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Transportation
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Capital Thinking
House and Senate Conference Continues on Highway and Transit Bill, Conference Report May Come This Week
Legislative Activity House and Senate Conference Continues on Highway and Transit Bill, Conference Report May Come This Week House and Senate conferees hope to finalize an agreement on a multi-year…
Land Use Prof Blog
Cal. Air Res. Bd.’s archived webcast on land use in the next AB32 Scoping Plan
The California Air Resources Board has archived a webcast of its meeting last week regarding the next AB 32 Scoping Plan. In particular, starting at approximately 2:31:00, the webcast turns…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Anderson et al. on Traffic and Happiness
By BDG
"Superstitions, Street Traffic, and Subjective Well-Being" NBER Working Paper No. w21551MICHAEL L. ANDERSON, U.C. Berkeley - Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsFANGWEN LU, University of California, Berkeley; YIRAN ZHANG, Renmin University of ChinaJUN YANG, Beijing Transportation…
Land Use Prof Blog
Two upcoming ABA webinars on the sharing economy
I am delighted to be a panelist on two upcoming webinars on the sharing economy hosted by the ABA. The first webinar, Is Sharing Really Caring? Part I: The Law of…
Land Use Prof Blog
Sept 27-29: American Planning Association Policy and Advocacy Conference in D.C.
I am excited to be speaking at the American Planning Association's Policy and Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. in just a few days. Below is the tentative schedule, and a…
Land Use Prof Blog
Two articles on the sharing economy
NYT has an article about how Uber is challenging that last bastion of the taxi industry: airports. Query whether Uber will soon be charging airport access fees, or if those…
Cov Africa
Ethiopian Airlines Is Bringing Africa Together and to the World
The ongoing expansion activities of Ethiopian Airlines has the potential to make a significant impact on intra-African trade and in deepening the region’s integration into the global economy. At between…
Government and Public Policy
Rising Traffic Concerns Could Provide Cash Flow Stability for Miami’s Transportation P3 Solution
With plans to reduce Biscayne Boulevard to fewer lanes to allow for the creation of a promenade and bicycle lanes in Downtown Miami, some are arguing that the need for…
PropertyProf Blog
Lewyn on How to Make America Walkable
Michael Lewyn (Touro) has posted How to Make America Walkable (Real Estate Law Journal) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:A recent survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors showed that…
PropertyProf Blog
Is America’s Transportation System Racist?
An long article in Slate argues in the affirmative:Race and transportation have long been intertwined, whether it be federally funded highways that plowed through, or isolated, minority neighborhoods; Rosa Parks…