Tax and cities trends

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How local property taxes discourage density
Market Urbanism
In yesterday's post about a proposal in Philadelphia to mandate adherence to certain visitability standards in new residential construction, but ...
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Why don’t more cities tax based on value of land rather than what you put on it?
Next City
A new report from the Center for an Urban Future and NYU’s Wagner Innovation Lab highlights 25 policy ideas that are good for American cities. We closely examine one, the split-rate property tax, from Harrisburg and other Pennsylvania cities.
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How property taxes are calculated
Investopedia
It's important to understand how property taxes are calculated. Too often people just trust the bill if it seems reasonable. Don't overpay. Double check.
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Why do property taxes vary so widely in the city?
The Globe and Mail
Why do taxes very so widely in the city? It is obvious even from the examples in the Globe and Mail that market value based on sales has little relationship to assessments. One is not allowed to compare to other areas when appealing.
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The future of cities depends on innovative financing
Harvard Business Review
Social impact bonds encourage skeptical investors.
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If you build it
City Journal
Among Bernie Sanders’s many proposals during his presidential run was a plan for Washington to spend $1 trillion on public infrastructure. Read more here.