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Planners Gone Wild: The Overregulation Of Parking, Michael Lewyn
Planners Gone Wild: The Overregulation Of Parking, Michael Lewyn
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Five Myths About Sprawl, Michael Lewyn
Five Myths About Sprawl, Michael Lewyn
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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 Lewyn
How Government Regulation Forces Americans Into Their Cars: A Case Study, Michael Lewyn
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You Can Have It All: Less Sprawl And Property Rights Too, Michael Lewyn
You Can Have It All: Less Sprawl And Property Rights Too, Michael Lewyn
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Some commentators believe that smart growth and property rights are at loggerheads - and to be sure, these theories do lead to differing positions on a few issues (most notably urban growth boundaries and similar anti-sprawl regulations). But as to a wide variety of issues, smart growth advocates and property rights theorists can find common ground. Both groups can support eliminating zoning regulations that mandate automobile-dependent, sprawling development, such as single-use zoning, minimum parking requirements and minimum lot size requirements.