The City of Chicago just recently released its “Cut the Tape” report, which looks at how to build more housing in particular and encourage growth otherwise. I like the report because it shows how zoning is part of
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Dillon’s Rule is on the ropes in Illinois
Land use folks might be interested in following a current bill in the Illinois legislature that would eliminate Dillon's Rule in the state. In Illinois, Dillon's Rule only applies to non-home rule local government units, which are defined as cities…
Reviving Rural America Toward Policies for Resilience Author by Ann M. Eisenberg
Ann (Annie) Eisenberg (West Virginia COL) has recently published Reviving Rural America Toward Policies for Resilience. Details below:We often hear that there is no way out of the modern economic and political tensions that fall along geographic lines. The media…
Litwak and Sullivan on Oregon Land Use Law
Jeffrey Litwak (Lewis & Clark) and Edward Sullivan (Portland State) recently published the 2025 edition of their book, Oregon Land Use Law: Cases and Materials, which is available here. Here is their abstract:Land use law is a staple in…
Robbing the TIF to Pay the School Board?
Some local Chicago news that may be of interest… the Chicago schools are facing a budget shortfall of an estimated $500 million. The teachers' union is proposing to "close" the TIFs, which are numerous in the city, and send the…
Films for land use lovers
The Chicago Architecture Center's Architecture and Design Film Festival has a bunch of great films that any good land use lover might want to see. Some of them are already out on streaming services…Here is a link to the…
What does it take to convert office space to housing?
A new report by SPUR, the San Francisco Planning & Urban Research organization, provides some great ideas for what it takes to convert downtown office space into housing. The report differs from some previous studies because–importantly–it takes into account developer…
Feb 2 – Disaster Law & Policy: Global Perspectives @ GSU Law
Register for Disaster Law & Policy: Global Perspectives, a virtual (and in person) event on Thursday, February 2nd from 9 am – 2 pm EST celebrating the release of The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy edited by John Marshall (GSU…
AALS – See you at the Property / S&L / CED sections’ housing panel and Property WIP
I am going to be at AALS in San Diego for the first time in a long while. I'm speaking at the Property / State & Local Government / CED sections' panel on housing on the 6th and also commenting…
2022 Federal Land Use Law & Litigation…now edited by me!
It has been out for several months, but I wanted to note that I took over the Federal Land Use Law & Litigation treatise this year. Although the book is dated 2022, it is current through August, 2022 and is…