Rendering of Fairfax Crest, a 279-unit affordable housing complex on public land in Fairfax County, Virginia, which will have 15,000 square feet of retail including a daycare.

Land Lines

Current Issue: Spring/Summer 2026

This issue explores the redevelopment of public land for affordable housing, highlights the promising use of agrivoltaics, and spotlights a mayor from Alaska who is leading in a land of extremes.

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July 2023

This issue explores new partnerships between conservation groups and affordable housing advocates, the land use battles that are hindering the clean energy transition, the rise in office-to-residential conversions, and more.

 

April 2023

This issue explores how New Orleans and other communities are changing their relationship with water, describes the Connecting Capital and Communities (3C) initiative and its efforts to promote housing affordability and racial equity, and explains how communities can prepare for post-wildfire flooding. It also looks at efforts to expand access to e-bikes in U.S. cities and includes an interview with the mayor of Seoul.

January 2023

This issue explores statewide efforts at zoning reform, an ambitious effort by the Port of Greater Cincinnati to preserve affordability in that city, and the promise of manufactured housing.

October 2022

This issue looks at several steps cities are taking to improve their infrastructure, including launching collaborative water funds, eliminating parking requirements, and managing cross-boundary challenges with a megaregion governing model.

July 2022

This special climate issue includes an exploration of land-based climate financing, an overview of the emerging U.S. climate migration conversation, a look at new tools for managing local greenhouse gas emissions, and more.

April 2022

This issue explores local solutions to the housing affordability crisis, the rise of a community investment ecosystem in Appalachia, and more.