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Land Use Prof Blog
The suburbs are a Ponzi scheme
I enjoyed this post by Charles Marohn from Strong Towns on grist.org. At our clinic (VLS) we discuss smart growth/smart decline principles and have focused on environmental and social impacts.…
Land Use Prof Blog
Giant Kenyan Superhighway
My husband grew up in East Africa and follows the regional news fairly closely. A couple of days ago he sent me a link to this NPR story about a…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Bridge Study Causes DRIC Delay
Senators believe they need to know more about how the proposed crossing between Detroit and Windsor will be built. Governor Snyder had called for a July 1 deadline for the…
PropertyProf Blog
The Glorious Ruins of the Erie Canal
By propertyprof
I haven't subscribed to a paper newspaper in years, but when the New York Times moved to a pay-to-read model, I started getting the Sunday Times in newsprint in order…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Citizens Get Hurt
The attached Detroit News article provides the weak defense of an attempt to create havoc in a community. Who paid the Americans for Prosperity - Michigan entity? Was Mr. Hagerstrom just doing…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
The Art of Monopoly: The Detroit-Windsor Border Crossing
The owners of the Ambassador Bridge argue that a toll rate war will break out if a second crossing is constructed. Does this not tell us that maybe tolls are…
Land Use Prof Blog
More on Highway Removal…
Okay. If you follow this blog much, you probably know that I have a penchant for posting articles that discuss the benefit of removing highways (especially elevated ones) that bisect,…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
A Guide to Federal Utility Condemnation
Very few guides exist that describe how to deal with federal acquisitions initiated by utility companies. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) can delegate eminent domain power to utilities for…
Land Use Prof Blog
Road Wars?
Kudos to the Charleston County Council for rejecting the state's efforts to build a highway extension that relies on outdated, disproven methods for moving vehicles around. Considering that it was…
Land Use Prof Blog
Transit Expansion in Metro Atlanta?
The AJC recently ran a very surprising story about transportation funding requests from Metro Atlanta jurisdictions. "Surprising" because more than half of the local government funding requests (which would be…