Land Lines
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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Lots of Opportunity: How Communities Can Address the Affordability Crisis on Land They Already Own
By Anthony Flint, April 15, 2026 -
Enabling Environments: Local Strategies for the Redevelopment of Public Land
By Loren Berlin, April 14, 2026 -
A New Ground Lease on Life: In Virginia, County-Owned Land Becomes a Site for Student and Senior Housing
By Jon Gorey, March 31, 2026
April 2020
This issue explores how cities are becoming more resilient, from a comprehensive green infrastructure investment in Shenzhen, China, to an ambitious clean-up in Athens, Greece, to a highway replacement project in Rochester, New York.
January 2020
This issue explores the elimination of single-family zoning in Minneapolis, the potential for funding green infrastructure with value capture, the impacts of the shifting retail landscape on municipal fiscal health, and more.
October 2019
In this issue, we report on an educational experiment taking root in Detroit, explore the role libraries can play in addressing affordable housing, and reveal the surprising role of games in the educational offerings of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
July 2019
This issue features excerpts from the book Design with Nature Now (October 2019), showcasing some of today’s most advanced ecological design projects, in honor of visionary landscape architect Ian McHarg. This collaboration by the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy demonstrates McHarg’s enduring influence as practitioners use his approach to confront climate change and other 21st-century challenges.
April 2019
This issue explores the future of cities, with features on scenario planning, autonomous vehicles, inclusionary housing and the YIMBY movement, and green infrastructure in legacy cities.
January 2019
This issue, celebrating the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy and 30 years of Land Lines, includes articles on the colorful history of the Colorado River, seeking compromise in an era of drought, how western planners can integrate water and land, and more.