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LandUseProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThe end of Land Use Prof Blog ... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157104c37d970c2009-07-12T16:28:22-04:002009-07-12T20:28:22Z2009-07-12T20:28:22ZThe Land Use Prof Blog has been canceled. I pass along my thanks to everyone who has read and commented on this blog over the past three years. For future commentary from me on land use and community development law,...landuseprofThe risks of relying on rail …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570f0e1d5970c2009-07-09T09:19:15-04:002009-07-09T13:19:15Z2009-07-09T13:19:15ZThis is another “hometown week” post about my old hometown of Silver Spring, Md. I don’t usually write about transportation policy in this blog, in part because the topic can swallow up everything else. But today is an exception. Near...landuseprof“Hometown week” … and the tentative success of diversity …. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570e003e2970c2009-07-07T17:45:58-04:002009-07-07T21:45:58Z2009-07-07T21:45:58ZI’m spending July in my old hometown of Silver Spring, Md., which in my humble opinion is a rich locale for examining topics of land use law. Accordingly, I introduce “hometown week.” Silver Spring is a large suburb in Montgomery...landuseprofFloodplains and FEMA … and parentalism in Washington State …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef011570a534c9970c2009-07-01T15:03:25-04:002009-07-01T19:03:25Z2009-07-01T19:03:25ZIn this year of federal government intervention throughout the economy (do we really need standards for light bulbs when we have a cap-and-trade system coming, which would allow for the expression of preferences in carbon emissions?), it is no surprise...landuseprofClash of history and density …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157093ea24970c2009-06-29T15:55:07-04:002009-06-29T19:55:07Z2009-06-29T19:55:07ZIt’s common to think of community-oriented land use laws – historic preservation, smart growth, pedestrian-friendly design – as being complementing pieces of a whole. But this is not always the case: sometimes one goal clashes sharply with another. Let’s continue...landuseprofBright line or discretion in land use law?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01157159e4c0970b2009-06-25T15:12:34-04:002009-06-25T19:12:34Z2009-06-25T19:12:34ZThe heat of summer draws the mind to the coolness of the Pacific Northwest. But there is a story in the Portland Oregonian that highlights interesting questions about the difficult choices between bright-line rules and discretion in land use law....landuseprof“Exacting” a riverfront greenway in Philadelphia? …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684551632009-06-24T14:40:14-04:002009-06-24T18:40:14Z2009-06-24T18:40:14ZThe city of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s oldest, used to have a reputation for being somewhat staid. And this traditional conservatism has been reflected in its land use law. Until recently, Philadelphia followed an unwritten and very old-world-style policy...landuseprofPace Environmental Law Review is now peer-reviewed and seeking articles …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-684163972009-06-23T15:36:22-04:002009-06-23T19:36:22Z2009-06-23T19:36:22ZContinuing with the environmental theme this week, the Pace Environmental Law Review has asked me to pass along the announcement below. As we learn, for example. how suburban lawns affect water quality, how housing density affects air quality, and how...landuseprofInternational perspective: land use law and property in the Amazon tag:typepad.com,2003:post-683797772009-06-22T16:47:41-04:002009-06-22T20:47:41Z2009-06-22T20:47:41ZWhen I was kid in the 1970s, I thought that if I really wanted to get out of going to school, I could head for the Brazilian Amazon, which on my atlas seemed like an endless expanse of impenetrable rainforest....landuseprofStriking at the conformity of domestic requirements …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-682491372009-06-18T14:02:20-04:002009-06-18T18:02:20Z2009-06-18T18:02:20Z“Conformity” is a failing of land use that I often attempt to skewer. But as the United States becomes more diverse in myriad ways, and the benefits of diversity become more widely know, governments are slowly breaking down some of...landuseprofWho “pays” for land use lawsuit judgments against a town?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-682116332009-06-17T14:05:07-04:002009-06-17T18:05:07Z2009-06-17T18:05:07ZOne of the benefits of a system of litigation that allows for the award of punitive and other open-ended “damages” is that the litigation may force the defendant to “internalize” the full costs of its actions. A negligent driver not...landuseprofWhen efforts to curb sprawl backfire … tag:typepad.com,2003:post-681710592009-06-16T14:40:25-04:002009-06-16T18:40:25Z2009-06-16T18:40:25ZAsk an economist what happens if you regulate by law the supply of a good, and the economist will tell you that, not only will the price of that good rise, but that people will seek out alternatives that are...landuseprofWhat – Not every city protects it history?…tag:typepad.com,2003:post-679943812009-06-11T14:08:46-04:002009-06-11T18:08:46Z2009-06-11T18:08:46ZTomorrow the climactic game of the National Hockey League season will be played at Joe Louis Arena in “Hockeytown,” Detroit, Mich., where thousands of rabid fans will pack the downtown riverfront arena. The sight (more crowded for games than those...landuseprofProtection for nude dancing, deep in the heart of Texas …tag:typepad.com,2003:post-679073612009-06-09T15:30:21-04:002009-06-09T19:30:21Z2009-06-09T19:30:21ZWhenever I mention to students that some courts have held that “nude dancing” businesses receive some first amendment protection, I get back snickers and looks of disbelief. I then quickly add that not everyone agrees with this conclusion. Last Friday,...landuseprofWho needs the city council?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-678513252009-06-08T14:18:31-04:002009-06-08T18:18:31Z2009-06-08T18:18:31ZWhat’s the role of the local legislature in the creation of land use laws? The history of the past 100 years has been one of a general accretion of power and authority away from city, town, and county councils, and...landuseprof