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The Hidden Costs of TIF

Reconsidering a Vaunted Economic Development Tool

By Anthony Flint

October 2018, English

Molly Metzger didn’t plan to become an expert on tax increment financing (TIF), much less lead a citizens’ group focused on the issue. But when racial strife in her native St. Louis was brought into stark relief by the high-profile shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, she felt compelled to take action.  An expert […]

Economic Development, Property Tax

October 2018, English

Molly Metzger didn’t plan to become an expert on tax increment financing (TIF), much less lead a citizens’ group focused on the issue. But when racial strife in her native St. Louis was brought into stark relief by the high-profile shooting of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson, she felt compelled to take action.  An expert […]

Economic Development, Property Tax

Policy Brief

Land Value Capture: Tools to Finance Our Urban Future

By Lourdes Germán and Allison Ehrich Bernstein

October 2018, English

Value Capture

October 2018, English

Value Capture

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Mayor’s Desk

Leading Warsaw to Prosperity, One Bike Lane at a Time

By Anthony Flint

October 2018, English

A native of Warsaw, Poland, Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz has made her mark on this city of 1.7 million people. She was elected its first female mayor in 2006 and is currently serving an unprecedented third term. Prior to assuming her post—where she has faced controversial issues including the restitution of properties seized under Nazi and […]

City and Regional Planning

October 2018, English

A native of Warsaw, Poland, Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz has made her mark on this city of 1.7 million people. She was elected its first female mayor in 2006 and is currently serving an unprecedented third term. Prior to assuming her post—where she has faced controversial issues including the restitution of properties seized under Nazi and […]

City and Regional Planning

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Place Database

Estimated Median Gross Rent in Los Angeles County (2012–2016)

By Jenna DeAngelo

October 2018, English

As Los Angeles experiences record population growth, more than 34,000 people in the city are homeless, and a total of more than 55,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Median gross rent in Los Angeles County was $1,264 in the period between 2012–2016, compared to the national median gross rent of $949. View […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

October 2018, English

As Los Angeles experiences record population growth, more than 34,000 people in the city are homeless, and a total of more than 55,000 people are experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County. Median gross rent in Los Angeles County was $1,264 in the period between 2012–2016, compared to the national median gross rent of $949. View […]

Housing, Technology and Tools

Land Lines, October 2018

Edited by Katharine Wroth and Maureen Clarke

October 2018, Spanish

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Public Finance

October 2018, Spanish

City and Regional Planning, Housing, Public Finance

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President’s Message

Waking Up to Scenario Planning

By George W. McCarthy

October 2018, English

Has anyone tried to spur you to solve a problem by presenting a nightmare scenario? This tactic often backfires, but a new Lincoln Institute initiative provides a better way: the Consortium for Scenario Planning.

City and Regional Planning

October 2018, English

Has anyone tried to spur you to solve a problem by presenting a nightmare scenario? This tactic often backfires, but a new Lincoln Institute initiative provides a better way: the Consortium for Scenario Planning.

City and Regional Planning

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Senior Colombian Environmental Official Joins Lincoln Institute Board

October 2018, English

Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute.

Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation

October 2018, English

Adriana Soto, the former Vice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, has joined the board of the Lincoln Institute.

Climate Change, Environment, Land Conservation

40 conference participants sit at desks looking at a power point presentation during the second annual Consortium for Scenario Planning Conference.

Scenario Planning

Consortium for Scenario Planning Picks Up Steam

By Janae Futrell

October 2018, English

Our Consortium for Scenario Planning, which unites planning professionals, organizations, and other stakeholders to share ideas and promote best practices, hosted its second annual conference last month.

City and Regional Planning

October 2018, English

Our Consortium for Scenario Planning, which unites planning professionals, organizations, and other stakeholders to share ideas and promote best practices, hosted its second annual conference last month.

City and Regional Planning