Community Development:
Local Growth Issues--Federal Opportunities and Challenges
RCED-00-178: Published: Sep 6, 2000. Publicly Released: Sep 7, 2000.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on state and local governments' efforts to manage community development, focusing on: (1) growth-related challenges facing local communities; (2) tools and techniques that state and local governments are using to help plan for and manage growth in their communities; and (3) federal programs and policies that state and local governments believe serve as barriers or aids in their efforts to plan more effectively for and manage growth.
GAO noted that: (1) across the nation, local communities are pursuing a variety of growth-related strategies in response to a range of challenges and concerns; (2) in Atlanta, Georgia, where rapid population growth has led to serious traffic congestion and air quality problems, state and local decisionmakers are considering higher density development around established business and population centers and are planning for greater use of public transportation; (3) yet despite their concerns about growth-related challenges, local communities are placing a high value on economic development when planning for the future; (4) overall, infrastructure needs, traffic congestion, and the adequacy of their local tax base, for supporting schools and services were the growth-related concerns most frequently cited by the cities and counties responding to GAO's survey; (5) when asked about their priorities in planning for the future, the greatest number of counties cited increasing their local tax base, attracting businesses, and enhancing transportation systems--mirroring their areas of highest concern; (6) cities cited similar planning priorities, but for them, revitalizing their downtown areas was more often a high or very high priority than enhancing transportation systems; (7) communities are also concerned about "sprawl"--development characterized by, among other things, low densities, rapid land consumption, and dependence on the automobile; and (8) 53 percent of the countries and 35 percent of the cities responding to GAO's survey said that "sprawl" was a high or very high concern, compared with 35 percent of the cities and 16 percent of the counties that said it was not a current concern or a low concern.
Nov 17, 2020
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Puerto Rico Electricity:
FEMA and HUD Have Not Approved Long-Term Projects and Need to Implement Recommendations to Address Uncertainties and Enhance ResilienceGAO-21-54: Published: Nov 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 17, 2020.
Jul 16, 2020
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Targeting Federal Funds:
Information on Funding to Areas with Persistent or High PovertyGAO-20-518: Published: Jul 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2020.
Jun 25, 2020
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National Flood Insurance Program:
Fiscal Exposure Persists Despite Property AcquisitionsGAO-20-508: Published: Jun 25, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 25, 2020.
Jun 11, 2020
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American Samoa:
Economic Trends, Status of the Tuna Canning Industry, and Stakeholders' Views on Minimum Wage IncreasesGAO-20-467: Published: Jun 11, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 11, 2020.
Apr 28, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
Small Business AdministrationGAO-20-501PR: Published: Apr 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 28, 2020.
Mar 9, 2020
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La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa:
el Procesamiento de Préstamos para Desastres Fue Más Puntual, Pero Mejoramientos en la Planificación y la Evaluación del Programa Piloto son NecesariosGAO-20-369: Published: Feb 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Mar 9, 2020. -
Small Business Administration:
Disaster Loan Processing Was Timelier, but Planning Improvements and Pilot Program Evaluation NeededGAO-20-168: Published: Feb 7, 2020. Publicly Released: Mar 9, 2020.
Jan 28, 2020
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Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing:
Commerce Has Stopped Efforts to Implement Loan Guarantee ProgramGAO-20-326R: Published: Jan 28, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2020.
Oct 8, 2019
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Puerto Rico Electricity Grid Recovery:
Better Information and Enhanced Coordination Is Needed to Address ChallengesGAO-20-141: Published: Oct 8, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 8, 2019. -
Recuperación De La Red Eléctrica En Puerto Rico:
Se Necesita Mejor Información y Coordinación para Enfrentar DesafíosGAO-20-143: Published: Oct 8, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 8, 2019.
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