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Powerpoint- Setback Speech, Michael Lewyn
Powerpoint- Setback Speech, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Setback regulations often require that all buildings be a certain amount of feet (usually about 25-50 feet from the street). As a result of these zoning rules, all destinations outside the most urban areas have to place either parking or useless green spaces between the street and a store, office building or residence.
I argue that these regulations make walking more difficult, for four reasons. First, pedestrians have to waste time walking through these empty spaces. Second, walking through a sea of parking is simply no fun. Pedestrians tend to enjoy shade and a sense of enclosure, so they …
Sprawl And The Law, Michael Lewyn
Sprawl And The Law, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Powerpoint used as basis for speech explaining legal issues related to suburban sprawl, focusing on legal rules (such as single-use zoning, minimum parking requirements, and subdivision regulations encouraging wide streets and long blocks) that contribute to sprawl.