What's New at "A Good Community"
Here are the most recent important changes to our website, including new articles, visitor questions, and editors' answers. You'll also find links to significantly revised pages and time-sensitive or short items we want to bring to your attention. Sometimes we also add short items of interest, especially time-sensitive notes about conferences, webinars, or seasons.
Walkable Community Solutions
Devising a walkable community promotes health, sociability, and efficient transportation. Walking also supports local businesses.
"Front of lot" Interpretation
Visitor Question: Hello. I have some deed restrictions on my property. One of which says no residence or outbuilding can be 50 feet from the front of
Land Subsidence Can Cause Major Headaches for Taxpayers
Land subsidence, the term for sudden or gradual sinking, is a community planning issue. Development approvals can lead to dewatering.
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17 Questions for Climate Change Planning
I think local climate change planning takes one of four pathways. Here we describe how your community can decide on an approach.
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Asset-Based Community Development Empowers Neighborhoods
Asset-based community development emphasizes identifying neighborhood strengths and talents instead of problems. This creates energy for change.
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Ideal composition of a CDC board of directors
Visitor Question: We are trying to start a new CDC to help us dig out of the urban mess in our neighborhood. The three of us who are working the hardest
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What is agrivoltaics and why is it significant
Visitor Question: I'm in New Jersey and am very interested in a possible new comprehensive plan or something similar that my county is discussing. This
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Nonprofit Housing Developers and CDCs Aid Revitalization
Nonprofit housing developers, or community housing or development corporations, build or renovate housing where markets fail to meet community needs..
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Ask Your Code Enforcement Questions Here
Many code enforcement questions arise because of standards that seem too strict or too lax. Here you can ask pros what they think.
Here You Can Ask HOA and Deed Restriction Questions
This page provides a form for visitors to send their HOA, deed restriction, or covenant questions. The editor will answer on this website.
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How is neighborhood stability related to personal health
March 20, 2025 Visitor Question: Lately our city has been making a lot of noise about how come our black residents don't have as good of health outcomes
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Conflict about whether we should be upscale or down to earth
Visitor Question: The weather is warming up here, and so is the temperature of our neighborhood disputes. It seems like everyone is angry about something,
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Too much trash in and near the creek
March 18, 2025 Visitor Question: A group I'm involved with plans to try to clean out a little creek that runs right through the park in my neighborhood.
How will we know when we have enough affordable housing
Visitor Question:I'm an elected city councilperson in a smallish suburb; I'm in my first term in office. We have some people complaining about not enough
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