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Regional Tax Revenue Sharing Would Slow Sprawl

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: David Abel
29 March 2001 - 1:00pm

A new report from the Sierra Club touts the benefits of regional taxrevenue sharing with the ultimate aim of curbing sprawl.

"Dare to Share" outlines several benefits of regional tax revenue sharingincluding reduced intergovernmental competition for new jobs that allowsthe cities most burdened with poverty the means to ameliorate thesituation. The report details tax revenue sharing plans in Minneapolis,Dayton, Pittsburgh, and Denver.

Full Story: A Review of Tax-Revenue Sharing in the United States
Source: Sierra Club, March 20, 2001
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