This article aims to examine the mechanisms used by municipalities to stimulate public participation and, in part, to argue that contrasts between the socio-economic make-up of central cities in the USA and Canada explain these divergent techniques.
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Neighborhood characteristics, community development corporations and the community development industry system: a case study of the American Deep South
This article examines the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and community development corporations (CDC).
The Connection: Schooling, Youth Development, and Community Building – The Futures Academy Case
The University Community Initiative: Recreating the University Community
This report outlines the strategic planning process of the University Community Initiative. The University Community Initiative was a regional collaboration that brought together people, institutions, and businesses with an interest in the development of the University Community.
The Fillmore Avenue Commercial Redevelopment Plan
This report provides a strategy for the commercial redevelopment of the Fillmore Avenue commercial corridor in Buffalo, New York. As the gateway to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, and the spine that holds the two western and eastern sections of the neighborhood, the redevelopment if the Fillmore Avenue commercial corridor is central to the redevelopment of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Neighborhood.
The Fillmore Avenue Commercial Redevelopment Project
This report contains an initial market study which analyzes the potential of retailing opportunities on Fillmore Avenue and the surrounding Masten District in Buffalo, New York.
An Analysis of the Erie County Housing Market
As part of the University Community Initiative, this working paper analyzes the housing market in Erie County, New York.
A Demographic Analysis of the University Community
This working paper provides a demographic profile of Buffalo’s University Community by using census data for years 1950-1990.
The Impacts of Police Consolidation on the Masten District
The study analyzed the impact of a proposed consolidation plan for the Buffalo Police Department in the Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood.
The Health Status of the Near East Side Black Community: A Study of the Wellness and Neighborhood Conditions Buffalo, New York
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into black community wellness by examining a number of health, social, economic, cultural, and lifestyle issues that affect the health status of Buffalo’s Near East Side black community.