Protections to slow the pace of rapidly escalating rental prices. (2004)

Techniques through which tax regulations can limit two destabilizing practices in low- and moderate-income communities: delinquency and speculation. (2004)

Ensures that healthy local businesses owned by people of color are a basic component of strong, sustainable communities. (2004)

An array of strategies that connect economically marginalized communities to regional job opportunities. (2004)

Ordinances that ensure the employees of public contractors, private contractors receiving public sector funding, and public employees are paid wages at pace with regional cost of living measures. (2004)

Implement these laws to protect renters against being unfairly evicted by landlords who want to capitalize on the explosive rental and housing markets. (2004)

Infill incentives can produce new housing units, reduce blight, preserve open space, reduce traffic, and encourage retail development that serves the needs of existing residents. (2004)

Land use regulation mandating a percentage (usually 15-20%) of the housing units in all larger projects be affordable to people of low and moderate incomes. (2003)

Highlights a number of innovative strategies to help address the food access challenges and provides guidance for attracting fresh food retail into underserved communities. (2011)

Use this tool to steer neighborhoods back to sustainable recovery after foreclosure processes are well underway. (2009)