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Search Results: Special District Finance (SIDs-BIDs-NIDs-TIDS-etc.)
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TLCPA - Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Success StoriesMembers only Login
Kevin Moyer with the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) shares how TLCPA is working with private partners, creating local energy strategies and policies, and utilizing bonds to support clean energy and energy efficiency investments.
Tax Increment Financing and Brownfields RedevelopmentMembers only Login
Evans Paull with Redevelopment Economics presents TIF trends, the often conflicted relationship between TIF and brownfields, solutions to using TIF for brownfields redevelopment, and case studies from around the country.
PGAV - TIF & Tax Credit Strategies for Sustainable Smart GrowthMembers only Login
John Brancaglione with PGAV gives a thorough overview of TIF and tax credits and how these tools can be used to bolster smart growth and sustainability initiatives through establishing public policy at the local level. Brancaglione also presents a...
Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented DevelopmentMembers only Login
Lee Sobel with Robert Charles Lesser & Co., Public Strategies Group talks transit-oriented development, the process beginning with a community plan, existing finance tools, financing challenges, and recent project deal structures.
Strategic Economics: Transit-Oriented Infrastructure FinanceMembers only Login
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.
City of Austin - Tax Increment Financing PresentationMembers only Login
In this presentation, the City of Austin provides an explanation of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), including its history, current usage, and state enabling legislation. This presentation also communicates recommendations, best practices, methods of...
City of Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority - Framework For Future Planning And InvestmentMembers only Login
The City of Grand Rapids' Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a development agency responsible for many improvements in the downtown area. DDA projects have contributed greatly to the growth and development of downtown. This framework provides...
Philadelphia's Lower Schuylkill Master PlanMembers only Login
Prepared collaboratively by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, the Lower Schuylkill Master Plan builds on exciting opportunities for economic...
Ohio Energy Efficiency: Better Buildings, PACE FinancingMembers only Login
Leaders across the state including Caleb Bell with Bricker & Eckler, Kevin Moyer with Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, Chris Lohmann with U.S. Department of Energy, and Todd Williams with Williams Allwein & Moser take a look at the Better...
Peck Shaffer: Bonds as the Bedrock of Development FinanceMembers only Login
Blake Sharpton of Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP provides an overview of bonds, tax allocation districts (TADs), and special district finance. Sharpton also describes the importance of repayment revenue sources and the bond financing process.
Dallas County - 2012 TIF District Status ReportMembers only Login
This report provides an update of the progress of 21 TIF districts in Dallas County, Texas during the year 2012. The County is able to determine the effectiveness of this economic development tool through the report which has allowed the County to...
Value Capture and Tax Increment Financing for Streetcar ConstructionMembers only Login
DC Surface Transit commissioned the Brookings Institution to conduct a preliminary assessment of the funding alternatives, beyond Federal and DC government financing, for a streetcar system. This report includes analysis and recommendations for...
Tax Increment Financing and Residential Incentive DistrictsMembers only Login
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...
State Legislation to Encourage Infrastructure Finance OptionsMembers only Login
NCSL and NAHB mutually identified 11 strategies that appear to provide the greatest opportunities for local governments to finance current and long-term infrastructure needs in a cost-effective manner. The 11 strategies are detailed in this report...
Redevelopment Financing Tools in Atlanta's Emerging MarketsMembers only Login
This presentation from Atlanta Development Authority demonstrates financing tools available to take advantage of redevelopment opportunities. Additionally, case studies and deal structuring is provided for Tax Assessment Districts and New Markets...
Storefront Improvement Program Policy & ApplicationMembers only Login
The City of Champaign administers the Storefront Improvement Program to encourage businesses and property owners within the Downtown and East University Avenue TIF Districts to improve storefronts, making the areas more attractive to shoppers and...
Champaign Major Redevelopment Incentive ProgramMembers only Login
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.
Building for Tomorrow: Innovative Infrastructure SolutionsMembers only Login
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...
Infrastructure Finance: Does Your State Encourage Innovation?Members only Login
This brochure from the National Association of Home Builders provides a state-by-state comparison of various infrastructure finance tools available to support housing and community development.
MI Business Improvement District Fact SheetMembers only Login
Brief program overview of Michigan's Business Improvement District/ Principal Shopping District/ Business Improvement Zone special assessment districts.
