Good news: The role of community-based arts and culture in neighborhood revitalization is the subject of a new publication from three major entities in the field. "Creativity and Neighborhood Development: Strategies for Community Investment" is a monograph resulting from and 18-month collaboration among The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), the Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) at the University of Pennsylvania and the Rockefeller Foundation. the monograph recommends investing public, public and philanthropic resources in "community-based creative activity" to enhance the community's place-making role and potential. Place-making ventures worth investing in: art-making projects that engage communities; artist live-work space; creative partnerships between individuals and organizations; commissioned research and "the creation of a data infrastructure that can highlight emerging trends, markets and opportunities, influence policy, and inform ongoing evaluation geared toward increasing investment impact." Download it on the Web. [LINK]