Reading Room

This page contains links to research reports, studies or books related to BNC's current areas of interest -- neighborhood revitalization, transit-centered community development, and nonprofit capacity building.  In addition, we have included other readings on broader community development or urban planning issues. 

Visit our collection of readings specific to Baltimore and Maryland on a variety of subjects, or our collection of national readings separated by topic.  See below for our "Staff Picks" list too! 

If you are interested in learning more about these subjects, you can also take a peak at our Resources page -- many of the agencies listed there are excellent sources of information. 

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Staff Picks

• The "Great Recession" in Baltimore Neighborhoods

Presented by Graduate Students in the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies (December 2010)

• Meeting the Challenge of Distressed Property Investors in America's Neighborhoods
  By Alan Mallach, prepared for LISC (November 2010)

• Maintaining Diversity in America's Transit-Rich Neighborhoods: Tools for Equitable Neighborhood Change
  From Dukakis Center for Urban & Regional Policy of Northeastern University (October 2010)

• REO & Vacant Properties: Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization
  From the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Cleveland, and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2010) 

• Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City

By Antero Pietila (2010), BOOK

Also check out the online libraries at the American Planning Association and Planetizen websites.  Please contact Meredith Mishaga, BNC Program Officer, if you come across an interesting report or book that should be included on our site.