A symposium piece on my use of field trips and guest speakers in my seminar...

The Supreme Court has held that when a government regulation reduces the value of property,...

American municipalities typically require landowners to provide visitors and guests with ample amounts of parking,...

Rebuts the "Inevitability Theory of Sprawl"- the common argument that anti-sprawl policies would be futile...

American streets are typically designed for fast automobile traffic. As a result, those streets are...

In Sprawl: A Compact History, Robert Bruegmann, an art historian, has painted a superficially convincing...

Shows how zoning law in Jacksonville contributes to automobile dependence.

A review of Donald Shoup's book, The High Cost of Free Parking (to be published...

The article describes two visions of suburban development, a “smart growth” vision which critiques automobile-dependent...

This article compares the SmartCode (a model New Urbanist zoning code) to conventional pro-sprawl zoning...

In the fall of 2004, I taught a seminar on “The Law of Sprawl” at...

Numerous commentators have suggested that the spread-out, automobile-dependent urban form (often referred to as “sprawl”)...

The article explains how automobile-dependent suburban sprawl is in conflict with Jewish law and Jewish...

A book review addressing the city of Atlanta's pro-sprawl transportation, zoning and urban renewal policies.

In 2002, The American Planning Association (APA), a nationwide organization of land use planners, published...

This article addresses the constitutionality and wisdom of Oregon's urban growth boundary (UGB) program. The...

This article discusses a variety of state, federal and local policies which have reduced transit...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ordered local governments to make bus and train systems...

Explains why conservatives should be concerned about suburban sprawl, and how market-oriented solutions can mitigate...

An article I wrote while in practice, proposing reforms in the FCC's "distress sale" program.

A highly technical piece about communications law, focusing on "time brokerage" agreements. Under these agreements,...

Cumulative voting is most appropriate in small towns, nonpartisan elections, and jurisdictions in which voters...

In 1993, Lani Guinier was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. Her...

An extensive discussion of constitutional issues related to partisan gerrymandering.

One of my first articles. A discussion of the gap between perceptions of crime and...

Although poliitical activity is protected from antitrust liability under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, evidence of such...

Rebuts myth that public transit is inherently unpopular by pointing out that where development is...

Criticizes state-imposed limits on local taxation on the ground that state governments have no legitimate...

Explains that suburban schools are more popular than urban schools primarily due to their more...

Compares Jacksonville's murder rate with those of several other cities, using various techniques. Concludes that...

Defends Jacksonville's annexation of its Duval County suburbs, and compares Jacksonville's post-annexation fate with that...

Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.

Criticizes cul-de-sacs on the ground that they detract from neighborhood walkability, and proposes a variety...

Asserts that the rising price of oil justifies land use reforms designed to facilitate walking...

Criticizes municipal minimum parking requirements.

Commentators on transportation policy sometimes write as if drivers and nondrivers are locked in a...

While Jacksonville's older, more walkable neighborhoods and its newest suburbs have been thriving, its 1950s...

Criticizes "Hometown Democracy" - a proposal to decide comprehensive plan amendments in Florida by referendum.

This article calls for a deregulatory land use policy that allows more compact development in...

An op-ed length critique of zoning and planning in Jacksonville.

Criticizes proposals for a new outer beltway highway near Jacksonville, FL.

I lived without a car in Jacksonville, FL (one of America's most car-dependent large cities)...

Criticizes recent street widening in Jacksonville.

Proposes a variety of anti-sprawl policies that smart growth supporters and property rights advocates should...

Addresses issues raised in my Wayne Law Review article about Houston, but in concise op-ed...

Despite their libertarian rhetoric, highway lobby supporters have "auto-totalitarian" ambitions: They wish to create a...

Discusses negative effects of suburban sprawl upon Americans too poor or disabled to drive.

Some parents keep their children locked up inside Mommy's car and house until they learn...

Supporters and opponents of New Urbanism speak as if New Urbanism is some sort of...

Compares Buffalo to Cleveland, suggesting that Cleveland's downtown is more prosperous than that of Buffalo...

Explains effect of sprawl upon Cleveland region, pointing out that sprawl "a creature of Big...

In multicandidate elections, an unpopular candidate can often win with a minority of the vote...

A review of John Sewell's book, The Shape of the Suburbs: Understanding Toronto’s Sprawl. Sewell...

A speech explaining the relationship between suburban sprawl, Jewish values and Jewish observance.

A brief (about 20-minute) speech explaining why government regulation promotes automobile-dependent development.

PowerPoints for a speech explaining that sprawl in Canada is (1) less extensive than in...

A discussion of my use of field trips and guest speakers in my seminar on...

Discusses a variety of policies that both limit sprawl and enhance, rather than reducing, landowners'...

Links sprawl to zoning and other land use regulation, using Jacksonville as a case in...

A speech explaining how land use regulations lead to automobile-dependent development, and suggesting a range...

A PowerPoint presentation that shows how zoning, parking and street design regulations make Jacksonville one...

A brief outline of how land use regulation causes sprawl; probably a bit less sophisticated...

This speech argued that conservatives should fight sprawl as a threat to conservative values such...