Critical scholarship

Hudson Yards & TIF Financing

How Hudson Yards, the 7-train extension, and TIF-type financing rearranged public money in New York City — and what that teaches about who development is designed for.

Following the financing

Tax-increment-style instruments moved public risk toward private reward. The research traces the mechanics plainly, so communities can read the fine print of the next proposal.

Why it matters here

Understanding these instruments is a design literacy. It informs how we structure our own funding — transparent, earmarked, and reinvested.

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