Neighborhood Analysis
Lessons from the Field: How 21st Century Community Development Can Inform Federal Policy (December 2010): This paper, published in the first edition of the Journal of the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, addresses the importance and functions of neighborhoods; identifies best practices in neighborhood development; illustrates these using highlights from LISC’s Sustainable Communities program; and offers suggestions for federal policy.
Dynamic Neighborhoods: New Tools for Community and Economic Development (September 2009): The Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy (DNT) project provides new analysis on how urban neighborhoods operate, how they change over time, what factors determine their success and how these dynamics vary across different types of neighborhoods. In doing so, the project also created a new generation of analytic tools for businesses, investors, funders, governments and community development practitioners to use in better targeting investments and interventions in urban communities. The findings and tools from this major three-year collaborative project, sponsored by Living Cities, are detailed in an Executive Summary, Report and Appendices.
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a related PowerPointForeclosure Effects on Neighborhood Property Assessments (Fall 2009): RW Ventures' recent analysis of the impact of foreclosures on neighborhood property values has begun to garner attention from civic sector stakeholders. Bob Weissbourd and Michael He have presented the findings of the firm's work for the Cook County Assessor's office in addresses to both the National League of Cities' Community and Economic Development Committee and the City of Milwaukee's Community Economic Development Committee.
Analyzing Local Economies: This Power Point, prepared for the Aspen Institute Roundtable and Funders' Exchange on Community Change, Poverty Reduction and Prosperity Promotion, presents a new framework for thinking about neighborhood change, as well as a new set of findings from the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project.
Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy: New Tools for the Field (October 2007): This Power Point, prepared for the UMI Forum on “Connecting Communities”, includes a short background section on the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project and its initial findings, and then previews some of the new tools that the project is developing. For more information on the project, please register here.
Regional Effects and Convergence in Dallas Neighborhood Housing Markets (Fall 2007): This paper, published in the Williams Review, presents selected results from the first phase of the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy Project. In particular, the paper investigates two key questions relating to the dynamics of neighborhood change: the extent to which change in housing prices at the neighborhood level is driven by change in the region, and the extent to which neighborhoods tend to converge over time.
Neighborhood Scan: San Antonio (2004): These reports exemplify a line of work conducted with MetroEdge for the Annie E. Casey Foundation and other community development institutions across the country. RW Ventures conducts
specialized market analysis to assess the economic potential of urban neighborhoods, particularly for the purpose of commercial development. Using specialized metrics, data and software, we can evaluate the market opportunity for commercial development in specific neighborhoods and locations, providing community and government leaders with intelligence to attract and grow business in their cities.
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