Here’s a SERIOUS question.
What if our property tax system was actually fair, and was based on public costs actually incurred to support housing?
What if low density housing had to pay its way, rather than being subsidized by responsible infill housing?
What if we stopped incentivizing sprawl?
Brent Toderian
It costs the City of Ottawa $465/person each year to serve new low-density homes, over & above what it receives from property taxes/fees.
On the other hand, high-density infill such as apartment buildings pays for itself plus an extra $606/person each year.
Sprawl costs, infill saves. #UrbanTruth
Infill development is known to be much cheaper for cities than adding new subdivisions, and City of Ottawa staff have shared estimates for how much the municipality saves — and spends — depending on w...
