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Senior Colombian Environmental Official Joins Lincoln Institute Board

October 2018, English

Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute.

Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation

October 2018, English

Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute.

Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation

40 conference participants sit at desks looking at a power point presentation during the second annual Consortium for Scenario Planning Conference.

Scenario Planning

Consortium for Scenario Planning Picks Up Steam

By Janae Futrell

October 2018, English

Our Consortium for Scenario Planning, which unites planning professionals, organizations, and other stakeholders to share ideas and promote best practices, hosted its second annual conference last month.

City and Regional Planning

October 2018, English

Our Consortium for Scenario Planning, which unites planning professionals, organizations, and other stakeholders to share ideas and promote best practices, hosted its second annual conference last month.

City and Regional Planning

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Value Capture

This Year’s Big Idea: Unlocking the Value of Land

By Lincoln Institute Staff

October 2018, English

Land value capture was rich food for thought at the Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas at the American Planning Association Policy Conference in Washington, DC.

Housing, Infrastructure, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance, Value Capture

October 2018, English

Land value capture was rich food for thought at the Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas at the American Planning Association Policy Conference in Washington, DC.

Housing, Infrastructure, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Public Finance, Value Capture

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Idaho Conservationist Recognized with National Award

Michael Whitfield of the Heart of the Rockies Initiative Has Helped Protect Iconic Landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West

By Will Jason

October 2018, English

Michael Whitfield, a conservation leader who has helped to protect iconic landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West, is the new Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute.

October 2018, English

Michael Whitfield, a conservation leader who has helped to protect iconic landscapes in the Rocky Mountain West, is the new Kingsbury Browne Fellow at the Lincoln Institute.

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Housing the Homeless

Booming Cities Address the Growing Crisis in Their Streets

By Kathleen McCormick

September 2018, English

Huge cranes loom over downtown Los Angeles, and the streets are filled with the sounds of construction as gleaming new mixed-use buildings, luxury apartments, and office towers take shape. It would seem to be a sure sign of a city on the rise—except that those streets are also filled with people sleeping on the sidewalks, […]

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Urbanization

September 2018, English

Huge cranes loom over downtown Los Angeles, and the streets are filled with the sounds of construction as gleaming new mixed-use buildings, luxury apartments, and office towers take shape. It would seem to be a sure sign of a city on the rise—except that those streets are also filled with people sleeping on the sidewalks, […]

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Urbanization

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City Tech

Printable Houses Begin to Take Shape

By Rob Walker

September 2018, English

Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

September 2018, English

Over the past decade, three-dimensional printing has been one of the buzziest ideas in technology. Instead of adding ink to paper, a 3D printer translates a digital design into an object by adding layer upon layer of material (plastic, metal, concrete) through a computer-guided extruder—almost like a motorized toothpaste tube. More correctly but blandly described […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

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Green Infrastructure

How Utilities Are Greening Transmission Corridors from Europe to South America

By Will Jason

September 2018, English

Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]

Environment, Land Conservation

September 2018, English

Often viewed as scars on the landscape, power transmission corridors might seem like unlikely sites for ecological restoration or preservation. But around the world, utilities are taking a more sustainable approach to managing vegetation and habitat below and alongside power lines. These practices not only have a positive impact on landscapes and make power corridors […]

Environment, Land Conservation

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Q & A

Tax Incentives for Amazon HQ2—When Winners End Up Losers?

By David Franco

September 2018, English

Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance

September 2018, English

Amazon wants tax incentives to locate its second headquarters. Could the costs outweigh the benefits for a city like Boston?

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance