Topic
Infrastructure
542 published works
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
The Problems of Airport Funding
The Kalispell Airport has problems which occur for owners at airports throughout the country. Letting an airport go would cost untold sums by those who had the promise of access…
Infra Insight Blog
Pre-SOQ Informational Meeting Scheduled for Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project in New York
In advance of its deadline for statements of qualifications (SOQ), the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Thruway Authority are holding a Pre-SOQ Informational Meeting…
Land Use Prof Blog
Slate on the Death of High Speed Rail
Will Oremus writes in Slate on a Requiem for a Train: High Speed Rail is Dead in America; Should we Mourn it? From the article:Well, you can stop imagining it…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
Snow, Trees, and Wires
The surprise October snowstorm in the northeast reminds me of a trip home to New England several years ago, when I arrived in the midst of the "worst ice storm…
PropertyProf Blog
Prum & Catz on High Speed Rail in America
By propertyprof
Darren Prum (Florida State) and Sarah Catz have posted High Speed Rail in America: An Evaluation of the Regulatory, Real Property, and Environmental Obstacles a Project Will Encounter on SSRN. …
PropertyProf Blog
Friday’s Architecture Moment
By propertyprof
Sarah Williams Goldhagen has a fascinating article on the stuning scale of urban infrastructure projects in China:[S]ince the 1980s well over 100 million Chinese, and probably closer to 200 million,…
PropertyProf Blog
Bross on the Relationship Between Land Use and Infrastructure Planning
By propertyprof
James Bross (Georgia State) has posted Sewers: Infra Dig and Infra Dug (Urban Lawyer) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Julian Juergensmeyer is best known for his work on funding of infrastructure,…
Oregon Construction Law
PPPs: An Opportunity to Jump-Start Infrastructure Projects in a Down Economy
As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Authored by: Marcus Eyth Lots of people in the construction industry have been talking about public-private partnerships recently. But many folks…
Land Use Prof Blog
Ostrow on Land Law Federalism
Ashira Ostrow (Hofstra) has posted Land Law Federalism, 61 Emory L.J. ___ (forthcoming 2012). A must-read, this foundational work explores the theoretical framework for appropriate federal intervention in the state/local-dominated…
PropertyProf Blog
Ostrow on Land Law Federalism
By propertyprof
Ashira Ostrow (Hofstra) has posted Land Law Federalism (Emory Law Journal) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:In modern society, capital, information and resources pass seamlessly across increasingly porous jurisdictional boundaries; land…