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With cities poised to absorb all of the world’s population growth in the next few decades, sustainable urban development will only be possible with more robust systems for generating, spending and managing local government funds. That’s the message of a new United Nations policy framework, drafted...Read more »
Northeastern University political science professor Benedict S. Jimenez shared the results of an ambitious customized survey of cities on their strategies for dealing with fiscal stress, at Lincoln House just before the holidays. Results show an emphasis on cutting expenditures over revenue-raising...Read more »
When it comes to understanding public well-being, planners and policymakers have a limited set of tools at their disposal – most commonly Census data, surveys and polls that are often conducted at great cost, and economic indicators such as unemployment rates. With the rapid adoption of social...Read more »
New England legislators focused on the long run fiscal challenges of funding infrastructure and crafting tax systems that will be fair, efficient, and stable at the annual Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes seminar at the Lincoln Institute earlier this month. State legislators from each...Read more »
Amid unprecedented challenges facing the world’s cities, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has published an e-book that explores the centrality of land to the global urban future, and offers insights for cities grappling with changing planning, financing, and housing needs.Read more »
The use of preferential tax treatment to protect rural land from development in the U.S. has been largely ineffective, with the benefits often outweighed by the costs, according to a new report published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The use of use-value assessment – the undervaluing of...Read more »
As a nation in transition, Cuba represents a unique opportunity for knowledge-sharing on land policy, which will be a foundational component of a more open economy. The Lincoln Institute, which has done work in the island nation for many years, is rekindling collaboration on key areas in land...Read more »
As part of a growing effort to harness technology for better long term planning, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, in partnership with PlaceMatters, is presenting the 6th Annual Open Planning Tools Symposium at the University of Texas at Austin. The symposium is the nation’s top gathering for...Read more »
Having emerged last year from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, Detroit is still hindered in its recovery by structural flaws in its property tax system, according to a new report published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The report, Detroit and the Property Tax: Strategies...Read more »
Recently, Lincoln Institute fellows Daphne Kenyon and Sally Powers convened property tax experts for a panel discussion, Property Tax Reform and Cautionary Tales, a session at the annual conference of the International Association of Assessing Officers in Indianapolis. Richard England, Professor of...Read more »
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