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This is exactly what has been done in my area. It has unquestionably benefited those living in the 'burbs moreso than those that live closer to the urban center
by danjayh 12y ago
This is exactly what has been done in my area. It has unquestionably benefited those living in the 'burbs moreso than those that live closer to the urban center. The major motivation for it was schools, though. That's actually why everybody in this area moved out of the official city limits in the first place, and it's what keeps those who can't afford private schools from moving back now.
- prostoalex 12y agoWith a developed and dense downtown, the revenue collected per square mile should be higher than revenue per square mile out of suburbs. True, suburban single-family houses are typically more expensive than condos, but as you keep stacking those condos on top of one another, you gain property tax revenue at no loss to square footage. That's a grand theory, of course. In reality, outside of a few cities, most American urban downtowns are proverbial dumps.