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Regional Visioning
Utah's Wasatch Front Region Reflects on Two Decades of Scenario Planning
By Emma Zehner
December 2020, English
In the late 1990s, the 10-county Greater Wasatch area of Utah faced the prospect of rapid population growth. Experts projected that by 2020, one million new residents would migrate to cities along the 140-mile-long urban corridor hugging the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and anchored by the state capital, Salt Lake City. The […]
Land Lines Magazine
City and Regional Planning
December 2020, English
In the late 1990s, the 10-county Greater Wasatch area of Utah faced the prospect of rapid population growth. Experts projected that by 2020, one million new residents would migrate to cities along the 140-mile-long urban corridor hugging the western edge of the Rocky Mountains and anchored by the state capital, Salt Lake City. The […]
Land Lines Magazine
City and Regional Planning
Land Matters Podcast
To Mark the End of 2020, Urban Experts Reflect on Prospects for Cities Post-COVID
December 2020, English
As the world prepares to bid farewell to 2020, taking stock of an unprecedented year involves both understanding the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead to what the future may hold. In this episode of the Land Matters podcast, the conversation turns to how the relentless virus, and all the inequities it […]
December 2020, English
As the world prepares to bid farewell to 2020, taking stock of an unprecedented year involves both understanding the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead to what the future may hold. In this episode of the Land Matters podcast, the conversation turns to how the relentless virus, and all the inequities it […]
Public Finance
Amid Falling Revenues, Some Cities Turn to the Property Tax
By Liz Farmer
December 2020, English
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
December 2020, English
As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial than in Nashville, where the largest tax increase in the city’s history has already survived one attempt to overturn it. […]
Property Tax, Public Finance
Changing the Way Cities Grow
Beijing Event Explores a More Ecological Form of Urbanization
By Katharine Wroth
December 2020, English
What can humanity learn about urbanization from the veins in a leaf? This was one of the questions posed at a forum cosponsored by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) and Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences. The gathering in early November was a subforum of […]
Urbanization
December 2020, English
What can humanity learn about urbanization from the veins in a leaf? This was one of the questions posed at a forum cosponsored by the Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC) and Peking University’s College of Urban and Environmental Sciences. The gathering in early November was a subforum of […]
Urbanization
An Examination of Sales Ratio Data and Sources Incorporated into the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
Bob DeBoer
December 2020, English
Working Papers
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
December 2020, English
Working Papers
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance, Valuation
Mayor’s Desk
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego on Sustainability and Urban Form
November 2020, English
Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the fastest-growing city in the country. For Mayor Kate Gallego—the second elected female mayor in Phoenix history and, at 39, the youngest big-city mayor in the United States—navigating that growth means prioritizing economic diversity, investments in infrastructure, and sustainability. Gallego was elected in March […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Infrastructure, Water
November 2020, English
Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the fastest-growing city in the country. For Mayor Kate Gallego—the second elected female mayor in Phoenix history and, at 39, the youngest big-city mayor in the United States—navigating that growth means prioritizing economic diversity, investments in infrastructure, and sustainability. Gallego was elected in March […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Infrastructure, Water
Urban Sustainability
Smaller Legacy Cities and Greening in the Age of COVID-19
By Emma Zehner
November 2020, English
From creating parks in Richmond, Virginia, to investing in green infrastructure in Buffalo, New York, small cities are embracing sustainability as a tool that can address multiple challenges.
November 2020, English
From creating parks in Richmond, Virginia, to investing in green infrastructure in Buffalo, New York, small cities are embracing sustainability as a tool that can address multiple challenges.
El escritorio del alcalde
Sustentabilidad y forma urbana en Phoenix
Por Anthony Flint
November 2020, Spanish
Phoenix es la quinta ciudad más grande y la metrópolis con mayor índice de crecimiento de los Estados Unidos. Kate Gallego es la segunda alcaldesa mujer electa en la historia de Phoenix; y, con sus 39 años, es la alcaldesa de una ciudad importante más joven del país. Según ella, orientar este crecimiento implica […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Infrastructure, Water
November 2020, Spanish
Phoenix es la quinta ciudad más grande y la metrópolis con mayor índice de crecimiento de los Estados Unidos. Kate Gallego es la segunda alcaldesa mujer electa en la historia de Phoenix; y, con sus 39 años, es la alcaldesa de una ciudad importante más joven del país. Según ella, orientar este crecimiento implica […]
City and Regional Planning, Climate Change, Housing, Infrastructure, Water
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