Chronicling the Recent Rise of Urban Technologies

City Tech highlights 20 apps, ideas, and innovators changing the urban landscape

Book

Lincoln Institute Announces New Impact Areas

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy now centers our work around three redefined impact areas—land and water, land and fiscal systems, and land and communities.

Announcement
Analyzing Property Tax Rates in More Than 100 US Cities

This report on property taxes paid in 2023 highlights the large inequities created by assessment limits.

New Report

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land.

Learn how we work to achieve our vision.

Our Impact Areas

Our Mission

A nonprofit private operating foundation whose origins date to 1946, the Lincoln Institute researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Through education, training, publications, and events, we integrate theory and practice to inform public policy decisions worldwide.

Where We Work

Explainer Video

Balancing Act: The Property Tax–School Funding Dilemma

This explainer video examines the roles of local property tax and state aid in funding public education. The video traces the history of funding for public schools while exploring the strengths and challenges of these two revenue sources, ultimately emphasizing that a well-designed combination of both revenue sources is essential for funding education in the United States.

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Recent Publications

City Tech
By Rob Walker

Book

Technology and Tools

Mayor’s Desk
By Anthony Flint with a foreword by Michael Bloomberg and afterword by Angela D. Brooks

Book

Local Government

Lessons from the Netherlands

Other Publications

Property Tax

Cover of Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities
Greening America’s Smaller Legacy Cities
By Joseph Schilling, Catherine Tumber, and Gabi Velasco

Policy Focus Report

Environment

Land Lines magazine cover image showing houses along stormy waters in Seattle.

Land Lines

Current Issue: April 2024

This issue explores cities rethinking street surfaces in response to climate change, factors influencing home buyers to consider climate risk, the work of Seattle’s Black Home Initiative to address affordability and inequity, and more. 

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event

Join the Lincoln Institute and scenario planning experts from Latin America as they discuss adapting exploratory scenario planning for post-disaster recovery in Chile.

opportunity

Lincoln Vibrant Communities Fellows Program October 2024

Deadline: November 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM

The Lincoln Vibrant Communities Fellows Program is a six-month hybrid program for public sector leaders who are already engaged in, or who aspire to create, critical change in their communities.

course

This online self-paced course provides an overview of how local governments in the U.S. raise and spend money for the public services and infrastructure that are foundational to a high quality of life.

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Innovations in Manufactured Homes (I’m HOME) Annual Conference 2024

September 24, 2024 – September 25, 2024
Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort
5001 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ United States

A street with a row of manufactured homes in a sunny bright location with blue sky in the background.The Innovations in Manufactured Homes (I’m HOME) Network will hold its Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, from September 24 to 25, and feature insights on manufactured housing financing, development, and policy from stakeholders across the country.