Links to Additional Community Land Trust Resources
Streets of Hope
Streets of Hope, written by Peter Medoff and Holly Sklar, chronicles the story of the creation of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and includes details on the formation of Dudley Neighbors, Inc. "Using the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Boston's most impoverished neighborhood as a case study, the authors show how effective organizing reinforces neighborhood leadership, encourages grassroots power and leads to successful public-private partnerships and comprehensive community development." - Prof. Norman Krumholz
The Land Trust Reader
The Community Land Trust Reader, edited by John Emmeus Davis, brings together for the first time the seminal texts that inspired and defined the CLT. Selections trace the intellectual origins of an eclectic model of tenure that was shaped by the social theories of Henry George, Ebenezer Howard, Ralph Borsodi, and Arthur Morgan and by social experiments like the Garden Cities of England and the Gramdan villages of India. The Reader does not look only to the past, however. Many of its 46 essays and excerpts examine contemporary applications of the CLT in promoting homeownership, spurring community development, protecting public investment, and capturing land gains for the common good. The Reader also looks ahead to challenges and opportunities likely to affect the future development of CLTs, here and abroad.
Origins and Evolution of the Community Land Trust in the U.S.
By John Emmeus Davis
Roots of the CLT Suggested Reading List via National Community Land Trust Network
John Davis' suggested reading list for the Roots of the CLT. A great introduction to the CLT model and movement
Roots & Branches
Roots & Branches is a digital archive of historical materials tracing the origins and evolution of the community land trust (CLT), as both a model and a movement.
National Community Land Trust Tools and Resources
This site allows you to access the Network’s archive and library of trainings, tools, sample documents, research, manuals and other resources related to community land trusts
Streets of Hope, written by Peter Medoff and Holly Sklar, chronicles the story of the creation of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and includes details on the formation of Dudley Neighbors, Inc. "Using the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Boston's most impoverished neighborhood as a case study, the authors show how effective organizing reinforces neighborhood leadership, encourages grassroots power and leads to successful public-private partnerships and comprehensive community development." - Prof. Norman Krumholz
The Land Trust Reader
The Community Land Trust Reader, edited by John Emmeus Davis, brings together for the first time the seminal texts that inspired and defined the CLT. Selections trace the intellectual origins of an eclectic model of tenure that was shaped by the social theories of Henry George, Ebenezer Howard, Ralph Borsodi, and Arthur Morgan and by social experiments like the Garden Cities of England and the Gramdan villages of India. The Reader does not look only to the past, however. Many of its 46 essays and excerpts examine contemporary applications of the CLT in promoting homeownership, spurring community development, protecting public investment, and capturing land gains for the common good. The Reader also looks ahead to challenges and opportunities likely to affect the future development of CLTs, here and abroad.
Origins and Evolution of the Community Land Trust in the U.S.
By John Emmeus Davis
Roots of the CLT Suggested Reading List via National Community Land Trust Network
John Davis' suggested reading list for the Roots of the CLT. A great introduction to the CLT model and movement
Roots & Branches
Roots & Branches is a digital archive of historical materials tracing the origins and evolution of the community land trust (CLT), as both a model and a movement.
National Community Land Trust Tools and Resources
This site allows you to access the Network’s archive and library of trainings, tools, sample documents, research, manuals and other resources related to community land trusts
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Holding Ground
Holding Ground is at once a cautionary tale of urban policies gone wrong and a message of hope for all American cities. In 1985, African-American, Latino, Cape Verdean, and European-American residents in Roxbury, MA united to revitalize their community. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative went on to gain national recognition as residents fought to close down illegal dumps, gain unprecedented control of land from City Hall and create a comprehensive plan to rebuild the fabric of their community. Through the voices of committed residents, activists and city officials, this moving documentary shows how a Boston neighborhood was able to create and carry out its own agenda for change. |
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Gaining Ground
Foreclosures. Unemployment. Childhood poverty. All these problems have hit American communities hard during the Great Recession. Gaining Ground, a follow-up to the award-winning documentary Holding Ground (1996), shows how one diverse Boston neighborhood has managed to stem the tide against enormous odds. Building on a 25-year legacy of innovative community organizing, a new generation of Dudley Street neighborhood leaders has managed to foster hope and create opportunity in challenging times. |
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Homes & Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action
An inspiring documentary about three communities where low-income residents have found an empowering way to realize the American dream... owning a home. |
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A clip from former Governor Patrick and former Commissioner of Agriculture, Greg Watson visiting the Dudley Greenhouse and land trust farms.
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Penn Loh of Tufts University and Eliza Parad of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative talk about the launch of a new network in Boston to promote community control of development to serve community needs, such as limiting the loss of affordable housing to gentrification. Interview for BNN News. Aired April 20, 2016.
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