I have been teaching at numerous law schools since 2000, and have written extensively on issues relating to urban and suburban development.
Articles
The Puzzling Persistence of Horizontal Privity, Probate & Property (2013)
A discussion of the horizontal privity doctrine. Under this doctrine, restrictive covenants are binding upon...
Two Cheers For Instant Runoff Voting, Phoenix Law Review (2012)
"Instant runoff voting" (IRV) is a system that allows voters to rank their choices in...
Sprawl in Canada and the United States, Urban Lawyer (2012)
The purpose of this Article is to ascertain whether (1) suburban sprawl is as widespread...
Alternative Learning Formats in a Land Use Seminar, Pace Environmental Law Review Online Companion (2011)
A symposium piece on my use of field trips and guest speakers in my seminar...
Character Counts: The "Character Of The Government Action" In Regulatory Takings Actions, Seton Hall Law Review (2010)
The Supreme Court has held that when a government regulation reduces the value of property,...
Op-Eds
Public Transit: Myth and Reality, Folio Weekly (2009)
Rebuts myth that public transit is inherently unpopular by pointing out that where development is...
Keep It Local, Folio Weekly (2009)
Criticizes state-imposed limits on local taxation on the ground that state governments have no legitimate...
A Tale of Two School Systems, Folio Weekly (2009)
Explains that suburban schools are more popular than urban schools primarily due to their more...
How Dangerous Is Jacksonville?, Folio Weekly (2008)
Compares Jacksonville's murder rate with those of several other cities, using various techniques. Concludes that...
The Road Not Taken, Folio Weekly (2008)
Defends Jacksonville's annexation of its Duval County suburbs, and compares Jacksonville's post-annexation fate with that...
Speeches
The False Hope of Comprehensive Planning, Hofstra University ("From the Outside In: Sustainable Futures for Global Cities and Suburbs" conference) (2013)
Some commentators on sprawl and smart growth speak of municipal comprehensive plans and sprawl as...
JUDAISM AND URBANISM: JEWISH COMMUNITIES REACT TO SUBURBANIZATION, Limmud NY (2013)
This speech addresses both how Jews should react to suburbanization and how they in fact...
Why Leave It To The Liberals? Conservative Views on Smart Growth, New Partners for Smart Growth (newpartners.org) (2013)
Part of panel discussion on "Why Leave It To The Liberals? Conservative Views on Smart...
Judaism and Sprawl, University of Illinois Law School (2011)
A speech explaining the relationship between suburban sprawl, Jewish values and Jewish observance.
Regulated Into Automobile Dependence: How City Hall Mandates Sprawl and What Planners Can Do About It, University of Illlinois, Department of Urban and Regional Planning (2011)
A brief (about 20-minute) speech explaining why government regulation promotes automobile-dependent development.