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A Libertarian Smart Growth Agenda, Michael E. Lewyn
A Libertarian Smart Growth Agenda, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Discusses a variety of policies that both limit sprawl and enhance, rather than reducing, landowners' property rights.
Sprawl, Y'All, Michael E. Lewyn
Sprawl, Y'All, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Explains why conservatives should be worried about suburban sprawl.
Saving The Inner Suburbs, Michael E Lewyn
Saving The Inner Suburbs, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
While Jacksonville's older, more walkable neighborhoods and its newest suburbs have been thriving, its 1950s and 1960s suburbs have been declining. This article analyzes the causes of (and possible solutions to) this problem.
Five Myths About Sprawl , Michael E Lewyn
Five Myths About Sprawl , Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
In Sprawl: A Compact History, Robert Bruegmann, an art historian, has painted a superficially convincing case for the status quo, asserting that sprawl is “a natural result of affluence that occurs in all urbanized societies.” Bruegmann's book has generated glowing media publicity. This article suggests that Bruegmann overestimates the universality of sprawl, by overlooking the differences between pedestrian-friendly cities with some sprawling development and cities in which automobile-dependent sprawl is the only choice available to most consumers. In addition, Bruegmann understates the harmful social effects of sprawl, especially the effect of automobile-dependent development upon non-drivers. Bruegmann also consistently underestimates the …
You Can Have It All: Less Sprawl And Property Rights Too, Michael E. Lewyn
You Can Have It All: Less Sprawl And Property Rights Too, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
The article describes two visions of suburban development, a “smart growth” vision which critiques automobile-dependent suburban sprawl, and a “property rights” vision which emphasizes individual freedom. The article then shows that these visions are to a great extent reconcilable, by discussing a variety of legal reforms which can both reduce suburban sprawl and enhance landowners’ property rights. For example, if zoning laws were reformed to allow landowners to build more compact developments, landowners would obviously have a wider range of options (thus enhancing property rights) and more people could live within walking distance of jobs, shops and public transit (thus …
Laws That Create Sprawl , Michael E Lewyn
Laws That Create Sprawl , Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
A speech explaining how land use regulations lead to automobile-dependent development, and suggesting a range of possible solutions. This speech was given twice in the same day, once in Indianapolis and again in Bloomington.
Why Sprawl Is A Conservative Issue , Michael E Lewyn
Why Sprawl Is A Conservative Issue , Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
This speech argued that conservatives should fight sprawl as a threat to conservative values such as limited government, freedom, lower taxes, and social stability. I explained how sprawl is the direct result of big government, education policies, and housing regulations that still favor suburban construction on previously undeveloped land. He will also discusses policies that could limit or mitigate sprawl and yet be consistent with conservative and libertarian values such as individual choice and free market activity.
Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Michael E Lewyn
Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Explains why conservatives should be concerned about suburban sprawl, and how market-oriented solutions can mitigate sprawl.
Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? , Michael E Lewyn
Are Spread Out Cities Really Safer? , Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
One of my first articles. A discussion of the gap between perceptions of crime and the reality of crime, noting that sprawling Sun Belt cites were erroneously perceived as safer than they really were, while older, denser northern cities were erroneously perceived as more dangerous.