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Rethinking Growth in the Desert: How Water Scarcity Is Reshaping the Future of Phoenix

by Hallie Eakin & Vanessa Lueck

Motivation In what ways are environmental stressors re-shaping relationships among urban actors, and what are the implications for disrupting conventional patterns of urban growth? Climatic extremes and associated disasters are increasingly shaping the future of urban development in the United States. In Central Arizona, now… Read More »Rethinking Growth in the Desert: How Water Scarcity Is Reshaping the Future of Phoenix

Tax Land. Make Love.

by Ben Schulman

Cities need tools that work. Land-value taxation is one of them—and states are finally opening the door. For nearly five years I worked in community development in Memphis, TN. At the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC), our team helped catalyze more than $500 million in… Read More »Tax Land. Make Love.

Building Momentum for Land Value Tax in Colorado: An update from Denver

by Stephen Hoskins

Denver is navigating a critical moment in housing and tax policy. Like many cities, the post-COVID period has seen widespread commercial & retail vacancies, rapidly-rising property values, and mounting pressure to build more housing. Because land value tax (LVT) can help solve all of these… Read More »Building Momentum for Land Value Tax in Colorado: An update from Denver

The Origin of Moral Claims

by Mihali Felipe

At the heart of the human concept of justice lies a subtle but profound truth: not all changes in the world are equal. Some occur naturally, such as rivers carving valleys or storms reshaping coastlines. Others emerge from human effort, such as buildings erected, fields… Read More »The Origin of Moral Claims

Advancing Land Value Taxation: Research Priorities for 2025 and Beyond

by Stephen Hoskins

(This article was coauthored with Greg Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Land Economics.) While an increasing body of scholarship examines land value taxation (LVT) and Georgist economic principles, this field remains relatively underexplored relative to its theoretical significance. To support students and researchers… Read More »Advancing Land Value Taxation: Research Priorities for 2025 and Beyond

LVT fans, you may “Hate the Game”, but you’ll love Daryl Fairweather’s debut book

by Rich Nymoen

I first learned about Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s chief economist, a few years ago when someone forwarded me a video of her appearing on a CBS news program talking about land value tax (LVT). I couldn’t believe my eyes. Never had I seen this issue addressed… Read More »LVT fans, you may “Hate the Game”, but you’ll love Daryl Fairweather’s debut book

Land Valuation Tax Advocacy Efforts in Minnesota

by Vernon K. Walker

Have you ever noticed an abandoned home or a dilapidated commercial building in your neighborhood? Most cities in the United States are riddled with properties that land speculators are holding until their value increases. It is the people who live in those neighborhoods who suffer… Read More »Land Valuation Tax Advocacy Efforts in Minnesota

How Land Value Taxes Could Promote Fairer Taxes

by RSF Staff

Taxes influence behavior. When you tax cigarettes and alcohol, people are less likely to buy them. When you tax property and buildings, people are less likely to invest in improving current properties and developing new ones. This leads to run-down buildings, empty lots and underutilized… Read More »How Land Value Taxes Could Promote Fairer Taxes

Ground Rules: Land Use Incentives for Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

by Jonathan Lamb

Jonathan Lamb (PhD candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School) Motivations Can land use incentives stimulate more livable, equitable, and sustainable cities, and how do they compare to “top-down” design and planning? Land value taxation (LVT) has enjoyed renewed mainstream attention in recent years, through discussions in… Read More »Ground Rules: Land Use Incentives for Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

An Explainer and Case Study on Municipal Land Trusts featuring the Upper Harbor Redevelopment in Minneapolis, Minnesota

by RSF Staff

In recent years, cities around the U.S. have been grappling with a crisis in housing supply and affordability due a multitude of challenges, including rising costs and barriers to developing more housing. Innovative solutions and models of taxation such as land value taxes and collective… Read More »An Explainer and Case Study on Municipal Land Trusts featuring the Upper Harbor Redevelopment in Minneapolis, Minnesota