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Growing Water Smart
Workshop Helps Western Communities Integrate Water and Land Use Planning
February 2020, English
During the last two decades, the population of Fort Collins, Colorado, expanded from 100,000 to 170,000. According to the city’s newly adopted comprehensive plan, that total is expected to swell to 240,000 by 2040. As one of the fastest-growing cities in one of the fastest-growing states in the country, Fort Collins has identified priorities […]
February 2020, English
During the last two decades, the population of Fort Collins, Colorado, expanded from 100,000 to 170,000. According to the city’s newly adopted comprehensive plan, that total is expected to swell to 240,000 by 2040. As one of the fastest-growing cities in one of the fastest-growing states in the country, Fort Collins has identified priorities […]
Land Matters Podcast
Episode 9: In Praise of Global Agreements
January 2020, English
For many, a new year, and a new decade, is a time to take stock and set goals for the future. But what happens when an entire planet tries to make a common pledge? Economic literature suggests that getting nearly 200 countries to agree on anything is very difficult, if not impossible. A big […]
January 2020, English
For many, a new year, and a new decade, is a time to take stock and set goals for the future. But what happens when an entire planet tries to make a common pledge? Economic literature suggests that getting nearly 200 countries to agree on anything is very difficult, if not impossible. A big […]
January 2020, English
Urban Land Value Capture in São Paulo, Addis Ababa, and Hyderabad
Differing Interpretations, Equity Impacts, and Enabling Conditions
January 2020, English
January 2020, English
January 2020, English
At What Cost?
Targeted Taxes Pose Challenges to Equity, Economic Growth
January 2020, English
Cities that feel hamstrung by property tax caps are increasingly using alternative approaches to taxing real estate, with the goal of eking out more revenue and, in some cases, changing behavior. But rather than helping city coffers, experts warn, such moves may be more likely to disrupt economic growth, raise equity concerns, and insert […]
January 2020, English
Cities that feel hamstrung by property tax caps are increasingly using alternative approaches to taxing real estate, with the goal of eking out more revenue and, in some cases, changing behavior. But rather than helping city coffers, experts warn, such moves may be more likely to disrupt economic growth, raise equity concerns, and insert […]
Rezoning History
Influential Minneapolis Policy Shift Links Affordability, Equity
January 2020, English
With the arrival of 2020, Minneapolis becomes the first major U.S. city to implement a ban on single-family zoning in every neighborhood. For decades, single-family zoning had locked up nearly three-quarters of the city’s urban land in low-density housing and had contributed directly to lasting racial inequities. The historic and controversial policy shift—which comes […]
January 2020, English
With the arrival of 2020, Minneapolis becomes the first major U.S. city to implement a ban on single-family zoning in every neighborhood. For decades, single-family zoning had locked up nearly three-quarters of the city’s urban land in low-density housing and had contributed directly to lasting racial inequities. The historic and controversial policy shift—which comes […]
Land Lines, January 2020
January 2020, English
January 2020, English
