During an era defined by racial reckonings, the COVID pandemic, rapid technological advances, and the unyielding climate emergency, mayors around the world have been thrust into once unimaginable situations.
Highlighting urgent need for more affordable housing
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The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land.
A nonprofit private operating foundation whose origins date to 1946, the Lincoln Institute researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Through education, training, publications, and events, we integrate theory and practice to inform public policy decisions worldwide.
This multimedia case explores the robust stock of permanently affordable housing in Burlington, Vermont’s Old North End (“the ONE”)—a historically low-income neighborhood where the cost of living and housing demand are rising. It traces the history of Burlington’s efforts to the 1980s, when the city government under then-mayor Bernie Sanders established effective programs and policies to produce affordable housing and combat gentrification and displacement.
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This issue explores cities rethinking street surfaces in response to climate change, factors influencing home buyers to consider climate risk, the work of Seattle’s Black Home Initiative to address affordability and inequity, and more.Â
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This online self-paced course provides an overview of how local governments in the U.S. raise and spend money for the public services and infrastructure that are foundational to a high quality of life.
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The Innovations in Manufactured Homes (I’m HOME) Network will hold its Annual Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, from September 24 to 25, and feature insights on manufactured housing financing, development, and policy from stakeholders across the country.
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The Lincoln Institute and Claremont Lincoln University are seeking the inaugural cohort of fellows for the Lincoln Vibrant Communities initiative, which focuses on investing in leadership, policy, and advanced public sector practice skills to engage municipalities in building vibrant, engaged communities marked by trust and agency for positive change.
Join our peer exchange to learn more about evolveEA’s incredible work on scenario planning for affordable housing in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, meet others who are working on scenario planning, and bring your own perspective to the Consortium for Scenario Planning.
