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🔍 Exciting News Alert! Dr. Tom Moore from the University of Liverpool has unveiled groundbreaking research shedding light on the challenges encountered by black and minority ethnic communities in England's community-led housing sector. 🌟 Innovation in Action: Dr. Moore's research marks a significant milestone as it provides the first-ever national overview of the obstacles faced by minority groups within the housing realm. 🏗️ Engineering Change: This research not only highlights the existing disparities but also paves the way for targeted interventions and solutions that can address the root causes effectively. 📊 Informative Insights: By delving deep into the realities faced by black and minority ethnic communities, this study equips stakeholders with crucial data to drive informed decisions and policy changes. 🔬 The Latest Research Front: Dr. Moore's efforts underscore the importance of continuous research and analysis in ensuring a more equitable and inclusive housing landscape for all. 🔮 Prediction Time: With this newfound awareness and evidence-based insights, we can anticipate a transformative shift towards more inclusive practices and policies within the community-led housing sector. 🚀 Get on board: As we propel towards a more equitable future, let's leverage these research findings to drive positive change and create a housing sector that fosters diversity, equality, and inclusion. Let's stay tuned and actively contribute to this journey towards a more inclusive and supportive housing environment for all communities! #DiversityInHousing #InclusiveCommunities #ResearchInsights

🏘️The pandemic led to a significant shift in preferences toward suburban living in the #US and an increase in relative #houseprices in suburban compared to urban areas. In several US cities, this dynamic has flattened the traditionally negative relationship between house prices and distance from city centres. This column documents the continued nature of these shifts in the US, their heterogeneity across different US cities, and contrasts them with the experience in #Europe. ⭐The authors argue that disparities in socioeconomic characteristics and property sizes between US and European suburbs underlie the trend divergence. 👉The analysis also highlights how the suburban versus urban valuation shift was predominantly driven by high-income household migration in the US. Vox column by: Nina Biljanovska & Giovanni Dell'Ariccia (International Monetary Fund) Read more here: https://ow.ly/KfiV50RcRgb

🌐 Research shows growing disparities between urban and rural communities in economy, education, housing, and technology. These disparities create hardships for residents. For example, urban city dwellers may struggle to afford housing. And those in rural areas may have long commutes to reach the nearest doctor. The good news is both urban and small rural #LocalGovernments can use the same strategy to tackle their own challenges—no matter how different—and bridge the gap. Learn this strategy in the 1/31 webinar: Proven Methods for Governments to Bridge Urban-Rural Divide. During this session:  📊 Get exclusive data from a recent Polco study that compares the strengths of urban and rural communities  🧠 Learn the strategy both urban and rural local governments can use to take on their unique challenges 💪 Get examples of how other other governments are narrowing the #UrbanRuralDivide Register now: https://lnkd.in/ekp336EX

We have a great new piece today all about Mayor Victoria Woodards and the work she's doing to increase equity in the City of Tacoma! Mayor Woodards, former president of the National League of Cities, has been a leader in this space for many years and adopted a data-driven approach to visualizing, understanding, and promoting equity across her city. Check out the article below to learn more! https://lnkd.in/eUJSnZbF

How can we make progress on the urban affordability crisis? As a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Cities, I'm delighted to share Reshaping affordability: interventions for inclusive and liveable cities, which was released at the Forum's Annual Meeting last week. We offer case examples and actionable insights for public, private, and civil society leaders. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/epkxAWbf #wef24

I'm excited to share that I have been invited to speak at Harvard University's Bloomberg Center for Cities on the topic of "Leveraging Data, Collaboration, and Innovation to Improve Neighborhoods." This discussion is based on the work we have been doing in the city of Buffalo, focusing on how city governments can make neighborhoods healthier and safer. At the event, researchers affiliated with the Bloomberg Center for Cities and expert practitioners from U.S. cities, including myself, will discuss cutting-edge practices at the intersection of community development, code enforcement, and social services. I am grateful for the contributions of the team of volunteers, practitioners, and staff in Buffalo, past and present, who have made the Clean Sweep initiative successful. Also, grateful to the staff, writers and researchers at Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University for uplifting this work, special shout out to Katharine Robb for her research and Jorrit de Jong director of the Bloomberg Center for Cities for uplifting the work of cities and city leaders, your passion and understand in this area is unmatched. Bravo to you and your team! It just shows when you put residents first and have a team that is focused and ready to serve, anything is possible and you never know who watching you. The City of Buffalo, New York "Operation Clean Sweep" is a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving neighborhood quality of life through restorative civic interventions. Resident engagement is at the heart of this initiative. This multi-agency collaboration involves city, state, and federal agencies, various city departments, volunteers, and community-based organizations working together to address the social determinants of health through direct community engagement. The program targets specific neighborhoods identified through a comprehensive data-driven methodology, focusing on areas most in need based on health data, housing data, crime statistics, 311 data, socio-economic indicators, as well as feedback from residents and block clubs. Key activities include door-to-door outreach, health and human service referrals, graffiti removal, lot clearing, tree trimming, code enforcement, housing inspections, CPTED principles, and public health initiatives. Additionally, the initiative connects residents with social services and continuously monitors and follows up on progress to ensure lasting improvements. I am looking forward to presenting this work at the 2024 National Community Development Association conference, which will be hosted by the City of Cambridge and Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. #BuffaloCleanSweeps #311 #LocalGov #Data #Outreach #Innovation #Collaboration #ResidentCentered #Humbled #ProfessorMestre 😉

