Read the 2019 City Roots Community Land Trust Annual Report here.
2018 Annual Report
Read the 2018 City Roots Community Land Trust Annual Report here
Other Resources and Reports
Confronting Racial Covenants: How They Segregated Monroe County and What To Do About Them
Read our research here, published in 2020 in partnership with the Environmental Protection Clinic at Yale University, detailing the history of racial covenants and redlining in Rochester.
The Way Forward: The Monroe County Vacant and Abandoned Property Taskforce 2018 Report
Zombies Among Us: The Monroe County Vacant and Abandoned Property Taskforce 2016 Report
This report is organized into three main areas, each of which can play a vital role in minimizing the damage done by vacant and abandoned properties:
Prevention of Vacancies – stopping the problem before a property becomes vacant
Identification and maintenance of Vacancies – protecting neighborhoods from the dangers of abandoned or “zombie” properties
Rehabilitation of Vacancies – improving the property and getting it reoccupied as quickly as possible.
CLT Technical Manual
The Community Land Trust Technical Manual by Kirby White provides a comprehensive, practical guide for the ongoing operation of community land trusts as well as for startups. Read the CLT Technical manual here.
Tribute to ourMembers!
Without a plan to create permanent affordability, neighborhood development threatens to displace the residents that make up the fabric of this city. The City Roots Community Land trust is on the front lines of fighting gentrification by sheltering property from speculative developers and putting it under Community control which keeps housing affordable forever. With public and private support, the land trust will succeed in its mission, uplifting our neighborhood and our neighbors along with it!