I have been teaching at numerous law schools since 2000, and have written extensively on issues relating to urban and suburban development.
Articles
Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)
In Sprawl: A Compact History, Robert Bruegmann, an art historian, has painted a superficially convincing...
How Government Regulation Forces Americans Into Their Cars: A Case Study, Widener Law Journal (2007)
Shows how zoning law in Jacksonville contributes to automobile dependence.
Planners Gone Wild: The Overregulation of Parking (with Shane Cralle), William Mitchell Law Review (2007)
A review of Donald Shoup's book, The High Cost of Free Parking (to be published...
New Urbanist Zoning for Dummies, Alabama Law Review (2006)
This article compares the SmartCode (a model New Urbanist zoning code) to conventional pro-sprawl zoning...
The Law of Sprawl: A Road Map, Quinnipiac Law Review (2006)
In the fall of 2004, I taught a seminar on “The Law of Sprawl”...
Op-Eds
Saving The Inner Suburbs, Folio Weekly (2007)
While Jacksonville's older, more walkable neighborhoods and its newest suburbs have been thriving, its 1950s...
Hometown Blues, Folio Weekly (2007)
Criticizes "Hometown Democracy" - a proposal to decide comprehensive plan amendments in Florida by referendum.
Yes to Development, Yes to Density , Folio Weekly (2007)
This article calls for a deregulatory land use policy that allows more compact development in...
Jacksonville's Sprawl Is Jacksonville's Fault , Folio Weekly (2007)
An op-ed length critique of zoning and planning in Jacksonville.
The Case Against Roads, Folio Weekly (Jacksonville entertainment weekly) (2007)
Criticizes proposals for a new outer beltway highway near Jacksonville, FL.
Works in Progress
Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design Is Not Negligent, ExpressO (2008)
In recent decades, American state and local highway officials have built wide streets and roads...
Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design Is Not Negligent, ExpressO (2008)
In recent decades, American state and local highway officials have built wide streets and roads...
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL: LESS SPRAWL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS TOO, ExpressO (2007)
The article describes two visions of suburban development, a “smart growth” vision which critiques...
Speeches
How Zoning Causes Sprawl, Widener University School of Law, conference on "Squaring the Circle on Sprawl" (2007)
Links sprawl to zoning and other land use regulation, using Jacksonville as a case in...
Laws That Create Sprawl , American Lung Association, Bloomington Transportation Options for People, Marion County Health Department (2006)
A speech explaining how land use regulations lead to automobile-dependent development, and suggesting a range...
How Government Regulation Creates Sprawl: Jacksonville As A Case Study , Florida Coastal School of Law Environmental Summit (2006)
A PowerPoint presentation that shows how zoning, parking and street design regulations make Jacksonville one...
National League of Cities speech on zoning , National League of Cities (2001)
A brief outline of how land use regulation causes sprawl; probably a bit less sophisticated...
Why Sprawl Is A Conservative Issue , Smart Growth Speaker Series (2001)
This speech argued that conservatives should fight sprawl as a threat to conservative values such...