Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

“Latin American cities are attracting fresh interest from practitioners and academics seeking solutions to the most pressing urban challenges in the US.” Linda Baker dives into how Latin American urban innovations are taking root in American cities for Bloomberg CityLab: https://lnkd.in/gn9iznSA The Lincoln Institute is proud to work with our partners in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Just three weeks until the Consortium for Scenario Planning and evolveEA’s virtual peer exchange on the latter’s recent RFP work on scenario planning for affordable housing in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area! This event is eligible for 1 CM credit from AICP. 🗓️: June 4 🕛: 12–1 p.m. ET 🔗: https://lnkd.in/eC7eJ8ZW

You can't deal with #climatechange without #landpolicy. Happy to see the World Bank convene dialogue at this intersection at #LandConf2024, with colleague Patrick Welch.

🌍 Where in the world is Chief Program Officer Enrique R Silva, PhD? Read on to see where his travels have taken him this spring. 🇺🇬 After leaving Munich, Enrique headed to Kampala, Uganda, where he connected with Austrian-Ugandan urban economist and Lincoln Institute adviser Astrid R.N. Haas. During their multi-day visit, Enrique and Astrid met with residents working on both the grassroots and governmental levels to manage the growth of the city. First, the Lincoln Institute representatives visited the city’s Katanga informal settlements, where they held discussions with residents and local leadership about their experiences with land tenure and ownership. They also attended a presentation by Cities Youth Initiative researchers Emmanuel Akandwanaho and Michelle N. on their efforts to digitally map the settlements. The project is believed to be the first survey of informal settlements in the history of Uganda. The next day, Enrique and Astrid participated in two meetings with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). First, they met with the Authority’s Physical Planning directorate, the core administrative body responsible for all land use planning in the city, to discuss land-based financing and its efforts to manage and implement urban plans. The directorate, led by Director Vincent B.Byendaimira, is working on engaging stakeholders at the district level and improving its coordination across agencies. Next, the duo joined Director of Revenue Robert Nowere and the Revenue Authority to learn about Kampala’s city-wide property tax system. The Authority successfully reformed and implemented a new system relatively recently and is working to improve its operation. Astrid and Enrique appreciate the time and hospitality of everyone they met in Kampala and are remaining in touch with their hosts to explore opportunities for future collaborations. 🇰🇪 Stay tuned next week for a post on the next leg of Enrique’s journey: Kisumu, Kenya! Photos 1 and 4: The Katanga informal settlements Photo 2: Meeting with the mayor of Katanga (in red shirt) Photo 3: Enrique R Silva, PhD and Astrid R.N. Haas with Cities Youth Initiative researchers Emmanuel Akandwanaho and Michelle N.

NEW: The Babbitt Center partnered with Arizona State University’s Water Innovation Initiative and our Consortium for Scenario Planning to create a film highlighting how farmers, ranchers, residents, city and county officials, and business leaders in the Sulphur Springs Valley in Cochise County, Arizona, took charge to plan their community’s water future. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/ePDW9itJ

If you’re attending the New Growth Innovation Network ’s Cityscapes Summit this week, don’t miss the fireside chat Senior Fellow RJ McGrail is moderating with Accelerating Community Investment initiative participants from Jackson, Mississippi, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. RJ, Christopher G. Pike, EDFP, CPM, Andrea D. Romero, and Alex Lawson will discuss how impact investment can complement the capital from new government programs, partnering with frontline community partners, and more.

Higher level state officials with oversight responsibility for local assessments can play an important role in improving assessment equity. On March 25, the Lincoln Institute’s tax team hosted a workshop for state-level officials from New England to discuss ways to measure and improve assessment equity. Participants shared experiences and current issues in their states, learned from experts about methods to improve assessment equity in their jurisdictions, and considered means of assisting, training, regulating, and providing technical assistance to local assessors. Sessions included a demonstration of the Lincoln Institute’s Vertical Equity App and a presentation by ron rakow and Joan Youngman on property tax relief for homeowners and tax policy solutions for improving property tax equity. Thanks to all who attended!

Urban economist Nestor Garza has spent decades studying the impact of land value capture on the built environment. Now teaching economics at California State University-Dominguez Hills, Garza explains how this land-based financing approach could benefit more people. Learn more in today’s #FellowsFriday feature: https://lnkd.in/eAEaXryX

How can exploratory scenario planning help communities recover from disaster and build resilience? New research commissioned by the Consortium for Scenario Planning will explore that question, focusing on communities from Beaumont, Texas, to Bogotá, Colombia. Learn more about the five new projects—from the South End Charlton-Pollard Greater Historic Community Association, the Rural Municipality of Piney, Casa del Sur/Encuentro, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Urban Mapping Agency, Buro DAP [Development + Architecture + Planning], and Universidad del Rosario—that the Consortium is supporting: https://lnkd.in/ef2iKKe7 The Consortium’s newsletter yesterday explored these new projects and more. Sign up to receive future emails: https://lnkd.in/evMgukEV

🗞️ Lincoln Institute in the News: Chicago neighborhood paper Austin Weekly News cited our research on Community Land Trusts in a piece explaining the basics of CLTs and exploring their presence in the Windy City. Read Delaney Nelson’s story: https://lnkd.in/eVzj6e88