The reform of zoning laws (atleast in California) is blocked by property owners sitting on low-tax properties.
Raising the land value tax would be a surefire way to make the opposition disappear as property owners would have to scramble to make their land more productive.
Yes, LVT solves problems at multiple levels (removes barriers to zoning reforms and incentivizes more productive use of land).
It’s also politically difficult to get passed. However, it seems if we were to try to turn the tide on just one policy, it would be LVT, as it solves a lot of other political problems downstream.
Raising the land value tax would be a surefire way to make the opposition disappear as property owners would have to scramble to make their land more productive.