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Yes, Thankfully, Euclid Lives, Charles M. Haar, Michael Allan Wolf Jan 2004

Yes, Thankfully, Euclid Lives, Charles M. Haar, Michael Allan Wolf

Fordham Law Review

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Euclid Lives? The Uneasy Legacy Of Progressivism In Zoning, Eric R. Claeys Jan 2004

Euclid Lives? The Uneasy Legacy Of Progressivism In Zoning, Eric R. Claeys

Fordham Law Review

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A Tale Of Three Northern Manhattan Communities: Case Studies Of Political Empowerment In The Planning And Developing Process, Richard C. Bass, Cuz Potter Jan 2004

A Tale Of Three Northern Manhattan Communities: Case Studies Of Political Empowerment In The Planning And Developing Process, Richard C. Bass, Cuz Potter

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article reviews three development proposals in Northern Manhattan communities, how community boards responded to those proposals, and how the responses affected the outcome of each development. The article begins with a broad overview of the history of community boards' role in urban planning in New York City. It finds that boards have become increasingly influential in new development plans, empowering the communities they represent. The Article goes on to analyze three recent proposals in turn (an expansion of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, a residential development in Central Harlem, and a comprehensive rezoning of East Harlem) according to "zoning," …


Local Governments That Purposely Delay Land Use Projects, What Law Applies - An Analysis Of United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. V. Township Of Warrington And The Substantive Due Process Tests As Applied By The Third Circuit, Shari K. Gekoski Jan 2004

Local Governments That Purposely Delay Land Use Projects, What Law Applies - An Analysis Of United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc. V. Township Of Warrington And The Substantive Due Process Tests As Applied By The Third Circuit, Shari K. Gekoski

Villanova Law Review

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Smart Growth, State Policy And Public Process In Maine: The Dunstan Crossing Experience, Sylvia Most, Samuel B. Merrill, Jack D. Kartez Jan 2004

Smart Growth, State Policy And Public Process In Maine: The Dunstan Crossing Experience, Sylvia Most, Samuel B. Merrill, Jack D. Kartez

Maine Policy Review

Sprawling development in Maine’s growth areas continues in spite of the state’s emphasis on comprehensive planning over the past 20 years. In this article, the authors present some lessons to be learned from Scarborough’s Dunstan Crossing project, a planned development which would have incorporated many of the goals of the national “smart growth” movement. The project was approved by the elected town council (one of whom is co-author Sylvia Most), and it was in compliance with Scarborough’s town comprehensive plan. Nonetheless, the project for now has effectively been blocked after a lengthy period, described here, that saw a citizen referendum, …