Next City
22 December 2020
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dozens of evictions have been prevented in Philadelphia through a program that calls for mediation between landlord and tenant. The Eviction Diversion Program requires that disputes be worked through before an eviction claim can be filed. The success of the temporary program has led to an extension until March and “the hope is that it will become the new normal.”
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/14/slum-women-ahmedabad-india-housing-revolution
Carlin Carr
The Guardian
14 April 2016
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The Indian city where Gandhi established his first ashram can be grueling if you live in a slum: 50 ºC temperatures, poor ventilation, no running water. A group of women had had enough and agreed to work with developers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/opinion/sunday/here-comes-the-neighborhood.html
David L. Kirp
The New York Times
19 October 2013
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An affordable housing development in Mount Laurel, N.J., holds promise for integration by placing the development in an upscale suburban area. Since 140 affordable units were built in 2000, there has been no effect on crime rates, property values, or taxes, in reference to nearby suburbs.
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/affordable-housing-new-york-book-public-housing
Cassie Owens
Next City
29 December 2015
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A new book chronicles each below-market subsidized housing project ever built in New York, highlighting in particular Co-op City, where residents have come to care for their city-subsidized homes.
http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/10/cleveland_vows_to_create_lead.html
Rachel Dissell
Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)
23 October 2015
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Cleveland has a list of lead-safe homes, a result of decades of cleaning up hazards with tens of millions of dollars in HUD grant money.
http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2015/10/how_rochester_stopped_using_ch.html
Rachel Dissell
Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)
23 October 2015
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It's been a decade since the city of Rochester, New York, committed to tackling its lead poisoning problem head on. What resulted was a more than 80 percent drop in the number of children with high lead levels. It's a change leaders believe is sustainable.
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/10/lessons_learned_about_lead_poi.html
George Rodrigue
Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer)
25 October 2015
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Lead poisoning is not purely a problem of the poor - it can affect any child living in an older home, or playing on contaminated soil. New solutions journalism efforts aim to increase transparency about the risks and to help parents decide whether their children should be tested.
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/02/game-westchester-build-affordable-housing/460338
Alec Appelbaum
CityLab
9 February 2016
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To break through gridlock on fair housing, city planners, citizens, and government officials in wealthy Westchester County, New York, try a new tactic: Using a simulation game to try out different development scenarios. The result has been increased civic participation and efficiency.
http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/loans-low-income-homeowners-darrell-clarke
Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Philadelphia Citizen
18 May 2016
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Detroit offers a model for providing residents with no-interest loans to perform upkeep on their houses, thereby working to stimulate the local construction economy and improve quality of life.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/foreclosure-is-not-an-option
David Bornstein
The New York Times
6 December 2010
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Foreclosure affects millions of homeowners and millions more owe more on their mortgages than what their homes are worth, but Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP), offers assistance. As a free service to borrowers, ESOP holds lenders accountable with fair lending agreements, creates constructive communication, and ultimately saves homes.
http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/07/berlins-brand-new-rent-control-laws-are-already-working/398087
Feargus O'Sullivan
CityLab
9 July 2015
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To address the increasing unaffordability of housing in Berlin, the city introduced a new rent control law to prevent rates from exponential growth. The city has also outlawed vacation rentals in certain zones of the city and created a program that aims to have 30,000 new rental properties available over the next decade.
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