Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Attending the GFOA of the US & Canada's 2026 conference in Chicago next week? On Tuesday morning, Senior Fellow RJ McGrail will be moderating a panel on capital improvement plans and best practices for project selection processes. Learn more: https://www.gfoa.org/sessions/2026-sessions/pick-me-pick-me

O curso Urgência Climática chega à sua 3ª edição no Brasil — e as inscrições estão abertas!

Em parceria com o Ministério das Cidades, apoiamos mais uma edição do curso "Urgência Climática – Implementando Soluções em Territórios Urbanos Vulneráveis" — voltado a equipes técnicas municipais que atuam na linha de frente da mudança do clima.

São 10 vagas gratuitas para municípios a partir de 100 mil habitantes, com atuação em planejamento urbano, habitação e meio ambiente. As inscrições vão até 30 de junho de 2026 — faltam poucos dias!

Mais informações e inscrições através do link: https://www.redus.org.br/capacidades/formularios/677fcfcc-5d13-4b03-84a5-e21d2e5f463c

"When a city builds a new subway line, property values go up. So why not ask the adjacent private landowners to help pay for the projects that are creating so much wealth?"

Today in a Vital City op-ed, Senior Fellow Anthony Flint and Chief Program Officer Enrique Silva explain how cities and states can use value capture & the land value tax to fund transit. Read their piece to learn how cities from ancient Rome to Bogotá to London ensure that public action generates public benefit—and how New York City could join them:

Taxing Land Could Fund New York City's New Subway Lines Value capture to fund transit is a solution hiding in plain sight.

The Lincoln Institute recently announced three recipients of the C. Lowell Harriss Dissertation Fellowship, who will undertake new research on some of today’s most pressing tax and land policy issues. This year’s fellows are Nadia Kim (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Kavya Ravindranath (The George Washington University), and Colin Williams (University of Virginia). Learn more: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-24/ps3ctn

Reminder: On Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, the Consortium for Scenario Planning will host a virtual peer exchange on collaborative scenario planning in Flagstaff, Arizona. Sachi Arakawa (Cascadia Partners) will dive into the collaborative efforts to develop the Flagstaff Regional LandUse Plan 2045. Learn more and register: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-06-22/ps31w1

Last week at the 2026 National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) Conference, the Lincoln Institute's Amy Cotter and Daniela Faria led a plenary session on climate mobility, highlighting how exploratory scenario planning (XSP) can help regions prepare for climate-driven population shifts. They also facilitated a hands-on XSP workshop, engaging regional leaders to explore how to navigate uncertainty and plan for resilient futures.

Thank you to NARC and everyone who joined these conversations! Building adaptable regions starts with this kind of collaboration.