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Nuevo Informe sobre Enfoque en Políticas de Suelo del Instituto Lincoln
El día después de las grandes catástrofes
Julho 2016, espanhol
El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad Por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad, por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky, muestra de qué manera las regiones metropolitanas […]
Julho 2016, espanhol
El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad Por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky El día después de las grandes catástrofes: Cómo hicieron seis países para lograr la recuperación de la comunidad, por Laurie Johnson y Robert Olshansky, muestra de qué manera las regiones metropolitanas […]
Nuevo informe del Instituto Lincoln
Estudio comparativo sobre el impuesto a la propiedad en 50 estados
Julho 2016, espanhol
Estudio comparativo sobre el impuesto a la propiedad en 50 estados En conjunto con el Centro para la Excelencia Fiscal de Minnesota El Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo ha publicado la última edición de su informe anual sobre tasas del impuesto a la propiedad en los 50 estados de los Estados Unidos, el cual […]
Julho 2016, espanhol
Estudio comparativo sobre el impuesto a la propiedad en 50 estados En conjunto con el Centro para la Excelencia Fiscal de Minnesota El Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo ha publicado la última edición de su informe anual sobre tasas del impuesto a la propiedad en los 50 estados de los Estados Unidos, el cual […]
Gentle Infill
Boomtowns Are Making Room for Skinny Homes, Granny Flats, and Other Affordable Housing
Julho 2016, inglês
Recent news stories routinely feature “hot market” U.S. cities with astronomical housing prices that end up displacing residents with moderate or low incomes. In Portland, Oregon, Mayor Charlie Hales declares a state of emergency, directing a budget cut from the city’s general fund to create more affordable homes. San Francisco’s epic housing battles pit longtime […]
Julho 2016, inglês
Recent news stories routinely feature “hot market” U.S. cities with astronomical housing prices that end up displacing residents with moderate or low incomes. In Portland, Oregon, Mayor Charlie Hales declares a state of emergency, directing a budget cut from the city’s general fund to create more affordable homes. San Francisco’s epic housing battles pit longtime […]
Buy-In for Buyouts
Three Flood-Prone Communities Opt for Managed Retreat
Julho 2016, inglês
This article is adapted from Buy-in for Buyouts: The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood Zones, a Policy Focus Report to be published in September 2016 by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in conjunction with Regional Plan Association. Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy cost the New York metropolitan area an unprecedented number of […]
Julho 2016, inglês
This article is adapted from Buy-in for Buyouts: The Case for Managed Retreat from Flood Zones, a Policy Focus Report to be published in September 2016 by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in conjunction with Regional Plan Association. Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy cost the New York metropolitan area an unprecedented number of […]
Message from the President
Toward a Theory of Urban Evolution
Julho 2016, inglês
In his 1937 essay “What is a City?,” Lewis Mumford described an evolutionary process through which the “badly organized mass city” would evolve into a new type of “poly-nucleated” city, “adequately spaced and bounded”: “Twenty such cities, in a region whose environment and whose resources were adequately planned, would have all the benefits of a […]
Julho 2016, inglês
In his 1937 essay “What is a City?,” Lewis Mumford described an evolutionary process through which the “badly organized mass city” would evolve into a new type of “poly-nucleated” city, “adequately spaced and bounded”: “Twenty such cities, in a region whose environment and whose resources were adequately planned, would have all the benefits of a […]
City Tech
Subsidized Uber in the Suburbs
Julho 2016, inglês
For years, it looked like the next big thing in public transportation for the suburban city of Altamonte Springs, Florida, would be an innovative program called FlexBus. Instead of running on fixed routes, buses would respond to demand from kiosks located at specific activity centers. It was, city manager Frank Martz says, “the first demand-response […]
Julho 2016, inglês
For years, it looked like the next big thing in public transportation for the suburban city of Altamonte Springs, Florida, would be an innovative program called FlexBus. Instead of running on fixed routes, buses would respond to demand from kiosks located at specific activity centers. It was, city manager Frank Martz says, “the first demand-response […]
Muni Finance
Verifying Green Bonds
Julho 2016, inglês
Across the globe, implementing the Paris climate agreement is expected to cost more than US$12 trillion over 25 years. So it’s not surprising that much of the conversation since the agreement was finalized in December has been about climate finance. And one of the big topics in climate finance—particularly among city leaders—is “green bonds.” But […]
Julho 2016, inglês
Across the globe, implementing the Paris climate agreement is expected to cost more than US$12 trillion over 25 years. So it’s not surprising that much of the conversation since the agreement was finalized in December has been about climate finance. And one of the big topics in climate finance—particularly among city leaders—is “green bonds.” But […]
Nonprofit PILOTs (Payments in Lieu of Taxes)
Julho 2016, inglês
This policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It describes the current use of PILOTs in the United States, explores some reasons why nonprofits offer PILOTs and why there is growing interest in these payments, […]
Julho 2016, inglês
This policy brief covers key issues surrounding the use of nonprofit payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs): payments made voluntarily by tax-exempt nonprofits as a substitute for property taxes. It describes the current use of PILOTs in the United States, explores some reasons why nonprofits offer PILOTs and why there is growing interest in these payments, […]
