To further support your point, not only is it possible to use that added value to pay for infrastructure, but that's historically how it was done back when infr

To further support your point, not only is it possible to use that added value to pay for infrastructure, but that's historically how it was done back when infrastructure projects had to be profitable (because they were private.) Today, the most similar thing might be the ski resort that is largely profitable because of the sale of slope-side condos.