A new Working Paper by researcher Alan Mallach for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy explores how state governments can support lasting and inclusive urban revitalization," according to an announcement on the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy website.
In what's described as the first comprehensive framework for urban revitalization policy at the state level, the "State Government and Urban Revitalization: How States Can Foster Stronger, More Inclusive Cities" focuses on five identifying key elements:
- Fiscal and service-delivery capacity
- Economic competitiveness
- Building a stronger housing market
- Building stronger neighborhoods and quality of life
- Building human capital, while placing them all in the context of equity and inclusion
The announcement frames the need for state support at the city level as a matter of increasing importance given the uncertainty of the federal government's support for cities.
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