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A scenic shot of the Soda Mountain Wilderness in Oregon. A person stands on a rock on the left side of the image, and they are viewing rows of green trees and mountains in front of them.

Public Lands Can Help Us Tackle the Housing Crisis in the West

February 14, 2025 | Mark Allison

The U.S. owns more than 650 million acres of public lands, and it has the power to sell or lease limited parcels for affordable housing. But mass disposal of public lands, as some legislators have proposed, is not the answer.

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A view of a city from a grassy hillside. Just beyond the hill is a large settlement of one- and two-story houses, mostly visible by their roofs. Beyond them rises a steep, evergreen-dotted, and rocky mountain. The sky far beyond is white, except for a bit of blue at the right. No people are visible in this photo.
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Western States Look to These Lands for New Affordable Housing

November 2, 2023 | Alex Brown

In several western states, state-owned trust lands were created to support schools and other community benefits.

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San Francisco Housing Activists Win Land and Shift the Debate

September 1, 2004 | James Tracy

On May 11, 2004, homeless people in San Francisco scored a victory by convincing the city’s Board of Supervisors to set aside 15 city-owned surplus properties for development into homes […]