Vacant Land: Websites

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FAQs page on Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority website on buying or leasing properties.

PlanPhilly's news item announcing Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's new vacant land policies and procedures.

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Project Summary: A "clean and green" approach to remove blight, attract new residents, and attract investment to urban, vacant land in Philadelphia

Philadelphia has a history of combating property blight with cleanup and greening activities. Significant post-WWII losses of businesses, employment, population, public revenue, property values, and morale left many of the city's neighborhoods with vacant lots and neglected houses. The city's efforts to fight this blight entwine with those of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), a nonprofit that promotes the use of horticulture to improve quality of life and create a heightened sense of

Over the past several months, PlanPhilly has published a series of reports, this the last edition, on the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha and its role in Eastern North Philadelphia’s revival.

This study used the vacant land under PHS's management. Greening of vacant urban land may affect health and safety. The authors conducted a decade-long difference-in-differences analysis of the impact of a vacant lot greening program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on health and safety outcomes. “Before” and “after” outcome differences among treated vacant

30 case studies from around the world illustrate the transformative effects of sustainable landscape design.

Cleveland, OH.Scientists are studying vacant lots to document their ecological benefits and recast them as community assets rather than urban blight.

Includes a collection of innovative designs from around the country that demonstrate how communities have re-purposed vacant urban spaces for positive change. Includes detailed lists to resources for more information, discussing vacancy-related issues in an accessible, practical way. Produced by the City Parks Association, Philadelphia.

Profile of Detroit as a shrinking city.

Red Fields to Green Fields is a research effort analyzing the effects of acquiring financially distressed properties (real estate “in the red”) in major U.S. cities and converting them into green space: public parks and adjacent land “banked” for future sustainable development.

Pilot landuse demonstration initiative, consisting of projects ranging from single lot side yard expansions, native plant pocket parks, phytoremediation sites and permeable parking lots to agriculture projects such as community gardens, orchards, vineyards and multi-acre market gardens.

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