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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 …
How Government Regulation Forces Americans Into Their Cars: A Case Study, Michael E Lewyn
How Government Regulation Forces Americans Into Their Cars: A Case Study, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Shows how zoning law in Jacksonville contributes to automobile dependence.
Planners Gone Wild: The Overregulation Of Parking, Michael E Lewyn, Shane Cralle
Planners Gone Wild: The Overregulation Of Parking, Michael E Lewyn, Shane Cralle
Michael E Lewyn
A review of Donald Shoup's book, The High Cost of Free Parking (to be published in William Mitchell Law Review).
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 …