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Lincoln Institute in Action

Representatives from more than 150 countries gathered at Habitat III to affirm a shared commitment to more sustainable urban development.

Featured Work

Books
City and Regional Planning

Nature and Cities

Edited by Frederick R. Steiner, George F. Thompson, and Armando Carbonell
Books
Land Value Taxation

A Good Tax

Joan Youngman
Harvard University
Working Papers
Local Government

Payments in Lieu of Taxes by Nonprofits

Adam H. Langley, Daphne A. Kenyon, and Patricia C. Bailin
Policy Focus Reports
City and Regional Planning

Buy-In for Buyouts

Robert Freudenberg, Ellis Calvin, Laura Tolkoff, and Dare Brawley
Policy Focus Reports
City and Regional Planning

After Great Disasters

Laurie A. Johnson and Robert B. Olshansky
Policy Focus Reports
City and Regional Planning

Inclusionary Housing

Rick Jacobus

Land Policy in the News

A crowded subway car with open doors.
New York Needs to Fix the Subway. Here's How the MTA Could Pay For It.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
  • CityLab

Transit contributes greatly to the value of land.

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  • Impact

    John Rahaim, San FranciscoPlanning Director

    The exchange of ideas with colleagues and experts made possible by the Lincoln Institute is hugely valuable to me as a planner and someone committed to public service.

  • Impact

    Luciana Moreira, Belo Horizonte, BrazilArchitect

    I am working together with colleagues to improve the way we manage urban planning in Belo Horizonte, Brazil thanks to knowledge gained from the Institute’s course on informal markets and regularization.

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    Tim Bryant, St. Louis Post-DispatchReporter

    The Lincoln Institute's Journalists Forum excels as connect-a-dot knowledge building with experts and leads to better storytelling.
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  • Impact

    Representative Jay R. KaufmanChairman of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue

    I know that the Lincoln Institute’s Economic Perspectives programs are first rate as I’ve been attending them for years.

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    Andrew Hanson, Marquette UniversityAssociate Professor of Economics

    The Lincoln Institute has been instrumental in shaping my career by facilitating valuable conferences and supporting a vibrant network of scholars with interest in public finance and urban economics.