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1. Mensaje del presidente

   Lecciones que nunca se aprendieron
   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2019
   Por George W. McCarthy

   “Ojalá no supiera ahora lo que no sabía antes”. Era un verso al pasar en la balada “Against the Wind” (“Contra el viento”) de Bob Seger de 1980, una reflexión sobre la inocencia y el remordimiento....

2. Place Database

   Contest Winners Use Maps to Tell Stories of Place
   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2019
   By Emma Zehner, November 15, 2019

   The winning projects from The Place Database Contest explored complex policy questions related to climate mitigation, affordable housing, and sprawl. The contest asked participants to use The Place...

3. Mayor’s Desk

   Boston Mayor Marty Walsh On the Urgency of Climate Action
   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2019
   By Anthony Flint, November 8, 2019

   Boston native and two-term Mayor Martin J. Walsh has become a leader on climate action, from retrofitting city buildings to raising parks and roads. He spoke with Senior Fellow Anthony Flint about...

4. President’s Message

   Lessons Never Learned
   Revista Land Lines
   Septiembre 2019
   By George W. McCarthy, September 27, 2019

   Lincoln Institute President George McCarthy reflects on the lessons we can learn from the evolution of affordable housing policy in the 20th century, and invites readers to share their own examples...

5. Economic Development

   Vermont Attempts a Kinder, Gentler TIF—But Will it Work?
   Revista Land Lines
   Agosto 2019
   By Will Jason, August 20, 2019

   Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?

6. Property Tax

   Fifty-State Study Details Growing Tax Breaks for Longtime Homeowners
   Revista Land Lines
   Junio 2019
   By Will Jason, June 25, 2019 

   In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.

7. A New Podcast

   Let's Talk TIF
   Revista Land Lines
   Mayo 2019
   By Anthony Flint, May 28, 2019

   Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.

8. Public Finance

   As Real Estate Booms, Can Texas Offer Property Tax Relief?
   Revista Land Lines
   Marzo 2019
   By Will Jason, March 19, 2019

   As property tax bills rise, Texas is looking to provide relief without hurting public services.