Paying for Planning

This report introduces the wide use of land value capture and its tools to leverage what exists in the built environment for paying for infrastructure or other development projects. Some tools are exactions, impact fees, linkage fees, special assessments, incentive zoning for infrastructure or cash contributions, and transferable rights. Case studies explore how the tools can be implemented to ensure that developers share the cost, value created by the government’s action is captured, and that the community understands the methods and can be involved.