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A recent cSPA study shows a revenue shortfall in Boston of more than a billion dollars over the next five years as commercial property taxpayers pursue abatements or abandon their holdings.

Evan Horowitz is quoted about the way forward for Boston in the wake of his collaborative research that showed a downward trend in Boston commercial property values.

Evan Horowitz comments on the impact of the Massachusetts tax cuts enacted last fall, noting that he doesn’t think the package is “strongly tied to what we’re seeing right now.”

Evan Horowitz, Axios reporter Kyle Stokes and Stacy Thompson of the transportation advocacy group Livable Streets join the show to discuss Uber and Lyft threatening to leave Minneapolis.

A report illustrating a downward trend in Boston commercial property values that could mean a city revenue shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over the next five years is referenced by Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn in this article.

A report illustrating a downward trend in Boston commercial property values that could mean a city revenue shortfall of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion over the next five years is referenced in this article.

A recent report released by the nonprofit Boston Policy Institute and cSPA estimates that tax revenue from commercial buildings could fall up to $1.5 billion below prior projections over the next five years

"This is not a short-term challenge but the arrival of a new normal," one in which annual tax collections in 2029 and beyond will be roughly $500 million a year below what they are today.

Evan Horowitz comments on the reasons younger people want to move out of the Greater Boston area.