Project Groups
These four groups advance priority areas for addressing vacancy and tackle specific projects related to community input and the Vacancy Collaborative’s action plans.
Law, Policy, and Implementation
This project group focuses on strategizing around the Vacancy Collaborative’s policy and legislation efforts.
This project group focuses on strategizing around the Vacancy Collaborative’s policy and legislation efforts.
,Registered Neighborhood Organizations
This project group is developing a framework for formal recognition of neighborhood groups by the City. In the initial phase of this project, recognized groups would receive notification and information about certain city-related actions affecting their neighborhood.
This project group is developing a framework for formal recognition of neighborhood groups by the City. In the initial phase of this project, recognized groups would receive notification and information about certain city-related actions affecting their neighborhood.
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Small Grants for Greening Vacant Lots
This project group administers and manages the Vacancy to Vibrancy Grant, a small grants program ($1,500-$5,000) that supports groups in creating green spaces on vacant lots based on the Vacancy to Vibrancy toolkit released in Spring 2022. |
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Code Enforcement & Property Improvements
This project groups diagrams and dissects the City’s code enforcement process for vacant properties with the goal of encouraging the City to implement changes that increase effectiveness, efficiency, and equitable outcomes. |