Cities, try this one weird trick to encourage efficient land use! We sit down with Michael Krantz from Metro Transit to dig into a study his office did on what the effects of allowing LVT in Minnesota could be.

Episode summary 00:00 | Intro 01:26 | Overview of LVT 03:58 | Encouraging better land use 09:44 | Background on the bill and study 12:44 | Outcomes of the study 16:05 | Levers of control 22:08 | Affordable housing 28:48 | How budgets and taxes are set 35:46 | LVT throughout the world 38:23 | Climate benefits 41:22 | Final thoughts 43:37 | Outro Further resources

The current bill that would make Land Value Taxation possible in Minnesota.

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Our theme song is Tanz den Dobberstein, and our interstitial song is Puck's Blues. Both tracks used by permission of their creator, Erik Brandt. Find out more about his band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet on their website.

This episode was hosted and edited by Ian R Buck, with transcript by Mike Allen, first of his name. Christy Marsden is our awesome guest booker, and technical assistance is provided by the super professional Brian Mitchell. If you're able to help make sure this team gets paid for the hard work they do, please consider donating. We really appreciate it!

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