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Sustainable Urban Development and Municipalities – “Getting the Prices Right” Presentation to the Sustainable Prosperity Conference University of Ottawa April 29, 2014 Enid Slack Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto

Theme of Presentation Municipalities need to price services and infrastructure correctly How we pay for services affects our behaviour (e.g. how much water we consume, how much waste we generate) Also affects nature, location and density of development

“Getting the Prices Right” “The city is a distorted price system” (Wilbur Thompson, Psychology Today, 1968) Incorrect pricing of urban services has been at the root of a number of urban problems... including sprawl Marginal cost pricing -- higher fees are charged to those far away from existing services; if use average cost, subsidizing sprawl Pricing services correctly results in efficient use of services as well as more efficient land use

Outline of Presentation Focus on specific revenue tools and impact on sustainable development: User fees Water Waste collection Road pricing Parking levies Property taxes Development levies

User Fees Signals what people are willing to pay for Need to be able to identify the beneficiaries and exclude those who don’t pay Appropriate for water, sewage, garbage collection, highway improvement (tolls), public transit…

User Fees “Getting the prices right” means charging user fees that reflect the marginal cost -- the additional cost imposed by the user Allows governments and citizens to make efficient decisions about how much to provide and how much to consume

User Fees When users do not pay the marginal cost: They overuse the system (so we think we need more roads or other infrastructure) Encourages inefficient uses of land

User Fees BUT user fees are not used as much as they could be and are poorly designed Not popular with citizens, politicians, administrators Difficult to calculate marginal cost; difficult to exclude those who don’t pay New technology can help (e.g. roads and parking)

Water Supply and Treatment Volumetric prices that are based on the amount consumed will improve efficient use of resources and encourage conservation Need to vary price with time of day, season, distance from source of supply etc. If not, excess water consumption, excess production of sewage, over-investment in water supply and sewage treatment systems, urban sprawl ... Need water meters to price correctly

Waste Collection Pricing waste collection and disposal is important as landfill sites are increasingly difficult to find If paid for out of property taxes, no incentive to reduce waste; no incentive for producers to use less packaging User fees based on volume or weight give consumers incentive to reduce waste through source reduction, reuse, and recycling Only 200 communities in Canada charge user fees for waste collection

Road Pricing Highway users do not look at external costs (congestion and pollution); therefore over-use highways relative to what is economically efficient Under-pricing of auto congestion externality results in excessive dispersion – inefficiently low residential densities and sprawl

Road Pricing Road toll – incentive to make efficient decisions with respect to modal choice, trip frequency, trip timing, route choice (but not driving care!) Examples – London, Singapore, Toronto Need alternatives e.g. bus transit in London Technology makes it easier Maybe toll new roads or HOT lanes

Parking Levies Free parking provides wrong incentives – to use cars and park for the day in central city Cruising for spaces wastes time, fuel, creates traffic congestion, accidents, pollution One study shows cars cruising for free parking contribute over 8% to total traffic Parking fees can vary with duration and location of parking, time of day

Property Taxes Major source of municipal revenue across Canada Levied on residential, commercial and industrial properties Tax levied on market value of property (land and buildings)

Property Taxes Some say the property tax reduces density – any investment that increases property value will increase the tax Others say it increases density because the tax is shifted onto consumers and leads to a reduction in the size of homes Property tax policy can reduce density: E.g. Tax often favours single-family homes over apartments

Development Levies Covers growth-related capital cost associated with new development Off-site infrastructure (e.g. highways, sewer lines, etc.) Growth pays for itself

Development Levies Developers will develop at the efficient time and place if they face the full social cost of their development If levy differentiated by location, density, type of development – then efficient development A uniform charge will subsidize inefficient land uses

Final Comments Need to create the right incentives for sustainable development Pricing services correctly (e.g. through user fees, property taxes, development levies) creates the right incentives for efficient use of resources and efficient land use