Financing transportation with land value taxes: Effects on development intensity
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Financing transportation with land value taxes: Effects on development intensity
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2012
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Journal of Transport and Land Use
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A significant portion of local transportation funding comes from the property tax. The tax is conventionally assessed on both land and buildings, but transportation increases only the value of the land. A more direct and efficient way to fund transportation projects is to tax land at a higher rate than buildings. The lower tax on buildings would allow owners to retain more of the profits of their investment in construction, and would be expected to lead to higher development intensity. A partial equilibrium simulation is created for Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloomington, Minnesota to determine the intensity effects of various levels of split-rate property taxes for both residential and nonresidential development. The results indicate that split-rate taxes would lead to higher densities for both types of development in all three cities.
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JTLU vol 5, no 1, pp 49-63 (2012)
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10.5198/jtlu.v5i1.148
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Junge, Jason; Levinson, David. (2012). Financing transportation with land value taxes: Effects on development intensity. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, 10.5198/jtlu.v5i1.148.
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