City Fiscal Structures And Land

A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.

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April 9, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Cities pursue land development and vacant land conversion to boost competitiveness, enhance citizens' quality of life, and improve the city's fiscal fortunes... This paper probes the relationship between cities' decisions regarding land redevelopment and their underlying fiscal capacity and revenue structures. The study is informed by macro-level statistics on city finances from the Census of Governments and the National League of Cities, and by micro-level data from three cities with different general tax structures.

Thanks to Brookings Institution

FULL STORY: City Fiscal Structures and Land Development

Tuesday, April 8, 2003 in The Brookings Institution

Community / Economic Development United States

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