Michael Lewyn is a professor at Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, in Long Island. His scholarship can be found at http://works.bepress.com/lewyn.
Can High-Speed Roads Stop Climate Change?
Some argue that even if wider roads induce more travel, they will actually reduce pollution by speeding it up. This post addresses one such argument.
A Market Urbanism Manifesto
In his new book on market urbanism, Scott Beyer describes market urbanism and to compares it to the status quo.
Corporate Housing, Supply and Demand
It is undeniable that some houses are being bought up by big corporations—but the negative results of such "financialization" actually prove that the law of supply and demand still applies to housing.
Book Review: Autonorama
In Autononorama, Peter Norton argues that autonomous vehicles may be neither feasible nor desirable.
Land Costs and Housing Costs
One common argument against upzoning is that it increases land costs—but land costs rose in the most restrictive markets as well as the least restrictive ones.