Freely available datasets are critical for policy analysis. The Lincoln Institute’s databases enable researchers to study important land policy challenges, policymakers to understand practices in other jurisdictions, and journalists to provide context in their stories. They also promote transparency and democratize access to information.
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Legacy Cities
A project of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Legacy Cities Initiative is a national network of community and government leaders working to revive these older industrial centers equitably and sustainably, with a particular emphasis on smaller and mid-sized cities. The initiative convenes leaders, stakeholders, and scholars; facilitates the exchange of ideas and good practices; and researches and advances new policy approaches.
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Economic Development
A project of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Legacy Cities Initiative is a national network of community and government leaders working to revive these older industrial centers equitably and sustainably, with a particular emphasis on smaller and mid-sized cities. The initiative convenes leaders, stakeholders, and scholars; facilitates the exchange of ideas and good practices; and researches and advances new policy approaches.
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Economic Development
Fiscally Standardized Cities
This database compares the finances of over 200 large US cities across more than 120 categories of revenues, expenditures, debts, and assets.
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This database compares the finances of over 200 large US cities across more than 120 categories of revenues, expenditures, debts, and assets.
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The Hardest Working River in the West
This StoryMap introduces viewers to the key water sustainability issues in the Colorado River Basin through data and stories. Although not the largest or longest river in the world, the Colorado River connects a rich array of social and ecological communities along its 1,450 mile journey from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to its mouth in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Maps and Infographics
Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Water
This StoryMap introduces viewers to the key water sustainability issues in the Colorado River Basin through data and stories. Although not the largest or longest river in the world, the Colorado River connects a rich array of social and ecological communities along its 1,450 mile journey from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to its mouth in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
Maps and Infographics
Climate Change, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Water
State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance
A component of the Significant Features of the Property Tax® database, this State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance Visualization Tool features narratives and data on property tax systems in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An interactive map allows users to easily view and compare key property tax statistics among states.
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Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
A component of the Significant Features of the Property Tax® database, this State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance Visualization Tool features narratives and data on property tax systems in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. An interactive map allows users to easily view and compare key property tax statistics among states.
Applications and Dashboards
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Government Finance Data
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
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