The Case for a Tax on Parking Lots

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By Angie SchmittJan 18, 2017, 11:11 am148 pts
Parking lots make cities less walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. They crowd out space for housing. They erode the tax base. A few American cities have special taxes on surface parking lots that create an incentive for redevelopment, and Seattle is one of them. The trouble is, says Doug Trumm at The…

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