White Papers

Community development and redevelopment

Historically, community redevelopment activity in the State of Florida has relied heavily on tax increment financing through municipal community redevelopment agencies (CRAs).  The Community Redevelopment Act of 1969 (Act), contained in Chapter 163, Part III of the Florida Statutes, enables a county or a municipality to create a CRA upon a “finding of necessity” and a further finding that there is a need for a CRA to function in the county or the municipality to carry out community redevelopment.

Community development and redevelopment include undertakings, activities, or projects of a county, municipality, or CRA in a community redevelopment area for the elimination or prevention of slum and blight or for the provision of affordable housing to residents of low- or moderate-income, including the elderly and may include slum clearance and redevelopment or rehabilitation or conservation, in accordance with a community redevelopment plan and may include the preparation of such plan. [Download - FCCMA-CRA White Paper]

Creative Placemaking

In creative placemaking, partners from public, private, non-profit, and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of a neighborhood, town, city, or region around arts and cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.

This white paper is for The Mayors’ Institute on City Design, a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the United States Conference of Mayors and American Architectural Foundation. [Download Creative Placemaking White Paper]