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Why pedestrians benefit from bike lanes

Last week, I went to a demonstration for bike lanes sponsored by Transportation Alternatives, a New York City advocacy group. Since I never…

Oct 15, 2017

Oct 15, 2017

My own “livable city” rankings

(adapted from a post at planetizen.com)

Sep 3, 2017

Sep 3, 2017

Land Prices as an argument against new housing

(adapted from a post at planetizen.com)

Sep 3, 2017

Sep 3, 2017

Are Jews Returning to Urban Cores?

(adapted from a post at planetizen.com)

Sep 3, 2017

Sep 3, 2017

The Gentrification of (Tiny Bits of) Gotham

reprinted from planetizen.com

Sep 1, 2017

Sep 1, 2017

Higher Quality Won’t Prevent NIMBYism

One argument I’ve heard in new urbanist circles sounds something like this “Neighborhood activists oppose new housing only because they…

Sep 1, 2017

Sep 1, 2017

Is there a perfect density?

In recent years, I have read numerous references to the phrase “Goldilocks density”: the idea that there is one level of density that is…

Aug 31, 2017

Aug 31, 2017

Can zoning mitigate flooding? Yes…and no

Once Houston started to flood, I saw post after post on my Facebook and Twitter feeds, all saying, in so many words, “If only Houston was…

Aug 31, 2017

Aug 31, 2017

Are high-rises more expensive?

One common argument against allowing the construction of taller apartment buildings is that tall buildings cost more to build, and thus are…

Aug 18, 2017

Aug 18, 2017

Why segregated schools are like zoning

Not long ago, I read a law review article complaining that some white areas in integrated southern counties were trying to secede from…

Aug 18, 2017

Aug 18, 2017

mlewyn

mlewyn

law professor at Touro Law Center (http://www.tourolaw.edu) . In addition to home pages I blog on the Planetizen and CNU group blogs. (Jewish, still single!)

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