Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

“The choice of a library as the focus of the new town square also reflects a new way of thinking about libraries in the digital age, when information is free and readily available to anyone with an online connection.” In a new piece for CoStar News, Andy Peters cites Kathleen McCormick’s Land Lines article on the affordable housing opportunities presented by libraries: https://lnkd.in/eMSyQNna Read Kathleen’s Land Lines piece: https://lnkd.in/eU6MZsW3

Happy New Year! As we begin 2025, we're pleased to share the top five most-read Land Lines articles of 2024. The pieces that most captivated readers last year were published in 2020, 2022, and 2024; explored topics ranging from economic development to housing; and highlighted a variety of Lincoln Institute research and initiatives, including the Center for Geospatial Solutions' Who Owns America℠ (WHOA) effort. Check out excerpts from each piece below! We've linked the articles in the comments. Authors: Daphne Kenyon, Bethany Paquin, Semida Munteanu, Jon Gorey, George McCarthy, and Kathleen McCormick

In a new series of working papers, Cynthia Goytia (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) analyzes land and real estate markets and assesses climate risk pricing in diverse urban markets across continents, including North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Read the papers, which aim to bridge existing knowledge gaps by evaluating the potential of land-based financing (LBF) strategies to meet climate objectives: https://lnkd.in/e5tg5_5n

"I love being able to see in real time the changes that we’re making—either brick and mortar or the lives that we’re changing. So that is the job satisfaction that helps me rest every night." Earlier this year, City of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones spoke with senior fellow Anthony Flint for our Land Matters podcast. An edited and condensed version of their conversation is now available in Land Lines. Check it out to learn about how the Gateway to the West is leveraging federal funding, lowering crime, and expanding light rail and bike & pedestrian pathways: https://lnkd.in/e_2CzSXQ

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“There’s been a return to the idea of a full potential of community land trusts as a way to build the whole community up,” Kristin King-Ries, co-author of our new report “Preserving Affordable Homeownership,” tells the Connecticut Mirror’s Ginny Monk. Ginny’s feature leverages our report to explore how Connecticut's laws are amenable to this valuable source of affordable homes—and how the state can do even more: https://lnkd.in/eYYbECvK International Center for Community Land Trusts

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