Policy Publications

PACDC has become the repository for information on community development in Philadelphia for neighborhood groups about their communities. We have assembled a series of documents and papers to help neighborhood-based groups to develop effective strategic plans for improving the quality of life for residents of their communities.

Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund Report: Expanding Housing Opportunities & Revitalizing Neighborhoods, Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development, 2010.

"Philadelphia's Development Permit Review Process: Recommendations for Reform", City of Philadelphia, 2010.

"Protecting Philadelphia’s Backbone: A Strategy for Vital Neighborhoods", Neighborhoods Now, 2010.

"Going Mod: Reducing Housing Costs in Philadelphia with Modular Construction", When We Fix It Coalition, 2010.

"Affordability and Availability of Rental Housing in Pennsylvania", Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 2010.

"Interim Evaluation of the Foreclosure Mitigation Initiative", Living Cities, 2009.

"Retooling HUD for a Catalytic Federal Government: A Report to Secretary Shaun Donovan", Penn Institute for Urban Research, University of Pennsylvania, 2009.

"Healthier Neighborhoods: A Solution to Stemming the Loss of Philadelphia's Middle-Income Residents", Neighborhoods Now, 2009.

"Effectively Preserving Philadelphia’s Workforce Housing Stock", Women's Community Revitalization Project, 2009.

"A Strategic Approach to Building Affordable Housing in Philadelphia", Women's Community Revitalization Project, 2009.

"Expanding Economic Opportunities and Revitalizing Neighborhoods: A Report on the Philadelphia CDC Tax Credit Program", Philadelphia Association of CDC's, 2008.

"Vacant Property Reclamation & Neighborhood Change in Southwest Center City Philadelphia", Fels Institute of Government, 2008.

"Managing Neighborhood Change: A Framework for Sustainable and Equitable Revitalization", National Housing Institute, 2008.

"Long Term Affordable Housing Strategies in Hot Housing Markets", Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University and NeighborWorks America, 2008.

"Building Green: Overcoming Barriers in Philadelphia", Pennsylvania Environmental Council, 2008.

"Expanding Housing Opportunities and Revitalizing Neighborhoods: A Report from the Community on the First Two Years of the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund", Philadelphia Association of CDC's, 2007.

"Culture and Urban Revitalization: A Harvest Document", TRF, 2007.

"Promoting Civic Design Excellence in Philadelphia", Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

"Project H.O.M.E.'s Economic and Fiscal Impact on Philadelphia Neighborhoods", Econsult, 2007.

"Building a Better Philadelphia: Strategies for Sustainable Revitalization", NeighborhoodsNow, 2006.

"Potential Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund", Econsult, 2004.