[Mpls] Budget Crisis - Upzone.

[Mike Jensvold]

>  upzoning could have a profound
>impact on property tax revenues.
>
>Upzoning would hopefully lead to more density along the commercial
>corridors making them more attractive business locations and
>consequently increase the taxable value of existing commercial
>properties.


We need to also move taxes from away from taxing buildings to taxing land 
to discourage wasting valuable land on parking lots:

http://www.earthrights.net/docs/kunstler.html

Any lawyers/politicians out there who know how this might be done in 
Minneapolis?

Mike Jensvold

East Isles