Environmental Law

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

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How Sprawl Happened in Toronto, ExpressO (2010)

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

 

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What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), Fordham Environmental Law Review (2010)

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

 

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Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

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Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design is Not Negligent, University of Louisville Law Review (2008)

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

 

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Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

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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” at...

 

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Suburban Sprawl, Jewish Law, and Jewish Values, Southeastern Environmental Law Review (2004)

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

 

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How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Ecology Law Quarterly (2003)

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

 

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Sprawl, Growth Boundaries and the Rehnquist Court , Utah Law Review (2002)

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

 

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Campaign of Sabotage: Big Government's War Against Public Transportation , Columbia Journal of Environmental Law (2001)

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

 

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Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Marquette Law Review (2000)

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

 

Housing Law

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Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

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Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

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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...

 

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Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Marquette Law Review (2000)

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

 

Land Use Planning

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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.

 

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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...

 

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

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Alternative Learning Formats in a Land Use Seminar, Pace Law School (2011)

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

 

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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,...

 

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How Sprawl Happened in Toronto, ExpressO (2010)

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

 

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What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), Fordham Environmental Law Review (2010)

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

 

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A Libertarian Smart Growth Agenda, Midwest Political Science Association conference (2009)

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

 

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Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

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Sprawl, Y'All, Folio Weekly (2008)

Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.

 

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Circular Logic, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

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Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

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Lots of It, Folio Weekly (2008)

Criticizes municipal minimum parking requirements.

 

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Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design is Not Negligent, University of Louisville Law Review (2008)

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

 

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Saving The Inner Suburbs, Folio Weekly (2007)

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

 

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Hometown Blues, Folio Weekly (2007)

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

 

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Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

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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.

 

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Yes to Development, Yes to Density , Folio Weekly (2007)

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

 

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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...

 

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Jacksonville's Sprawl Is Jacksonville's Fault , Folio Weekly (2007)

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

 

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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...

 

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YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL: LESS SPRAWL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS TOO, Temple Law Review (2007)

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

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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” at...

 

Link

Widening Riverside is harmful , Florida Times-Union (2006)

Criticizes recent street widening in Jacksonville.

 

Link

A Libertarian Smart Growth Agenda , Planetizen.com (2006)

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

 

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How Overregulation Creates Sprawl (Even in a City without Zoning), Wayne Law Review (2005)

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

 

Link

Zoning Without Zoning , Planetizen.com (2003)

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

 

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How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Ecology Law Quarterly (2003)

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

 

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Twenty-First Century Planning and the Constitution, University of Colorado Law Review (2003)

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

 

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Sprawl, Growth Boundaries and the Rehnquist Court , Utah Law Review (2002)

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

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

Link

Sprawl = Injustice , Planetizen.com (2001)

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

 

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Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Marquette Law Review (2000)

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

 

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EAST AURORA ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A NEW URBANIST COMMUNITY DECADES BEFORE IT WAS COOL, Buffalo News (1998)

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

 

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What Buffalo Can Learn From Cleveland, Buffalo News (1997)

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

 

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Urban Sprawl Vicious Circle That Hurts Everyone , Crain's Cleveland Business (1997)

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

 

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Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? , Cleveland State Law Review (1993)

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

 

Law and Society

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

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Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

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Sprawl, Y'All, Folio Weekly (2008)

Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.

 

PDF

Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

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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.

 

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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...

 

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"THOU SHALT NOT PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE BLIND": THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR THE DISABLED, Hastings Law Journal (2001)

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

 

Link

Sprawl = Injustice , Planetizen.com (2001)

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

 

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Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Marquette Law Review (2000)

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

 

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Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? , Cleveland State Law Review (1993)

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

 

Legal Education

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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” at...

 

Property-Personal and Real

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

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What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), Fordham Environmental Law Review (2010)

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

 

PDF

Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

PDF

How Dangerous Is Jacksonville?, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

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Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

PDF

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...

 

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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” at...

 

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Sprawl, Growth Boundaries and the Rehnquist Court , Utah Law Review (2002)

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

 

State and Local Government Law

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

PDF

What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), Fordham Environmental Law Review (2010)

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

 

PDF

Keep It Local, Folio Weekly (2009)

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

 

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A Tale of Two School Systems, Folio Weekly (2009)

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

 

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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...

 

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Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

PDF

Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

PDF

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.

 

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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...

 

PDF

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...

 

File

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...

 

PDF

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” at...

