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A Cartographic Meditation
Mapping the Colorado River Basin in the 21st CenturyLand Lines MagazineJune 2021By Zach Sugg, June 18, 2021The Babbitt Center’s new Colorado River Basin map is available at no cost as a downloadable pdf and as a hard copy. Where is the Colorado River Basin? A novice attempting a cursory Google search will...
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President's Message
Expanding Upon a Legacy of LearningLand Lines MagazineJune 2021By George W. McCarthy, June 9, 2021“The mind that is not baffled is not employed.” – Wendell Berry Over the course of my career, I’ve had the opportunity to teach in many different places and contexts, from a vocational high school on...
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City Tech
Latin America and the E-Bus RevolutionLand Lines MagazineJune 2021By Rob Walker, June 9, 2021At some point in the last few years, it was like a switch flipped: it became clear that the electric vehicle technology revolution is real and could have significant planning and land use impacts....
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Not So Fast
Lessons from Washington, DC's Experiment with Slow StreetsLand Lines MagazineJune 2021By Liz Farmer, June 3, 2021One day last spring, during the early weeks of the pandemic, a tree fell across a residential street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC. With the fallen tree making it impossible for...
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Land Matters Podcast
Season 2, Episode 5: Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Reflects on Equity and RegenerationLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Anthony Flint, May 28, 2021Mayor Frank Jackson is happy about the myriad efforts to revitalize Cleveland, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to the University Circle cultural center and the recent innovation hub activity in...
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New Report
Seven Strategies for Equitable Development in Smaller Legacy CitiesLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Emma Zehner, May 26, 2021Former industrial and manufacturing hubs like Dayton, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana—known as legacy cities—need not choose between economic growth and equity, as growth is most durable when it benefits everyone, according to a new report.
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Scenario Planning
Consortium Announces Winners of RFP Focused on Climate StrategiesLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Emma Zehner, May 24, 2021What happens to the land left behind when a community retreats from rising seas? Over the next year, Kelly Main, executive director of the nonprofit Buy-In Community Planning, will use scenario...
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Mapping the Colorado River
Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy Releases Comprehensive Colorado River Basin MapLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Lincoln Institute Staff, May 17, 2021The newly produced map showcases the geography and hydrography of the Colorado River Basin and corrects inconsistencies found among widely used maps of the region.
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The New Company Town
How Rochester, New York, Is Angling to Be a Remote Work HubLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Liz Farmer, May 17, 2021The day Peter Landers and his partners closed on the historic Aqueduct Building in Rochester, New York, was supposed to mark a new beginning. The building, named for the 19th century structure that...
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National Planning Conference
Lincoln Institute Experts to Share Insights at 2021 National Planning ConferenceLand Lines MagazineMay 2021By Emma Zehner, May 4, 2021The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will lead conversations on how to equitably plan resilient communities at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference, which will be held...
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