Topic
urban development
222 published works
Massachusetts Land Use Monitor
Boston Redevelopment Authority 1957-2016 – RIP?
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced this week that the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) is not only changing its name, but changing its business practices and approach with communities affected by the…
The Right Coast
San Diego snags coveted nod from prestigious periodical | San Diego Reader
Citing the city s temperate climate, numerous underpasses, beautiful public parks, and historically generous populace, Hobo Magazine has awarded San Diego its annual golden shopping cart, ranking it the number-one…
PropertyProf Blog
Roark gives TED Talk on Development and Human Impact
By Chris Odinet
Marc Roark (Savannah) recently gave a TED Talk on his article Human Impact Statements (Washburn Law Journal). Here's the abstract from SSRN:When a city undertakes a development project, low income…
Land Use Prof Blog
UN releases “Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda” in anticipation of Habitat III
Earlier this month, in anticipation of UN Habitat III in Quito, Ecuador this coming October, the "Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda" was released. It is a good summary…
PropertyProf Blog
Belfast or Bust!
As many of you know, the annual meeting for the Association of Law, Property, and Society is this week in Belfast at Queen’s University. In honor of the upcoming conference,…
The Right Coast
Chargers aim for urban San Diego stadium: Who pays? | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
So what about the taxpayers half, a cool $550 million? This is where it gets interesting.via www.sandiegouniontribune.comI'm glad I'm not a SD taxpayer.
The Right Coast
Public Spaces Then and Now by Fred Siegel, City Journal Winter 2016
Success has bred its own problems, however. With the city s rising population, subway crowding and car traffic are worse than ever. The sidewalks in Times Square overflow with tourists,…
Land Use Prof Blog
WSJ: GE Among Dozens of Corporate Giants Fleeing Suburbs for Urban Centers
The Wall Street Journal had a nice piece last week about GE's decision to leave its leafy office park headquarters in Connecticut and head for the bright lights of Boston:In…
PropertyProf Blog
Miller on Financing Local Food Factories
Stephen Miller (Idaho) has posted Financing Local Food Factories (Fordham Urban Law Journal) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This Article seeks to change how local food is conceived in terms of…
Land Use Prof Blog
January 12 in D.C.: HUD at 50: Creating Pathways to Opportunity
Register here.Join HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research on January 12 for a thought-provoking discussion exploring how HUD’s policies have evolved over the last 50 years and what direction…