Scott Ruby of Gust & Rosenfield makes the case for making a Community Facilities District, looking in depth at the powers such a district might possess.

In this presentation, Nancey Green Leigh highlights some of the financing tools used in Georgia for brownfield redevelopment such as BIDs and TIFs,

During this CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, the diverse nature of special assessment financing is showcased with examples from around the nation.

During this CDFA // BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast, the elements and diverse nature of special assessment financing is showcased with examples from around the nation.

The National Association of Home Builders published this report focusing on Special Purpose Taxing Districts, a more efficient and effective way to fund public improvements in advance of growth, while at the same time ensuring that new growth pays...

Karl Stundins, Area Redevelopment Manager for the City of Dallas, provides an in-depth look at district based finance tools used in Dallas.

Craig Davis (Spencer Fane Britt & Browne), Laura Radcliffe (Stifel Public Finance), and Debbie Rush (Thompson Coburn LLP) provide several examples of successful redevelopment projects in Missouri.

The U.S. EPA released this report as a general guide local decision-makers, summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of the funding sources for green infrastructure and stormwater utilities in particular.

This report, produced by CDFA for the World Bank, is intended to provide information to communities and countries interested in identifying potential financing tools for the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated industrial sites. Specific...

John Brancaglione from PGAV Planners explains how St. Louis combined tax increment finance with special assessment. The finance was used to build a levee and prevent flooding in the district.

Price Finley, Esq. with Bricker & Eckler LLP described types of tax increment financing and special assessments and what they can be used for. He used an example of a suburban in-fill redevelopment in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Stephen Friedman, President of SB Friedman, cover the ways individual development finance tools can be combine to create the extraordinary deals that bring about amazing developments. From TIF and special assessment to the full municipal credit and...

Brent Jeffcoat of Pope Zeigler Law Firm discusses the different financing strategies and sources that can be utilized. Jeffcoat also provides several TIF case studies.

Jack Gaskins Jr. with the Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity explains the basics of special districts, their benefits, different types of special districts, and the accountability program in Florida.

This publication from the National Association of Home Builders provides an overview of using special purpose taxing districts for public improvements.

Scott Shearer with Public Financial Management describes Pennsylvania's unique targeted redevelopment tools, their structuring, benefits, and differences from one another.

Chuck Warbington with Gwinnett Village discusses their experiences as Community Improvement Districts to catalyze public improvements that spur private investment.

This guide from SB Friedman defines tax increment financing and addresses the policies and procedures for creating a Business Improvement District or similar district.

A Business Improvement District (BID) or a Principal Shopping District (PSD) allows a municipality to collect revenues, levy special assessments and issue bonds in order to address the maintenance, security and operation of that district. This fact...

In the first installment of the CDFA-Stifel Small, Medium and Rural Community Development Finance Webcast Series, speakers focus on funding tools to make economic development more effective in rural areas as well as successful case studies.

Toby Rittner with CDFA breaks down tax increment financing (TIF), the process of creating TIF districts, special assessments and districts, the tool's ability to catalyze investment, best practices when implementing TIF, and much more.

This presentation gives a overview of Allentown's Neighborhood Improvement Zone (NIZ), including a map, benefits and challenges, and a context for the bigger picture.

This example of a TID economic feasibility study provides project background and study approach, business park market analysis, retail market analysis, residential market analysis, and TID revenues and bond capacity for a proposed district within...

Christine Reynolds with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Peter Englander with Portland Development Commission speak on TIF by comparing situations in Portland and Wilsonville, and studying recent trends.

Vice President of RKG Associates shares a detailed approach to project and market feasibility studies to support revitalization efforts. The presentations includes project approach, considerations, project examples, and deliverables.

SB Friedman created a resource guide detailing economic incentive agreements, also known as sales tax sharing agreements. The objective of these agreements is to provide a source of funds to make high impact projects feasible that would otherwise...

This paper explores how Business Improvement Districts dissolve public–private complexities to create new hybrid partnerships for mutually beneficial community and business development.

During this installment of the CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals Webcast Series, we featured the latest in downtown retail development. Speakers highlighted two recent projects that have served as catalysts for downtown renewal and discussed how...

Sarah Graham with Strategic Economics offers solutions to overcoming many challenges associated with implementing transit-oriented development. Graham points to particular planning strategies, research, funding sources, and financing tools.

As featured in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Community Development Investment Review: Pay for Success Financing, CDFA President Toby Rittner provides a basic understanding of Tax Increment Finance and what makes TIF so successful....

This article by Michael Goodstein, Kathleen Trinward, and Ann Lynch discusses redevelopment strategies to resolve complex financing issues at brownfield sites and uses case studies to highlight successes at two complicated brownfields.

James Snyder with Ice Miller presented tax increment financing programs and options to combine TIF with other public/private tools. Snyder emphasizes the importance of TIF in redevelopment and opportunities to transform communities. Furthermore,...

Squire Sanders shared this presentation on Tax Increment Financing and Residential Incentive Districts. The presentations provides TIF overview, potential public infrastructure improvements, general TIF considerations, eligibility, tax revenue...

City of Dallas Office of Economic Development provides a variety of development finance tools to businesses and developers in the Dallas area to support new, expanding and relocating businesses or development.

The Major RIP is a grant program utilized by Champaign to provide financial assistance for permanent building and site improvements on parcels located within TIF Districts.

The National Associate of Home Builders published Innovative Infrastructure Solutions which examines the financially straining need for cities, towns and counties to expand and maintain infrastructure. This document demonstrates truly innovative...

Brief program overview of Michigan's Business Improvement District/ Principal Shopping District/ Business Improvement Zone special assessment districts.

Gregory Davis at Ohio State University briefly explains special improvement/assessment districts and how they work.

The CDFA Tax Increment Finance Resource Center is a one-stop hub for all of the resources, reports, headlines, and projects that CDFA collects and publishes related to tax increment finance (TIF). Find links to resource tags, market reports,...

This study, authored by Jerry Zhao and Kerstin Larson, evaluates the applicability of special assessments in funding public transits on the basis of four criteria: efficiency, equity, sustainability, and feasibility. The authors discuss suitable...

Using unique, neighborhood-level data from New York City, Rachel Meltzer found that BIDs are associated with a significant, but substantively small, shift in the allocation of police and sanitation services. However, after instrumenting for BID...

John MacDonald of The University of Pennsylvania examined whether business improvement districts (BID) contributed to greater than expected declines in the incidence of violent crimes in affected neighborhoods. He found that the implementation of...

This presentation by Stern Brothers covers the basics of tax increment finance.

The Advanced Tax Increment Finance Reference Guide is the latest offering of CDFA’s nationally acclaimed Development Finance Training Institute in partnership with the Council’s Tax Increment Finance Coalition. The Advanced TIF Guide builds upon...

Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg addresses the basics of tax increment financing in this presentation.

Vladimir Kogan and Mathew D. McCubbins analyze how local governments have adopted evermore complex financial mechanisms to balance their budgets, in the face of voter-imposed tax limitations. Specifically, they examine how municipalities in...

This presentation by Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg examines recent trends and developments in the use of tax increment finance.

Alan Cason, partner at McGuireWoods LLP, and Ken Powell, managing director, Stone & Youngberg LLC discuss financing variations for TIF projects. The presentation contains several case study examples.

Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg LLC discusses case study examples of how TIF, special assessment districts, credits and overlays have worked to help transform communities in Viriginia.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc., and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) have collaborated with teams of Tax Increment Finance (TIF) experts from across the country to develop the...