Podcast
Land Matters
Hosted by Lincoln Institute of Land Policy · EN
A behind the scenes look at what makes cities tick. Whether financing infrastructure, adapting to climate change, or building more affordable housing, a big part of innovative solutions can be traced back to land.
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Perpetuating the Providence Renaissance
Apr 16, 202500:24:25Tap to summarizeAt the helm in Providence,Rhode Island after 30 years of steady revitalization, Mayor Brett Smiley hopes to keep up the momentum while also addressing affordability and fiscal challenges. The latest municipal leader to be interviewed in the Mayor's Desk series, he also talks bike lanes, nightlife, and the vagaries of community engagement.
Transcribe →Talking Tech for Cities
Feb 17, 202500:20:00Tap to summarizeRob Walker, author of City Tech: 20 Apps, Ideas, and Innovators Changing the Urban Landscape, reflects on how artificial intelligence could transform urban planning, along with other advances in technology that are poised to improve quality of life in cities.
Transcribe →Community Land Trusts: Housing Affordability That Lasts
Dec 17, 202400:18:40Tap to summarizeCommunity Land Trusts, where homebuyers purchase homes but not the land underneath, is an affordable housing solution that deserves more attention, say the authors of a new report that reveals the critical ingredients for success.
Transcribe →Tishaura Jones, Winning St. Louis
Oct 3, 202400:15:50Tap to summarizeSt. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones talks about regeneration strategies for the Gateway to the West, a postindustrial legacy city trying to bounce back from manufacturing and population loss. The interview is the latest in the Lincoln Institute's Mayor's Desk series, highlighting municipal chief executives from around the world.
Transcribe →Climate Journalists Consider the Land-Climate Connection
Aug 24, 2022Tap to summarizeThirty journalists on the climate beat came to the Lincoln Institute recently to consider global warming's impact on land, whether deforestation, inundation, or drought. The conclusion: new policies and practices in land use planning will be required to head off a worsening crisis. A full recap of the 2022 Journalists Forum is available here.
Transcribe →Climate Journalists Consider the Land-Climate Connection
Aug 24, 2022Tap to summarizeThirty journalists on the climate beat came to the Lincoln Institute recently to consider global warming's impact on land, whether deforestation, inundation, or drought. The conclusion: new policies and practices in land use planning will be required to head off a worsening crisis. A full recap of the 2022 Journalists Forum is available here.
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