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Imaging the Land Value Tax

New data imaging systems will help reveal the potential benefit of a shift from taxation of labor and capital onto community created land values (or "economic rent") Some "first look" examples are shown, using Philadelphia and Clairton, Pennsylvania as a template. Another powerful tool to see land value is GIS. The section "Land Value Maps/Scapes presents city-wide representations of land values, described by Dr. Bill Batt and prepared by two GIS experts.

Folder Building Permit Data Results
What happened when Harrisburg, Pa expanded its LVT from a tax rate ratio of 5 to 1, to 6 to 1 in 2001? Census Bureau data suggests that new residential construction increased, while a better situated city, Albany, NY started to lag. To compare apples to apples, we present the information per capita, as Albany is larger both in population and land area. Yet, in most other respects, these are analogous communities, using the same Economic Development tools, except for land value tax.
Folder Land Value Maps/Scapes
Along with Imaging software, great strides have been made in "seeing" land values through GIS-generated mapping. Here, CSE Director Dr. Bill Batt explains the importance of land values in assessment and how images can make clear the muddy universe of real property assessments. Much of the mapping work was performed by Bob Breglio, MRP of New York State.
Folder Imaging the Land Value Tax with Expanded Graphing and Charting
The City of Clairton, Pennsylvania has seen the most dramatic expansion of land value taxation in recent years. These samples of how the LVT outcomes "look" will be essential in persuading the citizens and government that they are on the right track in implementation of a progressive, fair and fiscally responsible tax policy. NEW: Images of Philadelphia and its Neighbrohoods. This is a preview of an ambitious project that will map LVT from various levels, form city-wide to individual parcels. The "Philadelphia: Realizing our Potential" Project will be launched in mid-October 2008.
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