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Opening Doors
Land Banks and Community Land Trusts Partner to Unlock Affordable Housing Opportunities
By Emma Zehner
Octubre 2020, inglés
Earlier this year, Kizzy Jefferson closed on her first house. The newly finished three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence in Acre Homes, a historically Black neighborhood in Northwest Houston, sold for $75,000, less than a third of the city’s median single-family home price of $250,000. Long considered an unusually affordable city, Houston has experienced the same soaring […]
Octubre 2020, inglés
Earlier this year, Kizzy Jefferson closed on her first house. The newly finished three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence in Acre Homes, a historically Black neighborhood in Northwest Houston, sold for $75,000, less than a third of the city’s median single-family home price of $250,000. Long considered an unusually affordable city, Houston has experienced the same soaring […]
Room to Roam
The Pandemic Has Underscored the Need for More Urban Parks. So What Comes Next?
By Kathleen McCormick
Octubre 2020, inglés
In communities across the country, parks and open space have seen dramatic increases in use this year as people sought refuge and respite from the COVID-19 pandemic. With public health guidelines recommending staying close to home, urban residents have been using public spaces in unprecedented numbers as places to exercise, be closer to nature, […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Infraestructura
Octubre 2020, inglés
In communities across the country, parks and open space have seen dramatic increases in use this year as people sought refuge and respite from the COVID-19 pandemic. With public health guidelines recommending staying close to home, urban residents have been using public spaces in unprecedented numbers as places to exercise, be closer to nature, […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Infraestructura
Puertas que se abren
Los bancos de tierras y los fideicomisos de suelo comunitarios se asocian para generar oportunidades de vivienda asequible
Por Emma Zehner
Octubre 2020, español
A principio de año, Kizzy Jefferson cerró la compra de su primera casa. La residencia recién terminada, de tres habitaciones y dos baños, ubicada en Acre Homes, un vecindario de tradición negra del noroeste de Houston, se vendió por US$ 75.000, menos de un tercio de la mediana de precio para viviendas unifamiliares de […]
Vivienda, Mercados de suelo, Pobreza e inequidad
Octubre 2020, español
A principio de año, Kizzy Jefferson cerró la compra de su primera casa. La residencia recién terminada, de tres habitaciones y dos baños, ubicada en Acre Homes, un vecindario de tradición negra del noroeste de Houston, se vendió por US$ 75.000, menos de un tercio de la mediana de precio para viviendas unifamiliares de […]
Vivienda, Mercados de suelo, Pobreza e inequidad
Espacio para pasear
La pandemia acentuó la necesidad de crear más parques urbanos. ¿Cuáles son los próximos pasos?
Por Kathleen McCormick
Octubre 2020, español
En comunidades de todo el país, este año se ha visto un aumento drástico del uso de parques y espacios abiertos, donde la gente busca un refugio y un respiro de la pandemia de la COVID-19. Las pautas de salud pública recomiendan quedarse cerca de casa, y los residentes urbanos han estado usando los […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Infraestructura
Octubre 2020, español
En comunidades de todo el país, este año se ha visto un aumento drástico del uso de parques y espacios abiertos, donde la gente busca un refugio y un respiro de la pandemia de la COVID-19. Las pautas de salud pública recomiendan quedarse cerca de casa, y los residentes urbanos han estado usando los […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Infraestructura
The Road to Recovery
Natural Disaster Recovery Experts on the Pandemic and the Path Forward
By Emma Zehner
Septiembre 2020, inglés
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Columbia University Press blog. COVID-19 has presented new challenges for leaders at all levels, forcing many to reconsider their emergency management processes. What are the impacts of the current public health crisis on disaster preparedness and community planning, and what will it take to build a more […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Gobierno local
Septiembre 2020, inglés
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Columbia University Press blog. COVID-19 has presented new challenges for leaders at all levels, forcing many to reconsider their emergency management processes. What are the impacts of the current public health crisis on disaster preparedness and community planning, and what will it take to build a more […]
Planificación urbana y regional, Medio ambiente, Gobierno local
New Publication
How to Use Exploratory Scenario Planning Teaches Would-Be Practitioners How to Apply This Emergent Approach to Local, Regional, and Organizational Plans for the Future
By Allison Ehrich Bernstein
Septiembre 2020, inglés
In this era of great uncertainty—whether due to climate change, COVID-19, or changes to urban development, technology, and the global economy—urban planners and government officials face new challenges. The new Lincoln Institute guidebook How to Use Exploratory Scenario Planning (XSP): Navigating an Uncertain Future, by Jeremy Stapleton, provides a roadmap for making decisions or […]
Septiembre 2020, inglés
In this era of great uncertainty—whether due to climate change, COVID-19, or changes to urban development, technology, and the global economy—urban planners and government officials face new challenges. The new Lincoln Institute guidebook How to Use Exploratory Scenario Planning (XSP): Navigating an Uncertain Future, by Jeremy Stapleton, provides a roadmap for making decisions or […]
Legacy Cities Initiative
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Launches Legacy Cities Initiative
By Emma Zehner, Allison Ehrich Bernstein, and Will Jason
Septiembre 2020, inglés
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has launched the Legacy Cities Initiative to help policy makers, civic leaders, and other stakeholders build on their city’s strengths and create a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future. The initiative includes cutting-edge research and tools as well as opportunities for participants to connect with peers in other cities through a national network of governmental, civic, and […]
Septiembre 2020, inglés
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has launched the Legacy Cities Initiative to help policy makers, civic leaders, and other stakeholders build on their city’s strengths and create a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future. The initiative includes cutting-edge research and tools as well as opportunities for participants to connect with peers in other cities through a national network of governmental, civic, and […]
How States Provide Cities with General Revenue
An Analysis of Unrestricted State Aid
Amanda Kass, Michael Pagano, and Farhad Kaab Omeyr
Septiembre 2020, inglés
Documentos de trabajo
Desarrollo económico, Gobierno local, finanzas públicas
Septiembre 2020, inglés
Documentos de trabajo
Desarrollo económico, Gobierno local, finanzas públicas
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