State of Pennsylvania released the 2012 Annual Report for the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The report tracks a diverse range of development finance programs aimed at addressing all areas of the state. Each program and tool are accompanied by an...

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...

The City of Philadelphia produced the Storefront Improvement Program guidelines to encourage business owners in designated districts to participate in making exterior, aesthetic improvements. The guidelines provide a description, eligibility,...

The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation established the Real Property Gap Fund to foster greater investment in real property rehabilitation projects in Detroit. This document provides program description and eligibility.

Michigan Economic Development Corporation produced this program summary for their Downtown Development Authority Program. The program is designed to be a catalyst in the development of community's downtown district.

Jason Rittenberg and Erin Tehan present the CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Awards that recognize outstanding development finance programs, agencies, leaders, projects, and success stories.

New Partners for Community Revitalization thoroughly details many aspects of New York's Brownfield Opportunity Areas(BOA) program.

Downtown Tucson Partnership's Facade Grant Program provides financial assistance to private or public groups for use on downtown property improvements.

Downtown Tuscon Partnership offers all the necessary information concerning their facade improvement program in this document.

A Smart Growth In Action informational sheet details the Rosslyn-Ballston Metro Corridor project in Arlington County, Virginia.

Resource page for Detroit Economic Growth Corporation's Creative Corridor Incentive Fund.

Kara Wood of the City of Grand Rapids, MI discusses the future of urban development in Michigan, as cities cope with the loss of long-standing programs.

This presentation by Brian Holdwick of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation walks through a complex redevelopment project from start to finish.

This presentation from the Ohio Department of Development discusses the state's use of CDBG funding to support several programs targeting downtown revitalization.

This final report on development potentials and timing for a Houston TIRZ district was created by CDS Market Research for the Buffalo Bayou Partnership.

Tashman Johnson, LLC, published this report analyzing seven different urban renewal plans in Oregon. The report provides information on the total growth in assessed value that has occurred since each urban renewal plan was adopted as well as the...

This presentation explores the successes that Lake Oswego, OR has had in redeveloping their downtown district.

Cheryl Strickland from the Atlanta Development Authority and Richard Lutch from the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. gave this presentation during the Practitioner's Showcase: Best 2009 Bond Deal at CDFA's 2010 Annual Development Finance Summit in Portland,...

This case study was submitted for consideration for CDFA's 2010 Practitioner's Showcase: Best 2009 Bond Deal. The Atlanta BeltLine is the most ambitious undertaking the city of Atlanta has attempted since the construction of Hartsfield-Jackson...

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...

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...

Tim Chapin examines the impact of two major sports facility construction projects and their economic impact on the surrounding areas. As the article states: “Evidence indicates that sports facilities offer opportunities to catalyze...

Presentation by CDFA Executive Director, Toby Rittner, highlighting the public policy discussion as it relates to using Tax Increment Finance (TIF) to encourage and support smart growth efforts. When used as a public policy tool, TIF can drive...