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Puentes con estructura deficiente en el condado de Allegheny, Pensilvania
July 2018, Spanish
El condado de Allegheny, Pensilvania, posee más puentes con estructura deficiente que cualquier otro del país: 201 de 1250, o el 16 por ciento. Las mejoras costarían, al menos, USD 150 millones. Los puentes con estructura deficiente se caracterizan por el estado de deterioro y una capacidad inferior para el transporte de cargas. Si bien […]
July 2018, Spanish
El condado de Allegheny, Pensilvania, posee más puentes con estructura deficiente que cualquier otro del país: 201 de 1250, o el 16 por ciento. Las mejoras costarían, al menos, USD 150 millones. Los puentes con estructura deficiente se caracterizan por el estado de deterioro y una capacidad inferior para el transporte de cargas. Si bien […]
City Tech
Innovation Ecosystems: Identifying and Fostering Grassroots Design Capacity
July 2018, English
In Colombia’s Caribbean coast city of Santa Marta this July, local citizens, community groups, public officials, and an unusual array of specialists will pick up tools and work together for two weeks to solve technology design challenges relevant to residents of coastal communities. In the process, they will hammer away at the ecological, social, and […]
July 2018, English
In Colombia’s Caribbean coast city of Santa Marta this July, local citizens, community groups, public officials, and an unusual array of specialists will pick up tools and work together for two weeks to solve technology design challenges relevant to residents of coastal communities. In the process, they will hammer away at the ecological, social, and […]
President’s Message
Land Policy Demands Collaboration
July 2018, English
Specialization is a hallmark of modern society. It also contributes to systemic risk and periodic crises. But it’s possible to mitigate, and in some cases reverse, the negative impacts of this basic organizing reality by marshalling diverse skills toward shared goals. When it comes to pressing and complex matters of land policy, conservation, and climate […]
July 2018, English
Specialization is a hallmark of modern society. It also contributes to systemic risk and periodic crises. But it’s possible to mitigate, and in some cases reverse, the negative impacts of this basic organizing reality by marshalling diverse skills toward shared goals. When it comes to pressing and complex matters of land policy, conservation, and climate […]
Community Land Trusts in Rio’s Favelas
Could Community Land Trusts in Informal Settlements Help Solve the World’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
July 2018, English
Introduction For more than two decades, the Lincoln Institute’s Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been working at the intersection of urban land markets, land-based financing, and affordable housing to address the rise in informal settlements and urban poverty in the region. The Institute has also focused on community land trusts (CLTs)—in […]
July 2018, English
Introduction For more than two decades, the Lincoln Institute’s Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has been working at the intersection of urban land markets, land-based financing, and affordable housing to address the rise in informal settlements and urban poverty in the region. The Institute has also focused on community land trusts (CLTs)—in […]
Mass Movements, Mixed Results
Latin American Cities Lead the Way on Urban Transit—But Who Benefits?
July 2018, English
Today an indigenous Bolivian produce vendor glides through the air on an aerial cable car to reach the market in La Paz. A student in Bogotá, Colombia, knows she will arrive on time for class because the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) network never gets stuck in traffic. A car owner in São Paulo, Brazil, […]
July 2018, English
Today an indigenous Bolivian produce vendor glides through the air on an aerial cable car to reach the market in La Paz. A student in Bogotá, Colombia, knows she will arrive on time for class because the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) network never gets stuck in traffic. A car owner in São Paulo, Brazil, […]
Category 4 Complexity
Can Puerto Rico Rebuild for Greater Resilience?
July 2018, English
Puerto Rico was already on its heels when Hurricane Maria inflicted its destruction in September 2017. The US territory—home to 3.4 million American citizens—was bankrupt and depopulating. Nearly half the island’s housing didn’t meet code, its rickety power grid was inefficient and unreliable, and the economy was hobbled by staggering debt and a bloated public […]
July 2018, English
Puerto Rico was already on its heels when Hurricane Maria inflicted its destruction in September 2017. The US territory—home to 3.4 million American citizens—was bankrupt and depopulating. Nearly half the island’s housing didn’t meet code, its rickety power grid was inefficient and unreliable, and the economy was hobbled by staggering debt and a bloated public […]
Mayor’s Desk
Seeking Sustainability in Lima’s Financial District
July 2018, English
Manuel Velarde was sworn in as the 20th Mayor of San Isidro, a district within Lima, Peru, in January 2015. Since 2010, he has also taught at the University of San Martín de Porres. A lawyer who served in the firm of Lazo, Romagna and Gagliuffi Abogados, he was a legal counsel from 2003 to […]
July 2018, English
Manuel Velarde was sworn in as the 20th Mayor of San Isidro, a district within Lima, Peru, in January 2015. Since 2010, he has also taught at the University of San Martín de Porres. A lawyer who served in the firm of Lazo, Romagna and Gagliuffi Abogados, he was a legal counsel from 2003 to […]
Place Database
Structurally Deficient Bridges in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
July 2018, English
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has more structurally deficient bridges than any other county in the United States—201 of 1,250, or 16 percent. Improvements would cost at least $150 million. Structurally deficient bridges are characterized by deteriorating conditions and reduced load-carrying capacity. Although this classification does not imply that a bridge is unsafe, it does indicate that […]
July 2018, English
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has more structurally deficient bridges than any other county in the United States—201 of 1,250, or 16 percent. Improvements would cost at least $150 million. Structurally deficient bridges are characterized by deteriorating conditions and reduced load-carrying capacity. Although this classification does not imply that a bridge is unsafe, it does indicate that […]
