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Full-Text Articles in Architecture
Public Transit: Myth And Reality, Michael E. Lewyn
Public Transit: Myth And Reality, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Rebuts myth that public transit is inherently unpopular by pointing out that where development is compact and streets are walkable, transit ridership tends to be higher.
Keep It Local, Michael E. Lewyn
Keep It Local, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Criticizes state-imposed limits on local taxation on the ground that state governments have no legitimate interest in setting local tax rates.
A Tale Of Two School Systems, Michael E. Lewyn
A Tale Of Two School Systems, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Explains that suburban schools are more popular than urban schools primarily due to their more socially homogenous student bodies, and suggests that urban school systems seek to retain students through expanded magnet school programs.
Sprawl In Europe And America, Michael E. Lewyn
Sprawl In Europe And America, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Rebuts the "Inevitability Theory of Sprawl"- the common argument that anti-sprawl policies would be futile in the United States because sprawl has grown even in Europe. Although Europeans are far more likely to travel on foot, bike or public transit than Americans, some commentators argue that these realities are irrelevant because European cities are trending towards sprawl- that is, that Europeans are far more likely to live in suburbs and drive to work than they once did.
This article argues that the European "trend to sprawl" is in the process of reversing itself. Over the past decade, some European cities …