Good article. The land tax is probably the preferred tax of libertarians, and it does make sense in many cases. But in the case of cities with vastly higher municipal costs than its neighboring jurisdictions, the land tax would still be high enough to ward off new residents, which would just work to keep rents too low, etc. The city will have to see where its costs are, get them under control if possible, and grow its "brand." There are a lot of things that are attractive to a city as opposed to the suburbs, but the negatives would need to be dealt with, too.