Land Lines Spring/Summer 2026

A Google Earth satellite image shows a vacant lot at 104 Trinity Avenue, Atlanta. The Atlanta City Hall is across the street.

Lots of Opportunity: How Communities Can Address the Affordability Crisis on Land They Already Own

By Anthony Flint, Abril 15, 2026

Across the country, more than 276,000 acres of land owned by municipalities, states, and federal agencies could feasibly be built on, according to a Center for Geospatial Solutions analysis. This abundance could help communities address the housing affordability crisis.

A rendering of Evoke at Ballantyne shows a four-story, gray and white building with a lawn and small trees.

Enabling Environments: Local Strategies for the Redevelopment of Public Land

By Loren Berlin, Abril 14, 2026

Charlotte, Boston, and other cities are partnering with developers to build affordable housing on municipally owned land. Discover how they’re doing it, why they’re doing it, and what lessons other communities can learn.

A New Ground Lease on Life: In Virginia, County-Owned Land Becomes a Site for Student and Senior Housing

By Jon Gorey, Março 31, 2026

With a temperate climate and a location adjacent to Washington, DC, Fairfax County, Virginia, is a popular place to live—and increasingly unaffordable. Officials are making new homes available to residents by redeveloping county-owned land as a site for student housing, senior housing, and more.

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.

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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