Establish Community Land Trusts (CLTs)
Strategic Action Overview
To remove land from the speculative market and ensure permanent housing affordability.
Domain:
📉 Economics
Subdomain:
💸 Wealth and Distribution
Dialectic:
✴️ Liberate
Implementation:
High
Timeline:
Medium Term (1-3yrs)
Resources:
Heavy
Strategic Pathway:
A nonprofit trust acquires land and owns it in perpetuity, selling or leasing only the buildings on it to residents at affordable rates, preserving community control.
Core Skills:
Legal Advocacy,Project Management,Community Organizing
Success Indicators:
CLT established; increased affordable housing; community control maintained.
Failure Signals:
Legal challenges; funding shortfalls; low participation.
Permissions:
Regulatory Approval,Legal Advocacy,Community Consent
Toolkit:
Legal Templates,Digital Platforms,Meeting Spaces
Adaptation Protocol:
Engage stakeholders; diversify funding; provide public education.
