Videos

These visual stories dive into the ideas, places, and people driving better land policy around the world.

Right to the City: Dandara

The Lincoln Institute’s newest documentary tells the story of the Dandara building in São Paulo, Brazil—a former government property left empty for years before being occupied and ultimately converted into 120 housing units through collective action and public policy tools. The film highlights not just the creation of housing, but the broader impact of living in the city center.

Explainer Videos

Image from a vide explainer of how the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac programs can help homeownership affordability

How Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Can Help Make Housing Affordable

Land Value Capture, Explained

Property Tax 101: Why the Property Tax

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Property Tax 101: The Mechanics

Balancing Act: The Property Tax–School Funding Dilemma

Video Case Studies

A building painted with the phrase 'Welcome to the ONE Love'

Still the One

Affordable Housing Initiatives in Burlington Vermont’s Old North End

Financing a City’s Vision

The Social Mobilization of Land Values in São Paulo

Making Millennium Park

Chicago Skyway

Unleashing the Value of a Public Asset

Team-Based Learning in a Research Methods For Planners Course

Right to the City: How Coliseu Won Housing Among São Paulo’s Elite

Aerial still image of the Center City skyline from over Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a cloudy sunset in Fall.

Reclaiming the Rain: Philadelphia’s Green Initiative for Stormwater Management and City Revitalization

Documentaries

Right to the City: Dandara

Sowing Seeds: How Scenario Planning Can Help Agricultural Communities Plan for a Resilient Future

Making Sense of Place, Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City

Making Sense of Place, Phoenix: The Urban Desert

Making Sense of Place, Portland: Quest for the Livable City

Agriculture & Water in the West: A Community Takes Charge

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Life of an Idea: The Story of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy