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HUD USER publishes a series of case studies based on federal, state and local strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities, apply sustainable features and practices, and increase access to public transportation. The projects featured in these reports have demonstrated innovation through a multitude of partnerships and initiatives. Each report outlines a project’s objectives and the development strategies used to achieve them.

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A Model for Community-Based Policing in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh’s Northside, a collection of 18 neighborhoods located across the Allegheny River from downtown, was once a hub of manufacturing and innovation. However, the construction of freeways in the 1960s and the collapse of the region’s manufacturing base in the 1980s sent the area into decline.
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