Type Newsletter Owner(s) CD Publications Editor Tom Harman | Format Online journal Publisher Mike Gerecht Founded 1965 | |
Community Development Digest, a news service (or newsletter) published by Silver Spring, MD-based CD Publications, is one of the oldest professional community development periodicals still being produced.
Contents
Also known as CD Digest or CDD, "the national newsletter on community and economic development" reports on the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) and covers congressional legislation, agency regulations, court decisions and funding.
History
The first newsletter published by CD Publications was Housing Affairs Letter in 1961. Community Development Digest followed in 1965.
CDD 's coverage of community development projects has included transit, as in February 1999 reports on federal light-rail systems to be funded under the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. There's also a consistent emphasis on restoration efforts, of both historical and utilitarian structures.
In early 2008, CDD invested news space on lobbying efforts of the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) for legislation to prevent home foreclosures, as well as attacks on the Bush Administration's proposed FY09 budget cuts to CDBG.
Over the years, CDD has been sourced, referenced or mentioned in numerous books and reports. These include From Nation to States: The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program (1986), Understanding Local Economic Development (1999), Urban Planning in a Multicultural Society (2000) and Asset Building and Community Development (2001).
CDD finds its way into local government meetings, either as a reference source or just through the endorsement of a meeting attendee. Among those who have posted their meeting minutes, with mention of CDD, online are the Allegany County (NY) Planning Board (September 15, 2004) and the Warren County (NY) Board Of Supervisors (October 13, 2006).
Current Coverage
CDD posts updates on such issues as community planning, infrastructure financing, enterprise zones, downtown and rural development, housing rehabilitation and preservation, and neighborhood revitalization. It also provides a "roundup" of state and local development efforts in urban and rural communities.
Expansion
In 2007, CDD was changed to a web-based format and, along with CD Publications' other housing news services, was moved onto the web portal HousingandDevelopment.com.