I often hear that mixed-use zoning (i.e. Euro-style walkable urban planning) is illegal in the US. Zoning laws will always prioritize auto-centric and oil-friendly infrastructure. But which laws specifically prohibit human scale development and how can we get them repealed? What laws can we enact in their place?
Land Value Tax.
Henry George’s heart was in the right place, but land value tax is arbitrary and easily gamed.
And property tax isn’t?