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1. Comparative Measures of Property Tax Equity in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

   Documentos de trabajo
   Agosto 2022
   Ronald W. Rakow

   A nationwide analysis of property tax assessments and sales data over a ten-year period, by Christopher Berry of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, found pervasive...

2. Rethinking the Property Tax-School Funding Dilemma

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Noviembre 2022
   By Daphne A. Kenyon, Ph.D., Bethany P. Paquin, and Andrew Reschovsky

   This report focuses on the roles of the local property tax and state aid in the funding of public education and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses. A key theme is the property tax–school...

3. Infrastructure Investment: Appraisal, Biases, and Politics

   Revista Land Lines
   Agosto 2022
   By José Gómez-Ibáñez, Zhi Liu, August 17, 2022

   Given the high cost of infrastructure investments, picking the right projects is important. The Lincoln Institute book "Infrastructure Economics and Policy: International Perspectives" describes the development of cost-benefit analysis and the effects of

4. Mayor’s Desk: Burlington, Vermont, Aims for Net Zero

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   By Anthony Flint, July 25, 2022

   Leaders in the city of Burlington, Vermont, are promising to eliminate net fossil fuel use by 2030. Mayor Miro Weinberger discusses the city’s ambitious plans, the critical role of utilities, and the ways local leaders can take meaningful climate action.

5. 2019 Survey on the Use of Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) in Government Assessment Offices

   An Analysis of AVM Use, Acceptance, and Barriers to More Widespread Implementation
   Documentos de trabajo
   Julio 2022
   Paul Bidanset and Ronald Rakow

   Accurate and consistent assessments are critical components of an equitable property tax system. Automated valuation models (AVMs) are programmed statistical and mathematical models used to estimate...

6. Uprooted: As the Climate Crisis Forces U.S. Residents to Relocate, a New Conversation Emerges

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   By Alexandra Tempus, July 14, 2022

   Over the next few decades, climate change is expected to displace hundreds of millions of people around the globe. With this seismic shift already underway in places including the United States, the growing practice of community-led relocation seeks to ce

7. How Property Tax Limits Shift Burdens to New Home Buyers

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   By Will Jason, July 13, 2022.

   Produced annually. the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study provides the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of local property tax rates by calculating the effective tax rate—the tax paid as a percentage of market value—for 74 large U.S. cities and a r

8. Podcast: Mayor Miro Weinberger on the Fossil Fuel-Free Future of Burlington, Vermont

   Videos y multimedia
   Mayo 2022
   Season 3, Episode 3 of the Land Matters podcast with Anthony Flint and Miro Weinberger. 

   Burlington, Vermont—already sourcing 100 percent of its energy from renewables—is pledging to end all use of fossil fuels by 2030. In a Land Matters podcast, Mayor Miro Weinberger...

9. Podcast: Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and the Realities of Revitalization

   Videos y multimedia
   Marzo 2022
   Season 3, Episode 2 of the Land Matters podcast with Anthony Flint and Randall Woodfin. 

   Randall Woodfin, Birmingham’s “millennial mayor” and rising star in Alabama politics, has launched an urban mechanic’s agenda for revitalizing that post-industrial city:...

10. City Tech: New Tools for Managing Local Climate Goals

    Revista Land Lines
    Junio 2022
    By Rob Walker, June 15, 2022

    Researchers and practitioners in Minneapolis and Boston are developing tools to help cities capture data related to municipal greenhouse gas emissions, make sense of it, and make plans for a more sustainable future.