Federal grants don’t always go to the communities that need them most.

Data for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program shows just that. The grants target low- and moderate-income communities, but a disproportionate share goes to the moderate-income neighborhoods, not the ones suffering the most.

Researchers explain how “return on investment” doesn’t reduce inequality:
https://theconversation.com/neediest-areas-are-being-shortchanged-on-government-funds-even-with-programs-designed-to-benefit-poor-communities-221848
#cities #inequality #urbanplanning

Neediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities

Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.

^{The Conversation}

#climatechange #urbanPlanning

Someone posted the following article a week or so ago. It touches on a topic many here might understand. Climate risk includes systemic shocks could trigger a break down in the global and even national economies. Locality is an insurance policy.

“Then there are things that can be done quickly, and locally. Communities that “had been doing some of this work before the pandemic hit were better able to adapt” to the 2020 disruptions…”

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https://newrepublic.com/post/180192/food-atlantic-ocean-climate-crop-failure-prepare

How to Avoid Food System Collapse

If Atlantic Ocean currents break down, the Northern Hemisphere could face crop failures. So why isn’t there a plan for that?

^{The New Republic}