Land Lines

Lincoln Institute Unveils Updated Visualizing Density Database
By Kristina McGeehan, September 16, 2025
Featuring more than 100 images of residential density, this online database helps communities make informed and equitable development decisions that affect housing affordability.
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The Rise of Downtown Digital Billboards
By Rob Walker, September 10, 2025
Cities from Denver to Atlanta are embracing digital signage in downtown districts. Innovative idea or one step closer to dystopia? It depends who you ask.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Land Trust Alliance Present Hudson Valley’s Steve Rosenberg with Kingsbury Browne Distinguished Practitioner Award
By Corey Himrod, September 8, 2025
Conservationist Steve Rosenberg, who works at the nexus of biodiversity, climate, equity, and affordability in New York’s Hudson Valley, received the 2025 Kingsbury Browne Distinguished Practitioner award from the Lincoln Institute and the Land Trust Alliance.
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Managing Growth in Denver
By Anthony Flint, September 8, 2025
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston discusses the growing pains that come along with urban popularity, the city’s approach to housing the homeless, and why climate change has to remain a top priority.
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Protecting Puerto Rico’s Biodiversity
By Jon Gorey, September 1, 2025
A conversation with Fernando Lloveras San Miguel, executive director of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico.
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Retrofits Are All the Rage
By Anthony Flint, August 7, 2025
Architects are increasingly shifting toward more practical, sustainability-oriented projects. More often than not, that means working on retrofits and rehabs, rather than creating snazzy new structures.
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Finding Fiscal Inspiration in São Paulo
By Jon Gorey, August 2, 2025
Standing among the office towers and high-end hotels of São Paulo, a 272-unit social housing unit offers proof that urban investment doesn’t have to lead to displacement.
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The Lincoln Institute Announces Recipients of the 2025–26 International Research for the Study of China’s Urban Development and Land Policy Program
By Kristina McGeehan, July 21, 2025 -
City Tech
Augmented Reality Offers a New Perspective on Urban Planning
By Rob Walker, June 16, 2025 -
President’s Message
For Polanyi, Whenever I May Find Him
By George W. McCarthy, May 13, 2025 -
Fellows in Focus
A Human Perspective on Housing
By Jon Gorey, May 5, 2025 -
Mayor’s Desk
Planning for Growth in Cairo
By Anthony Flint, April 9, 2025

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