GOPC Releases Brownfields White Paper

GOPC Releases Brownfields White Paper

GOPC has published a white paper, “The Benefit of Brownfields: Analysis of the Brownfield Remediation Fund’s Round 1 Awards & Preliminary Programmatic Recommendations,” in October 2022. This white paper analyzes the $252 million awarded in the first round of the BRF and makes the case for another $500 million in state funding in the next state Operating Budget. The paper also recommends one adjustment to the current program to help communities, especially smaller and more rural communities, successfully compete for funds.

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GOPC Releases Transportation Funding White Paper

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GOPC Releases Transportation Funding White Paper

Since FY2020, the Ohio General Assembly has invested a record $141.5 million in Ohio’s public transportation agencies. This has been an important down payment for Ohio’s future, but now is not the time to pull back support for public transportation.

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“Promises Made, Promises Delivered": Transfer of Linden Fresh Market to Neighborhood CDC

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“Promises Made, Promises Delivered": Transfer of Linden Fresh Market to Neighborhood CDC

In September 2021, Community Development for All People, a CDC based in Columbus’s Southside, opened the Linden Fresh Market. One year later, Community Development for All People (CD4AP) transferred responsibility for operations to a Linden-based CDC, Community of Caring Development Foundation.

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Equitable Development: Preserving NOAH in Target Neighborhoods

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Equitable Development: Preserving NOAH in Target Neighborhoods

Recently, GOPC partnered with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to report on equitable development interventions that can be used to improve equity outcomes within the context of weak real estate markets found in legacy cities within the United States. The equitable development strategies we profiled attempt to make safe, secure, and affordable housing attainable for residents of color and low-income residents through increased production, maximizing benefits associated with affordable housing, or capitalizing on market opportunities.

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