 

PDF

How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Ecology Law Quarterly (2003)

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

 

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Twenty-First Century Planning and the Constitution, University of Colorado Law Review (2003)

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

 

Constitutional Law

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Twenty-First Century Planning and the Constitution, University of Colorado Law Review (2003)

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

 

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Sprawl, Growth Boundaries and the Rehnquist Court , Utah Law Review (2002)

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

 

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How To Limit Gerrymandering , Florida Law Review (1993)

An extensive discussion of constitutional issues related to partisan gerrymandering.

 

transportation

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

PDF

Public Transit: Myth and Reality, Folio Weekly (2009)

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

 

PDF

Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

PDF

Sprawl, Y'All, Folio Weekly (2008)

Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.

 

PDF

Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

Link

Jacksonville: Not So Driver Friendly, Metrojacksonville.com (2008)

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

 

PDF

Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design is Not Negligent, University of Louisville Law Review (2008)

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

 

PDF

Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

PDF

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.

 

PDF

The Case Against Roads, Folio Weekly (Jacksonville entertainment weekly) (2007)

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

 

File

Car-Free in Jacksonville, Folio Weekly (2007)

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

 

File

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...

 

Link

Widening Riverside is harmful , Florida Times-Union (2006)

Criticizes recent street widening in Jacksonville.

 

PDF

Car Czars Won't Yield To Transit Alternatives , Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2002)

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

 

PDF

Campaign of Sabotage: Big Government's War Against Public Transportation , Columbia Journal of Environmental Law (2001)

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

 

PDF

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...

 

PDF

"THOU SHALT NOT PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE BLIND": THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR THE DISABLED, Hastings Law Journal (2001)

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

 

Link

Sprawl = Injustice , Planetizen.com (2001)

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

 

PDF

PARENTS' ATTEMPTS AT 'PROTECTION' DO CHILDREN NO FAVORS IN LONG RUN, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2001)

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

 

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Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Marquette Law Review (2000)

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

 

public transit

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

PDF

Public Transit: Myth and Reality, Folio Weekly (2009)

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

 

PDF

Sprawl, Y'All, Folio Weekly (2008)

Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.

 

PDF

Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

PDF

Five Myths About Sprawl , Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal (2007)

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

 

PDF

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.

 

PDF

Car Czars Won't Yield To Transit Alternatives , Atlanta Journal-Constitution (2002)

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

 

PDF

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...

 

Link

Sprawl = Injustice , Planetizen.com (2001)

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

 

New Urbanism

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Life After Oil, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

PDF

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...

 

PDF

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...

 

PDF

EAST AURORA ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A NEW URBANIST COMMUNITY DECADES BEFORE IT WAS COOL, Buffalo News (1998)

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

 

Communications Law

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The Case For Color-Blind Distress Sales, Hastings Communications & Entertainment Law Journal (1996)

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

 

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When Is Time Brokerage A Transfer of Control? , Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal (1995)

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

 

Election Law

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Two Cheers For Instant Runoff Voting (2012)

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

 

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When Is Cumulative Voting Preferable To Single-Member Districting?, New Mexico Law Review (1995)

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

 

PDF

How Radical Is Lani Guinier? , Boston University Law Review (1994)

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

 

PDF

How To Limit Gerrymandering , Florida Law Review (1993)

An extensive discussion of constitutional issues related to partisan gerrymandering.

 

Antitrust

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The Admissibility of Evidence Protected by Noerr-Pennington, Antitrust (1989)

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

 

Transportation Law

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YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL: LESS SPRAWL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS TOO, Temple Law Review (2007)

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

 

Torts

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Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design is Not Negligent, University of Louisville Law Review (2008)

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

 

Comparative Law

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Sprawl in Europe And America, San Diego Law Review (2009)

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

 

crime

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How Dangerous Is Jacksonville?, Folio Weekly (2008)

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

 

education

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A Tale of Two School Systems, Folio Weekly (2009)

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

 

International Law

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How Sprawl Happened in Toronto, ExpressO (2010)

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

 

Sprawl

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Judaism and Sprawl, University of Illinois Law School (2011)

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

 

PDF

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.

 

File

Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

PDF

Alternative Learning Formats in a Land Use Seminar, Pace Law School (2011)

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

 

Canada

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Sprawl in Canada and the United States (powerpoint), PLPR (International Association on Planning Law and Property Rights (2011)

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

 

parking

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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.

 

PDF

What Would Coase Do? (About Parking Regulation), Fordham Environmental Law Review (2010)

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