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Planetizen Blog Posts- First Half Of 2019, Michael Lewyn
Planetizen Blog Posts- First Half Of 2019, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Introduction To Transit-Oriented Development, Michael Lewyn
Introduction To Transit-Oriented Development, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
2015 Cnu Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2015 Cnu Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Planetizen Blog Posts September-December 2017, Michael Lewyn
Planetizen Blog Posts September-December 2017, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Planetizen.Com Blog Posts First Half Of 2017, Michael Lewyn
Planetizen.Com Blog Posts First Half Of 2017, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
2014 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2014 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
The Role Of The Law In The Availability Of Public Transit And Affordable Housing In Atlanta’S West End, Elliott Lipinsky
The Role Of The Law In The Availability Of Public Transit And Affordable Housing In Atlanta’S West End, Elliott Lipinsky
ELLIOTT LIPINSKY
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation that administers federal funds and provides technical assistance for the support of locally operated public transit systems. MARTA / Atlanta metro area are part of FTA Region IV (the Southeast). FTA would be involved, for instance, in financing the federal grant monies discussed above. But actual regulation of operations (i.e., what MARTA does each day, or what MARTA will plan to do regionally) is more closely regulated by Georgia agencies.
Until recently, the Atlanta metropolitan area had no powerful central agency to coordinate regional transit. The …
2011 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2011 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
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.
2008 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2008 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
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.
How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Michael E Lewyn
How City Hall Causes Sprawl - A Case Study, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
A book review addressing the city of Atlanta's pro-sprawl transportation, zoning and urban renewal policies.
"Thou Shalt Not Put A Stumbling Block Before The Blind": The Americans With Disabilities Act And Public Transit For The Disabled, Michael E Lewyn
"Thou Shalt Not Put A Stumbling Block Before The Blind": The Americans With Disabilities Act And Public Transit For The Disabled, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ordered local governments to make bus and train systems more accessible to the disabled. The ADA imposed costly requirements upon local public transit systems but did not give local governments funds with which to satisfy this mandate. By reducing the funds available to transit systems, the ADA has sometimes forced cutbacks in transit service for everyone (including, ironically, the disabled to the extent that disabled people were able to use public transit before the ADA's enactment). Thus, the ADA has occasionally been counterproductive.
The root cause of the ADA's inadequacy is that the ADA …
Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Michael E Lewyn
Suburban Sprawl: Not Just An Environmental Issue, Michael E Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Explains why conservatives should be concerned about suburban sprawl, and how market-oriented solutions can mitigate sprawl.