The sprawling suburbs represent a large and growing percentage of the world’s population, particular
The existing suburban regions that are low-density, segregated by use and by population, high-consumption, fragmented and dysfunctional, represent one of the greatest land resources for the future. But the challenge of retrofitting and urbanizing these areas is enormous, with many barriers remaining.
Therefore:
Find creative ways to retrofit suburban sprawl, by creating new infill development, and by changing old zoning laws, standards, codes and charges. Find new economic incentives and other creative mechanisms to fund good projects.
When … Within the Polycentric Region (p. 24), one of the most important tasks is to improve the urban quality of many suburban areas...
Then Use Tax-Increment Finance (p. 180) and Land Value Tax (p. 182) to make good-quality urbanization more competitive, and more likely to proceed...
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