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Infrastructure
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Land Use Prof Blog
A Tricky Environmental Scenario…
Environmental advocates are in a tricky situation near Palo Alto as a proposed high speed rail route may endanger a long-standing Redwood tree.The dilemma is all about what environmental issue…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Port Huron Bridge Expansion Plans
Cliff Schrader in the Port Huron Times Herald article notes how the uncertainty is to stabilizing economic planning throughout the Port Huron and Sarnia communities. He clearly is correct on…
Infrastructure Law Blog
By many measures, the state of American infrastructure is concerning
I recently received a link to a very informative blog post on the Blogineering blog which includes a compilation of 50 separate articles and videos addressing the current state of…
Green Building Law Update
Public-Private Partnerships Are a Bi-Paristan Issue?
I just finished up a presentation to the Construction User's Roundtable (i.e. users of construction services) regarding public private partnerships (P3s). P3s are defined by the National Council of Public…
PropertyProf Blog
The Road Less Traveled
By propertyprof
A stunning composite image of the 26 million individual road segments in the United States. No other elements (such as the outline of geographic features) have been added to this…
Land Use Prof Blog
Roadbuilder-in-Chief?
From today's Politico:The goals, according to the White House: “Rebuild 150,000 miles of roads — renewing our commitment to the backbone of our transportation system … . Construct and maintain 4,000…
Land Use Prof Blog
Falling Arches?
Say it isn't so!:As civic leaders reveled in last week's unveiling of grand plans to remake the Gateway Arch grounds, there was an ominous element not discussed. Almost 45 years…
Land Use Prof Blog
The Cost of Driving, The Cost of Roads…
Before I started focusing on land use issues, I never fully appreciated how much local land use planning is driven by federal and state road-building policy. I suspect this is…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Philadelphia Airport Expansion Continues
Philadelphia International is serious about expanding its airport. The lengthening of two runways and the construction of another will make this facility one of the best and most up to…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Positives and Negatives of a Pipeline
The Great Falls Tribune article reviews the balancing act that is involved in pipeline construction. On the one hand, there is a negative effect on the environment by the soil…