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Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal, Volume 7, William & Mary Law School Aug 2018

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal, Volume 7, William & Mary Law School

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal

The Future of Regulatory Takings

October 12-13, 2017

Panel 1: The Future of Land Use Regulation: A Tribute to Callies

Panel 3: Property Rights in Water

Panel 4: The Denominator Problem and Other Emerging Issues in the Regulatory Takings Field


Requiescat In Pace: The Cemetery Dedication And Its Implications For Land Use In Louisiana And Beyond, Ryan M. Seidemann Apr 2018

Requiescat In Pace: The Cemetery Dedication And Its Implications For Land Use In Louisiana And Beyond, Ryan M. Seidemann

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Bike Lanes, Not Cars: Mobility And The Legal Fight For Future Los Angeles, Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez Feb 2018

Bike Lanes, Not Cars: Mobility And The Legal Fight For Future Los Angeles, Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

In 2015, the City of Los Angeles adopted the controversial Mobility Plan 2035. The Plan restructures city transportation planning by emphasizing alternatives to cars for the next twenty years. Predictably, bike lanes became its most polemic aspect. The Plan envisions dramatic increases in bike lanes throughout car-obsessed Los Angeles. This bike lane increase was challenged in court, with objectors claiming that eliminating car lanes would increase congestion and compromise air quality. These arguments are ironic, since environmental justifications typically motivate bike projects.

The Mobility Plan illustrates how law supports and challenges bike lane projects. This Article argues that although this …