Exactly, and it also discourages speculative landholding, rather encouraging people to actually use their land appropriately. Detroit especially has so much vacant land -- much of it owned by the Illitch family -- that you can clearly see it from google earth:
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HubertManne@kbin.social · 13 pts · 2y
This seems great actually as I would think it would incetive high density construction. The less land to building ratio the less tax.
Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Exactly, and it also discourages speculative landholding, rather encouraging people to actually use their land appropriately. Detroit especially has so much vacant land -- much of it owned by the Illitch family -- that you can clearly see it from google earth:
As well as a crapload of downtown parking lots:
Everybody works but the vacant lot.
HubertManne@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
I could see some sort of land discount if its either forested or well maintained and open to the public.
Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
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