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Pursuing Budget Balance">Pursuing Budget Balance
- Pursuing Budget Balance">Pursuing Budget Balance
One indicator of sensible fiscal practices is maintaining balance between spending and revenues. Occasional deficits may be necessary.
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Creating Livable and Sustainable Communities">Creating Livable and Sustainable Communities
- Creating Livable and Sustainable Communities">Creating Livable and Sustainable Communities
Livable and sustainable communities are safe and healthy. They offer residents choices in where to live and how to get around.
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Effective Planning">Effective Planning
- Effective Planning">Effective Planning
Planning refers to how policymakers design, regulate, and manage the built environment. Land-use, zoning, and developer requirements and incentives help planners guide development patterns.
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Disasters and Extreme Weather ">Disasters and Extreme Weather
- Disasters and Extreme Weather ">Disasters and Extreme Weather
Extreme weather conditions, natural disasters, and health emergencies can devastate communities. They can destroy housing, transportation networks, businesses, and institutions.
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Community Redevelopment and Revitalization">Community Redevelopment and Revitalization
- Community Redevelopment and Revitalization">Community Redevelopment and Revitalization
Redevelopment reuses previously developed land to catalyze new economic growth. It can provide new housing options or community amenities.
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Economic Development">Economic Development
- Economic Development">Economic Development
When done well, community planning spurs economic development that helps all members of a community thrive.
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Livable Communities Financing">Livable Communities Financing
- Livable Communities Financing">Livable Communities Financing
Enhancing livable communities—through projects to improve transportation options, ensure more affordable and accessible housing, and build and maintain public spaces such as parks—requires both ade
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Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations">Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations
- Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations">Consumer Protection Laws and Regulations
Federal, state, and local consumer protection agencies all have a role in safeguarding consumers against fraud, deception, and unfair practices.
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Innovation for All">Innovation for All
- Innovation for All">Innovation for All
New technologies have tremendous potential to transform the lives of all people.
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Price-Gouging and Product-Hoarding">Price-Gouging and Product-Hoarding
- Price-Gouging and Product-Hoarding">Price-Gouging and Product-Hoarding
In cases of extremely short supply or high demand, sellers may attempt to profit from the scarcity of essential products and services.