Sarasota County, Florida finds that one mixed use building generates 36 times the property taxes per acre as the region's largest high end mall. Mary Newsom reports that "evidence is piling up to show the benefits of compact, in-town development."
"From a fiscal standpoint, this really puts hair on your chest," said Sarasota County Director of Smart Growth Peter Katz. His team analyzed other revenue data, and worked out the payback times for big infrastructure costs involved with new developments. "The payback time for a mixed-use condominium building in the heart of downtown was three years," compared with 42 for a multi use project at a highway interchange.
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A private development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, City Creek Center will be the largest mixed-use project in Salt Lake City.
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American shopping malls may be dying or already dead, but they are being reincarnated as mixed-use "lifestyle centers".
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A forecast of likely trends in urban design and architecture.
National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
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Delivering for America Plan Will Downgrade Mail Service in at Least 49.5 Percent of Zip Codes
Republican and Democrat lawmakers criticize the plan for its disproportionate negative impact on rural communities.
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Balancing Bombs and Butterflies: How the National Guard Protects a Rare Species
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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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