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1. Land Matters Podcast: Confronting Extreme Heat in Africa: A Conversation with the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone

   Revista Land Lines
   Dezembro 2022
   By Anthony Flint, December 12, 2022

   The mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyer, discusses appointing Africa’s first chief heat officer, fighting climate change with land use planning, and overhauling the property tax system to ensure fiscal sustinability.

2. Should We Allow More Homes to Be Built in Existing Neighborhoods?

   Revista Land Lines
   Novembro 2022
   By Amy Dain, November 28, 2022

   A new law in Massachusetts requires towns served by Greater Boston’s public transit agency to enact zoning that allows multifamily housing near transit. In response, 175 communities are working...

3. Mayor’s Desk: Cultivating Climate Resilience in Sierra Leone

   Revista Land Lines
   Novembro 2022
   By Anthony Flint, November 10, 2022

   Freetown, Sierra Leone, is one of seven cities around the world that have appointed chief heat officers as part of a global effort to invest in a climate-resilient future. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr...

4. Shifting Gears

   Why Communities Are Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements—and What Comes Next
   Revista Land Lines
   Outubro 2022
   By Catie Gould, October 12, 2022

   For the last century, communities across the United States have stipulated that commercial and residential developments must offer plenty of parking. Today the country has at least three available...

5. President’s Message: Zoning’s Asteroid Moment

   Revista Land Lines
   Outubro 2022
   By George W. McCarthy, October 4, 2022

   Zoning reform is gaining momentum in the United States, as policy makers seek to advance affordability and address a legacy of spatial segregation by race and class.

6. The Promise of Megaregions

   How Scaling Up Could Help Combat Today’s Most Urgent Challenges
   Revista Land Lines
   Outubro 2022
   By Matt Jenkins, October 4, 2022

   Critical threats like climate change and pandemics know no boundaries. The megaregion model offers a governing approach that can strengthen resilience, competitiveness, and equity at the local, regional, and national levels.

7. The Promise of Megaregions

   How Scaling Up Could Help Combat Today’s Most Urgent Challenges
   Revista Land Lines
   Outubro 2022
   By Matt Jenkins, October 4, 2022

   Critical threats like climate change and pandemics know no boundaries. The megaregion model offers a governing approach that can strengthen resilience, competitiveness, and equity at the local, regional, and national levels.

8. Land Matters Podcast: A Booming Bay Area City Confronts an Affordability Crisis

   Revista Land Lines
   Setembro 2022
   By Anthony Flint, September 26, 2022

   Berkeley, California, is a classic case of a built-up city facing tensions over future development. In this candid interview, Mayor Jesse Arreguín talks about the need to make the city more affordable by clearing the way for new housing and discouraging s

9. City Tech: New Angles on Noise Pollution

   Revista Land Lines
   Setembro 2022
   By Rob Walker, September 19, 2022

   Living in the city means contending with noise from traffic, construction, neighbors, and other sources. New tools are making this a pivotal moment for assessing and addressing our built soundscapes.

10. How Land Value Capture Can Pay for Infrastructure, Affordable Housing, and Public Services

    Revista Land Lines
    Setembro 2022
    By Will Jason, September 14, 2022

    As cities and towns seek funding for transportation, parks, affordable housing, and other public goods, they often overlook one of their most valuable assets—land. A new Policy Focus Report from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy shows how local governm