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Bus Rapid Transit boom?

A lot of attention gets paid to light rail, high speed rail, and highway expansion as possible (and highly contested) approaches toward solving urban, regional, and national transportation problems. Comparatively, much less attention is given to the em… [...]

Alexander on New Regionalist Approaches to Sustainable Communities

Speaking of HUD, here’s a new article from Lisa T. Alexander (Wisconsisn) called The Promise and Perils of ‘New Regionalist’ Approaches to Sustainable Communities, forthcoming in the Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. 38 (2011). The abstract: This Art… [...]

"Passengers" Radio Documentary

Somewhat ironically I I was driving home, alone, from Atlanta on Sunday night when I heard an episode of Passengers. This is a short series of public radio documentaries about public transportation. Apparently I heard part three; among other topics,… [...]

Mixed Use/TOD/New Urbanism/Form-Based Codes "Day"

I’m asking for your help. I’ve blocked out one day near the end of the semester to focus directly on "modern urban development forms"–i.e., mixed use; transit-oriented development; new urbanism/neotraditional development; form-based codes; etc. The casebook I use has about… [...]

The Final Four and Land Use in the Unzoned City

As many of you might be aware, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four has been this weekend in Houston, where I live and teach. As I write this, the championship game is set to tip off in about an hour… [...]

Osofsky on Diagonal Federalism and Climate Change

Hari M. Osofsky (Minnesota) has posted Diagonal Federalism and Climate Change: Implications for the Obama Administration, Alabama Law Review, vol. 62 (2011). The abstract: The Obama Administration’s efforts on climate change continue to face daunting… [...]

Salkin and Nolon on Sustainable Development and Climate Change for Planners and Attorneys

Patricia Salkin (Albany) and John Nolon (Pace) have posted Integrating Sustainable Development Planning and Climate Change Management: A Challenge to Planners and Land Use Attorneys, published in Planning and Environmental Law, Vol. 63, p. 3, March 201… [...]

SCOTUS decides CSX Transportation v. Alabama Dept. of Revenue

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its opinion in the case CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE et al., No. 09-520. The opinion deals with issues in state & local government law, tax, commerce, and transportation policy, and… [...]

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 — including $8 billion in the upcoming fisca… [...]

Super Land Use Bowl

In class, we started off the week with a quick session of Current Events in Land Use (aka, what-can’t-Festa-turn-into-a-land-use-issue). The topic? Super Bowl. The students were prepared. Here’s what they came up with: The weather. Of course that was o… [...]