> If you have an undeveloped plot of land in a city where land taxes are high, you should be incentivized to either sell that to someone who will make use of it, or donate it to the city to serve as a public park
Why must land goes used? Is the assumption that we must fully utilize every inch of land in a city, regardless of what people living there or the land owner wants?
Building on as much usable space in an already high density area can and has had downsides that seem to get overlooked in this thread. Higher density means more traffic, higher demand on infrastructure and utilities, and the need to bring in even more resources from outside the city and send out even more waste for someone else to deal with (to name a few).
This assumption that taxing land high enough to make sure that none of it is left undeveloped unless the city owns it is begging for runaway problems, unless these other considerations are factored in. Doing so almost certainly means not having the tax, as the goal of more dense development competes with the other concerns.
Why must land goes used? Is the assumption that we must fully utilize every inch of land in a city, regardless of what people living there or the land owner wants?
Building on as much usable space in an already high density area can and has had downsides that seem to get overlooked in this thread. Higher density means more traffic, higher demand on infrastructure and utilities, and the need to bring in even more resources from outside the city and send out even more waste for someone else to deal with (to name a few).
This assumption that taxing land high enough to make sure that none of it is left undeveloped unless the city owns it is begging for runaway problems, unless these other considerations are factored in. Doing so almost certainly means not having the tax, as the goal of more dense development competes with the other concerns.