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Welcome to Just Economics, LLC
With more than 25 years of experience, Just Economics helps communities harmonize economic incentives with public policy objectives to:
- Reduce blight by putting vacant and boarded-up properties back into use;
- Enhance business and employment opportunities;
- Fund transit and other public infrastructure;
- Reduce Parking & Traffic Congestion;
- Enhance housing affordability;
- Enhance the environment; and
- Reduce sprawl.
Just Economics accomplishes these goals by helping communities re-engineer taxes, fees and regulations so that:
- Incentives embedded in taxes, fees and regulations encourage the private sector to create jobs, affordable housing, transportation efficiency and sustainable economic development;
- Needed public revenues are obtained; and
- Government sustainability, efficiency and competitiveness are enhanced.
Articles of Interest
- "Break the Boom and Bust Cycle" by Rick Rybeck and Walter Rybeck, PM Magazine, August 2012
- "Economic Incentives for Affordable and Sustainable Development" by Rick Rybeck on the Zintro Blog, June 27, 2012
- "Curing the Perversity of Infrastructure with Users Fees for the Invisible User" by Rick Rybeck on the Rail~Volution Blog, Aug 31 2011
- "Land Value Capture and Market-Based Transportation Funding" by Samuel Staley of the Reason Foundation, June 25, 2011
- "Retooling Property Taxes: How Re-Engineering the Property Tax Can Be Successful" by Walter Rybeck for PM Magazine (published by ICMA), March 2010 issue, page 6
Speaking Engagements
Southern New England American Planning Association Conference : Hartford, CT
- Sept 20, 2012 -- Revitalizing Markets and Achieving Smart Growth
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group's Second Annual Community Development Summit : Pittsburgh, PA
- May 24, 2012 -- Transit-Oriented Development and Value Capture: What is it? Does it work? How can you use it? Stories and Lessons From the Front Lines.
Transit: Critical Issues Symposium sponsored by the DeVoe Moore Center, Florida State Univeristy : Tallahassee, FL
- May 15, 2012 -- Value Capture's Potential to Fund Transit
The 20th Congress for New Urbanism : West Palm Beach, FL
- May 12, 2012 -- Tactical Urbanism, Economics and Community
World Bank - Brown Bag Lunch Series : Washington, DC
- April 11, 2012 -- Integrating Transportation & Land Use for Sustainability & Equity
Solutions for Sustainable Communities : Washington, DC
- September 26, 2011 -- Successfully Financing Mixed-Use Development and Place-Making Infrastructure
31st North American Conference of the Council of Georgist Organizations : Bloomington, Minnesota
- August 2-6, 2011 -- The Potential for Value Capture in Connection with Transit Oriented Development
American Planning Association, PA Chapter : Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Oct 3-5, 2010 -- Toward Sustainable Infrastructure
Innovations in Pricing of Transportation Systems: Orlando, Florida
- May 13-14, 2010 -- User Fees for the Invisible User
MetroRail 2010 Conference: London, England
- March 22, 2010 - Exploring Funding Through Real Estate Development
- March 22, 2010 - Potential & Scope for Non-Fare Revenue