Why local governments should be wary of funding public transport by taxing the beneficiaries of new infrastructure
There is often a premium to living near to public transit, and some local governments try to capture this value through property taxes which are in turn used to fund transit infrastructure. In new research which looks at the Washington DC Metro, Edmund Zolnik finds that, while there are significant accessibility premiums for properties close to Metro stations, these […]
New Orleans’ evolving food scene is a window into the city’s post-Katrina recovery
New Orleans’ evolving food scene is a window into the city’s post-Katrina recovery
As a place famous for its food, the revitalization of New Orleans’ restaurants has been taken as a sign of the overall recovery of the city following 2005’s Hurricane Katrina disaster. Jeanne Firth writes that despite this progress, commentary on the recent restaurant boom can obscure the unevenness of New Orleans’ recovery, with increasing disparities in access to healthy […]