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Creating Productive Urban Landscapes: An Emerging Framework
December 1, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Teresa Lynch and Chris Reed will discuss the practical challenges created by existing land utilization regimes, and ways to transform vacant and underutilized land into an asset that can support economic growth, social equity, and environmental health.
Event
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development
Teresa Lynch and Chris Reed will discuss the practical challenges created by existing land utilization regimes, and ways to transform vacant and underutilized land into an asset that can support economic growth, social equity, and environmental health.
Event
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development
Making Communities Investable: Attracting and Leveraging Private Investment for Public Good
August 26, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Robin Hacke will introduce the framework of “capital absorption” and describe how it has been applied in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Denver to assess and improve community investment systems.
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City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Valuation
Robin Hacke will introduce the framework of “capital absorption” and describe how it has been applied in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Denver to assess and improve community investment systems.
Event
City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Environment, Land Use and Zoning, Valuation
A New Generation of Leadership in the Land Trust Movement
March 29, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Jean Hocker’s talk will consider how lessons learned by the older generation, and the new skills and perspectives brought to the table by the new generation, can be shared and leveraged to advance the effectiveness of land trusts across the continent.
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Land Conservation
Jean Hocker’s talk will consider how lessons learned by the older generation, and the new skills and perspectives brought to the table by the new generation, can be shared and leveraged to advance the effectiveness of land trusts across the continent.
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Land Conservation
Open Books: Towards Transparency in Municipal Finance
February 4, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Join Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Executive Director Lynnette Kelly for an overview of the bond issuance process, the role of financial professionals, and the importance of disclosure.
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Local Government, Public Finance
Join Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Executive Director Lynnette Kelly for an overview of the bond issuance process, the role of financial professionals, and the importance of disclosure.
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Local Government, Public Finance
Tax Breaks, Transparency, and Accountability: A Conversation with Greg LeRoy
January 28, 2016
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Join Greg LeRoy for a brief presentation on the Subsidy Tracker from Good Jobs First, followed by a conversation with Lincoln Institute President George W. "Mac" McCarthy.
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Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Join Greg LeRoy for a brief presentation on the Subsidy Tracker from Good Jobs First, followed by a conversation with Lincoln Institute President George W. "Mac" McCarthy.
Event
Economic Development, Land and Property Rights, Land Value Taxation, Local Government, Property Tax, Public Finance
Cities on the Brink: The Dynamics of Fiscal Retrenchment
November 20, 2015
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, a large majority of cities report that they are on the precipice of another budget crisis. This lecture is part of a series to promote municipal fiscal health.
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Local Government, Public Finance
More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, a large majority of cities report that they are on the precipice of another budget crisis. This lecture is part of a series to promote municipal fiscal health.
Event
Local Government, Public Finance
From Social Stigma to Housing Solution: The Case of Manufactured Housing
June 25, 2015
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
George W. McCarthy will report on the work of a group of plucky social entrepreneurs who embarked on a Quixotic effort to transform the manufactured housing sector.
Event
Housing
George W. McCarthy will report on the work of a group of plucky social entrepreneurs who embarked on a Quixotic effort to transform the manufactured housing sector.
Event
Housing
Are We Living in A Second Gilded Age?
June 16, 2015
12:00 p.m.
This topic has major relevance for contemporary U.S. society as it confronts questions about poverty, inequality, and corporate power, in what some have taken to calling a Second Gilded Age.
Event
Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
This topic has major relevance for contemporary U.S. society as it confronts questions about poverty, inequality, and corporate power, in what some have taken to calling a Second Gilded Age.
Event
Economic Development, Poverty and Inequality, Urbanization
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