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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Law
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.
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.
2009 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2009 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
2008 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2008 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design Is Not Negligent, Michael E. Lewyn
Why Pedestrian-Friendly Street Design Is Not Negligent, Michael E. Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
[to be published at University of Louisville Law Review] In recent decades, American state and local highway officials have built wide streets and roads designed primarily to accommodate high-speed automobile traffic. However, such high-speed streets are more dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists than streets with slower traffic, and thus fail to adequately accommodate nondrivers. Government officials design streets for high-speed traffic partially because of their fear of tort liability. An influential street engineering manual, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ “Green Book”, has generally favored the construction of such high-speed streets, and transportation planners fear that if …