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Planetizen Blog Posts- First Half Of 2019, Michael Lewyn

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How Suburbia Happened In Toronto, Michael Lewyn

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2014 Cnu Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn

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2012 Cnu Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn

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2010 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn

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Five Myths About Sprawl , Michael E Lewyn

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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 …

The Case Against Roads, Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

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

How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

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

Car Czars Won't Yield To Transit Alternatives , Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

Despite their libertarian rhetoric, highway lobby supporters have "auto-totalitarian" ambitions: They wish to create a dictatorship of the automobile, a society where government, by building roads to develop places without transit and then slashing bus service in the places that already have transit, makes it impossible to work without a car.

Campaign Of Sabotage: Big Government's War Against Public Transportation , Michael E Lewyn

Michael E Lewyn

This article discusses a variety of state, federal and local policies which have reduced transit ridership, such as unfunded mandates, anti-transit zoning policies, and highway funding policies that shifted development to areas with minimal or nonexistent transit service.

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

Michael E Lewyn

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