Economic Development Tools in Today's EconomyMembers only Login
Margaret Comey and Gregory Daniels from Squire Sanders discuss the many development finance tools available in Ohio. This presentation includes tools, legal basis, and case studies.
Tax Incremental District Allocation Amendment Fact SheetMembers only Login
Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue's simplistic guide to understanding the states' tax increment district amendment.
Special Improvement District: Tool for Targeting InvestmentMembers only Login
Gregory Davis at Ohio State University briefly explains special improvement/assessment districts and how they work.
Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh: Tax Increment FinancingMembers only Login
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh shares information about their effort to create large impact using TIF.
Current Issues in Ohio Energy FinanceMembers only Login
Ohio's Energy Special Improvement Districts, the state of Property Assessed Clean Energy, and a successfully-operating program are all covered by Caleb Bell of Bricker & Eckler LLP.
What is Tax Increment Financing?Members only Login
This guide from SB Friedman defines tax increment financing and addresses the policies and procedures for creating a TIF or similar district in Illinois.
CDFA Tax Increment Finance Resource Center
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,...
Compendium of Best Practices in Energy Efficiency & RenewablesMembers only Login
This report covers the best energy policies, including a lengthy section on financing programs, from many states and cities. Each program type is illustrated by at least one case study. The report was produced by the Renewable Energy & Energy...
Brownfields 2011: TIF, Tax Credits & Creative FinancingMembers only Login
Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, gave this presentation on creative financing at the Brownfields 2011 conference. This document provides an overview of TIF and federal tax credit programs, which are financing tools that can be successfully...
Special Tax District Financing: Funding Infrastructure Through Land-Secured BondsMembers only Login
This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of the use of sales tax-backed bonds. Highlights from the document include an explanation of what sales tax bonds can finance and how they differ from traditional TIF bonds. The guide also...
The Interaction Between BIDs and Local Government in the Provision of Public GoodsMembers only Login
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...
A Glimpse into Public Improvement Districts & Municipal Management DistrictsMembers only Login
This presentation by Laura Radcliff of Stifel Nicolaus gives a basic explanation of the use of public improvement districts and municipal management districts in Texas.
Solar SIDs - Solar Improvement Financing and Federal Programs
David Rogers of Bricker & Eckler looks at how solar special improvement districts (SIDs) and other federal programs for renewable energy work in this presentation.
The Effect of Business Improvement Districts on the Incidence of Violent CrimesMembers only Login
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...
Tax Increment Financing and Special Assessment DistrictsMembers only Login
This presentation by Stern Brothers covers the basics of tax increment finance.
Understanding Infrastructure Finance Tools that are Successful Alternatives to Impact Fees
This presentation by CDFA President & CEO Toby Rittner and Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg was given as part of a webinar for the National Association of Home Builders. The use of special districts and tax increment finance is discussed as an...
Advanced Tax Increment Finance Reference Guide
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...
National Trends in Special District FinancingMembers only Login
This presentation by Ken Powell of Stone & Youngberg examines recent trends and developments in the use of tax increment finance.
TIF Financing Variations
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.
Case Studies: A Look at TIF & Special Districts
David Hawes, senior partner at Hawes Hill Calderon LLP, presents case study examples of TIF projects at work. The presentation discusses two TIF projects in Texas.
Case Studies: A Look at TIF, Special Districts, Credits & Overlays
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.
Tax Increment Finance Best Practices Reference Guide
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...
Community Development Authorities: Financing tool gaining popularity
"Virginia Town & City" a publication of the Virginia Municipal League, uses its May 2008 issues to discuss the rise in popularity of Community Development Authorities as a means to finance economic development projects. The article also features...
City Special Service Districts
The Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department created this fact sheet to help explain Special Service Districts (SSDs), the type of services they are able to provide and how they are established within the state.
Investigating the Community Development District (CDD) Model of Infrastructure FinancingMembers only Login
Tom Chapin from Florida State Univeristy's Department of Urban and Regional Planning and John Thomas with the National Center for Environmental Assessment at the Environmental Protection Agency wrote this paper to look at Community Development...
CDFA/NCEDA Tax Increment Financing Seminar: National Trends in Special District Financing
Ken Powell presents case study examples of national trends in special district financing. These case studies look at projects that utilize special district financing and overlays to enhance typical TIF deals.
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