Legalize LVT (Land Value Tax): Expert Panel Discussion Register

Date and Time:
Thu, Dec 5, 2024; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM  (Central)

Organized By: CommonGround MN, N4MN, Sustain St. Paul, BikeMN, Our Streets, SDC, MoveMN

Location: Virtual

Event Organizers:
Joshua Houdek
   joshua.houdek@sierraclub.org
   (612) 259-2447

In 2024 the Minnesota legislature came closer than ever to legalizing Land Value Tax (LVT). LVT shifts property tax incentives towards development and away from speculation. It can help transform our communities with new, sustainable housing and development.

Join LVT experts from across the nation to learn more about land value tax, its benefits and the barriers to its legalization. Panelists:

Nick Allen is a PhD candidate at MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. His work asks how the institutions governing land shape urban development and constrain local politics. He considers planning dilemmas by drawing from comparative political economy, institutional economics, and public finance. Previously, Nick was an economic development official in Detroit and conducted research on urban transitions in South and Southeast Asia. 

Josie Faas is the executive director of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, and co-director of the Center for Property Tax Reform, an independent research center focused on issues of equity and transparency in taxation.

Adriana Rizzo is a graduate student at UC Riverside and member of Common Ground California and Californians for Electric Rail.

Jamal Thomas is a member of California Common Ground. His research around Georgism and Land Value Tax led him to writing “Privatize the Methods, Publicize the Profits.” He won first place in the 2024 Henry George School of Social Science's Writing Contest (for University Students).

Event Agenda:

• Intros, thank yous to LVT champions and elected officials, short video about LVT
• Panel discussion 
• Q&A

Question for the Experts: Include questions in your RSVP, or email paul.manning163@gmail.com with subject: "LVT Event Question."

Co-hosts: Sierra Club, Common Ground MN, Neighbors for More Neighbors, Sustain Saint Paul, Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, Our Streets,  Sustainable Developer Collaborative, and Move Minnesota.

Signup Instructions: RSVP to recieve zoom link and passcode.