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Land Use Prof Blog
Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This…Overpass…??
With a nod to Reagan's famous Berlin Wall line, the CNU has published a recent list of "Freeways Without a Future".A very interesting piece that, even if less than half…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tennessee Governor Haslam Talks to Road Builders About Jobs, Business Growth and Tort Reform
In a room filled with more than a hundred highway and bridge contractors, yesterday Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam helped kick off the Tennessee Road Builder Association's "Day on the Hill"…
China Law Blog
China’s 12th Five Year Plan: Infrastructure, Infrastructure, and More Infrastructure
On Monday, March 14, The PRC National People’s Congress approved China's 12th Five Year Plan and the outline of the plan was released to the public yesterday. The full 105-page…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
Regulatory Round Up 3.11.11
Pun Alert: Obama's proposal for high speed trains is picking up some speed (ouch), with the help of a couple Mad Men. Headline of the Week: If BIS Can't Understand…
Land Use Prof Blog
Billions for High Speed Rail
Vice President Biden made an announcement Tuesday that's grabbing headlines - $53 billion in the Administration's proposed budget for high speed rail. From an article on CNN.com:The proposed new investment…
Land Use Prof Blog
C’mon FDOT…
...you can do better than this:According to city planners and elected officials, residents and activists, the reason is simple: Brickell Avenue, the spine of Miami's densest pedestrian district, lacks sufficient…
Land Use Prof Blog
Land Use in the State of the Union
I didn't have time to watch it last night, so I asked my students this morning to identify the land use issues in the President's speech. They mentioned two things: high-speed rail, and…
Land Use Prof Blog
Robert Moses, The Musical
Not too long ago, Jamie posted about a musical based on Atlantic Yards. It seems like the New York theater scene just can't resist land use topics (not that I…
Land Use Prof Blog
Tough Times for Municipalities?
One danger of the continuing downturn is that it becomes a permanent economic correction. This would likely mean a fundamental reconfiguring of city budgets--a shrinking bottom line that would result…
Land Use Prof Blog
Another Lost Opportunity…
I'm a strong believer in the idea that our country's decision to invest roughly $200 billion in the interstate was one of the first missteps we took on the road…