Special Topics in Planning: Economic Development: Goals, Strategies and Tools Katie Barnes's Explainer Video

Each fall semester, Cornell Visiting Lecturer, Tom Knipe teaches a Special Topics Course in Economic Development Planning. Tom is an alumnus of the Cornell Masters in Regional Planning Program, from which he graduated in 2011. Tom currently serves as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Ithaca, New York.

This semester, each of the students enrolled in Tom's Economic Development Planning Course, produced an 'explainer' video on a specific economic development tool.

In this explainer video, Cornell Masters in Regional Planning student, Katie Barnes describes the important economic development concept of Land Banks. Land Banks are parcels of land held in ownership by organizations, both public and private, in order to ensure that these lands are ultimately returned to productive use. More information about the New York State Land Bank Program can be found at esd.ny.gov/doing-business-ny/new-york-state-land-bank-program.