Special Tax District

Aerial view of a bright green turf soccer stadium surrounded by red surfaced track with a river to the right and a downown skyline in the background against a bright blue sky.

Indianapolis’s Proposed MLS Stadium Gets New Site, Funding Mechanism

The Indianapolis city-county council approved Mayor Hogsett’s alternate plan for a hoped-for professional soccer stadium.

June 6, 2024 - Axios

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As Tax Increment Financing Districts Sunset in Iowa City, Questions Abound

Iowa state law requires tax increment financing to sunset after 20 years. Cedar Rapids is in the process of evaluating some of its TIF districts after they expired this summer.

October 3, 2018 - Cedar Rapids Gazette

Cleveland Aerial

Developer in Cleveland Can Tax Patrons Directly

Lines between public and private blur as Flats East Bank takes on the mantle of a special tax district. If the measure goes through to completion, revenue will be used to fund public improvements.

February 25, 2015 - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Special Tax District Proposed for Cleveland Riverfront Development

The developers of a high profile, $421 million development in Cleveland are requesting a special tax district that could raise $30 million over three decades.

February 4, 2015 - Cleveland.com

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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