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Rust in My Blood Cover, brown and white, city skyline

Rust in My Blood

Planning for Urban Population Decline

By Joanna Ganning

November 2026, English

Explores why America’s postindustrial cities have tended to focus on rebounding at all costs, and how they can make strategic decisions that prioritize quality of life over population growth instead.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization

November 2026, English

Explores why America’s postindustrial cities have tended to focus on rebounding at all costs, and how they can make strategic decisions that prioritize quality of life over population growth instead.

Book

City and Regional Planning, Economic Development, Urbanization

Wide aerial view of Flagstaff city with urban layout and surrounding landscape under bright sunlight

From Status Quo to Sustainability

A Case Study in Collaborative Scenario Planning in Flagstaff, Arizona

June 2026, English

This case study examines a recent collaborative scenario planning process wherein the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County, Arizona, used gamified map-based simulations to build broad public consensus for the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045, which is designed to address urgent regional development needs.

Case Study

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning

June 2026, English

This case study examines a recent collaborative scenario planning process wherein the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County, Arizona, used gamified map-based simulations to build broad public consensus for the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045, which is designed to address urgent regional development needs.

Case Study

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning

State Policy Playbook for Manufactured Homes

Promising Approaches to Expand Attainable Supply, Improve Financing, and Preserve Affordable Homes

Rachel Siegel, Laura Abernathy, Grant Beck, and David Sanchez

May 2026, English

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Housing

May 2026, English

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Environment, Housing

Mejorar el financiamiento por incremento impositivo (TIF) para el desarrollo económico

David Merriman

May 2026, Spanish

El financiamiento por incremento impositivo (TIF) se puede utilizar para apoyar el desarrollo económico en un área designada, pero todavía no se comprende bien. Este informe revisa más de 30 estudios y ofrece orientación para los profesionales locales.

Policy Focus Report

Economic Development, Infrastructure, Property Tax

May 2026, Spanish

El financiamiento por incremento impositivo (TIF) se puede utilizar para apoyar el desarrollo económico en un área designada, pero todavía no se comprende bien. Este informe revisa más de 30 estudios y ofrece orientación para los profesionales locales.

Policy Focus Report

Economic Development, Infrastructure, Property Tax

50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

For Taxes Paid in 2025

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

April 2026, English

The Lincoln Institute’s 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study for Taxes Paid in 2025 explores why property tax rates vary so dramatically among more than 100 US cities and offers insight into the structural and policy differences that shape local tax burdens.

Other Publication

Property Tax, Public Finance

April 2026, English

The Lincoln Institute’s 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study for Taxes Paid in 2025 explores why property tax rates vary so dramatically among more than 100 US cities and offers insight into the structural and policy differences that shape local tax burdens.

Other Publication

Property Tax, Public Finance

A Roadmap for Land Trusts to Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Jennifer M. Albertine

April 2026, English

Working Paper

Climate Change, Land Conservation

April 2026, English

Working Paper

Climate Change, Land Conservation

The Fiscal Impacts of Smart Growth

Case Studies of Urban Redevelopment Projects in Canada and the U.S.

Ray Tomalty and Mark Roseland

April 2026, English

Working Paper

Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Public Finance

April 2026, English

Working Paper

Land Use and Zoning, Local Government, Public Finance

Vacant Lot Greening as a Long-Term Investment in Legacy Cities?

Evidence from the LandCare Program in Philadelphia

Desen Lin

April 2026, English

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Valuation

April 2026, English

Working Paper

City and Regional Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Valuation