How can local leaders determine if upward mobility efforts in their communities are working and create conditions that foster economic success, dignity and belonging, and power and autonomy? The Urban Institute’s new Upward Mobility Data Dashboard provides a suite of metrics to assess current conditions, set #policy and practice priorities, and monitor progress toward increasing upward mobility and racial #equity for all residents. Explore #data for every county and more than 480 cities across the United States. https://urbn.is/3XuxpWv

🏘️ The Power of Belonging: How community connection drives civic engagement Our latest research delves into a pivotal question in the realm of smart city development: How does the sense of belonging within a community influence civic engagement? The findings we have uncovered are not only insightful but also instrumental in understanding the dynamics of urban communities. The data is compelling: individuals who strongly feel a part of their community exhibit the highest levels of attitudinal engagement (CES mean: 43.04). This trend is a testament to the power of belonging, underscoring how deeply a sense of community can inspire positive attitudes towards civic participation. Across the spectrum, from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree," there is a consistent correlation - the stronger the feeling of belonging, the higher the engagement, both attitudinally and behaviorally. Moreover, this relationship extends to actual community involvement. Those who report a strong connection to their community ('strongly agree') also demonstrate higher levels of active participation in community activities (CES mean: 22.76). This insight is invaluable for smart city initiatives. Cultivating a sense of community belonging emerges as a crucial strategy in motivating residents to actively engage in urban development and smart city projects. For urban planners and policymakers, our study highlights the critical role of inclusive, community-focused approaches in creating dynamic and responsive urban environments. Engaged citizens are indeed the cornerstone of flourishing smart cities. 🔗 Dive deeper into these important insights here: https://buff.ly/471KUQb This research offers more than just statistics; it provides a roadmap for nurturing engaged and connected urban communities. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into these findings, exploring how to leverage the sense of belonging to drive meaningful civic engagement in smart cities. #CommunityEngagement #SmartCityPlanning #CivicParticipation #UrbanSociology #CommunityBelonging

Research highlights growing disparities between urban and rural communities in economy, education, housing, and technology. These gaps bring unique challenges for residents, whether it's urbanites struggling with housing costs or rural dwellers facing long commutes to reach healthcare services. The exciting news is that both urban and small rural #LocalGovernments can use the same strategy to overcome their distinct challenges. Join us in the upcoming webinar on 1/31: "Proven Methods for Governments to Bridge Urban-Rural Divide." - Gain insights from an exclusive Polco study comparing the strengths of urban and rural communities. - Learn the strategy that unites urban and rural local governments in tackling their unique challenges. - Get inspired by real examples of governments narrowing the #UrbanRuralDivide.  Speakers: - Tobin McKearin, Vice President of Data Science, Polco - Michelle Kobayashi, Principal Research Strategist, Polco  - Angelica Wedell, Communications Director, Polco (host) Register now: https://lnkd.in/encAYJAb

The general trend of upward #economic growth in the #US has not encompassed every town, city, or municipality. 🏙 This series of #USAPP Blog posts focuses on these "left behind" places, and how they impact regional #inequality in America: Growing up in a "left behind" place can have a major impact on long-term income prospects, writes Dylan Connor (ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eK6jjtTQ Small US cities have become disconnected from the US’ major global centres, write Harald Bathelt (University of Toronto) and Max Buchholz (University of California, Berkeley): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGkBnAyR To save global #capitalism, the US needs to focus on the "places that don’t matter", writes David Millman (Department of Geography and Environment, LSE): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eS-xuhY3 The global financial crisis shocked capital markets into preferring large and prosperous cities, giving rise to the US’ great urban divide, write Michiel Daams, Philip McCann, Dennis Schoenmaker, Paolo Veneri, & Richard Barkham: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmvxa7A2 Geographic regions aren’t “left behind” – they’re oppressed and exploited, writes Ann Eisenberg (West Virginia University College of Law): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e45x-vyy The Biden Administration’s infrastructure investments may not be a silver bullet for historically disadvantaged regions, writes Grete Gansauer (University of Pittsburgh): 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eS38yFWR