Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Comparing the Differences in Property Taxes Around the United States
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence have released their annual "50-State Property Tax Comparison Study."
Watch the Documentary 'Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City'
In May, the documentary film "Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City" was made available in full on YouTube.
How Planning Can Contribute to Municipal Fiscal Health
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has launched a new campaign "to help cities confront an epidemic of insolvency and restore the capacity for local governments to provide basic services and plan for the future."
Report Compares Property Taxes Around the Country
Calling the property tax, "probably the most controversial tax in the United States," the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence have released the "50-State Property Tax Comparison Study" for 2013.
The Dwindling, and Highly Necessary, Property Tax
Tax caps, assessment limitations, and other property tax relief programs have caused significant damage to the largest source of revenue for ailing cities, says a new book by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Is Smart Growth Successful?
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has undertaken the first significant study to find out if state smart growth policies are achieving their stated goals.
The Property Tax and the Fortunes of Older Industrial Cities
Discontent with one particular type of public levy, the local property tax, is gaining momentum across the country. Disgruntled homeowners are demanding that governors and mayors find alternative methods to raise revenue.
Assembling Land Without Eminent Domain
A new approach to land assembly gives property owners a stake in redevelopment, and offers a alternative to the use eminent domain.
Planning For Megaregions
With the economic, environmental and social fortunes of nearby urban areas increasingly linked, there is growing interest in developing new strategies for large-scale regional planning.
The Past And Future Of Informal Settlements
While urban growth is heavily regulated in industrialized countries, most of the world develops without a legal planning framework.
Do Community Land Trusts Offer The Best Solution For Affordable Housing?
Community land trusts are becoming an increasingly popular way to create new housing that is permanently affordable, and interest in the innovative organizations continues to grow.
Who Pays the Property Tax?
A critical aspect of the property tax, but one that is rarely addressed in public debate, is its 'economic incidence,' or who actually bears the burden of the tax, as opposed to its statutory incidence, or who literally pays the tax.
Reinventing Conservation Easements
In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble.
Learning To Think and Act Like A Region
The Pawcatuck Borderlands illustrates what is fast becoming one of the major puzzles in land use policy -- how to plan across boundaries.
The Density Dilemma
An investigation of compact and transit-oriented development in Texas, California, Oregon, Maryland and Massachusetts suggests serious challenges ahead for density in America, writes Anthony Flint in a working paper for Lincoln.
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