This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Cities across the U.S. Midwest and Rust Belt have long prayed ...

Shana Carroll of D.W. Kozera and Mansur Abdul-Malik of NHPF on making the most of this overlooked opportunity. Shana Carroll and Abdul Malik-Mansur The issue of vacant homes and properties in the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Vacant properties are now in the sights of the Columbus City Council. Legislation passed Monday evening will require property owners to register a vacant property with the city or ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from The Empty House ...

Cincinnati City Council voted 5-4 Wednesday to approve more oversight of vacant buildings. The program requiring registration and periodic inspection of those properties will go into effect in ...

Many cities are finding that something as simple as installing a split rail fence around a cleared and mowed vacant lot not only fights urban blight, it can help fight crime. Inspired by a program in ...

Cambridge leaders are set to take up a proposal Monday night aimed at long vacant storefronts along Race Street, a corridor ...

City officials and other leaders often worry about how the growing number of vacant retail spaces affects communities and economic development. For the owners of vacant retail space, the loss of ...

Ebony Thompson remembers vividly the day in 2022 she started a new job as deputy solicitor for the city of Baltimore. Her boss, Mayor Brandon Scott, held a press conference announcing steps the city ...