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Redevelopment
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PropertyProf Blog
New Jersey’s Post Kelo Reforms
By propertyprof
John Ross of Reason magazine details how New Jersey's post-Kelo reforms actually make eminent domain abuse more likely:The law purports to do two things: first, codify a 2007 NewJersey Supreme…
Science, Law & the Environment
New Changes to the Model Toxics Control Act: Addition of Model Remedies, new Brownfields Options, and new Funding Sources
By Doug Steding
Right at the end of the last legislative session, the State Legislature passed Substitute Senate Bill 5296, amending Washington's Model Toxics Control Act, RCW Chapter 70.105D. These amendments are the…
Environmental Law Post
Brownfield Cleanup Program, a Boon to Upstate Development, Under Siege
The Brownfield Cleanup Program has encouraged many private-sector cleanups of contaminated real property throughout upstate New York. By providing tax credits and other methods of funding, New York State has…
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
NJ General Assembly Amends Redevelopment Eminent Domain Leg.
By David Snyder
The New Jersey General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill intending to “clarify” the use of eminent domain by a municipality and amending the due process provisions of the Local Redevelopment…
RedevelopNJ
New Jersey Future’s annual Redevelopment Forum set for March 1
By Ted Zangari
New Jersey Future is hosting its annual Redevelopment Forum at the Hyatt in New Brunswick on Friday, March 1. Learn from New Jersey’s experts in the field about the best…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Redevelopment: Rising From The Ashes Or Final Death Rattle?
By Phillip Tate and Michael Kiely Two cases filed in Sacramento County, City of Cerritos v. State of California and Syncora Guarantee Inc. v. State of California, have challenged the…
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
BRA Approves $615M Project to Fill the Filene’s Crater
It looks like the 5-year-old hole in the ground where Filene's used to sit in Downtown Crossing is finally going to be filled. Last night, in a much anticipated vote, the Boston Redevelopment Authority…
inversecondemnation.com
Honolulu Premiere: “Urbanized” – Designing Cities, Working Cities
Thanks to the Land Use Prof Blog for getting the word out about the most recent documentary from filmmaker Gary Hustwit, "Urbanized," which will have its Hawaii premier this weekend…
PropertyProf Blog
Lefcoe on the End of Redevelopment in California
By propertyprof
George Lefcoe (USC) has posted Redevelopment in California: Its Abrupt Termination and A Texas-Inspired Proposal for A Fresh Start on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This paper describes how redevelopment in California…
Land Use Prof Blog
Lefcoe on California Redevelopment Decision
George Lefcoe (USC) has posted CRA v. Matosantos: The Demise of Redevelopment in California and a Proposal for a Fresh Start. The abstract:This paper describes how redevelopment in California came…