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.
Mission Accomplished? Not Yet
Even if today's renters and homebuyers are more likely to want urban life and walkable neighborhoods than their parents, plenty of political obstacles stand in their way.
Quantifying the Benefits of Congestion Pricing
In a recent blog post, Michael Brown of Metro Analytics sought to quantify the benefits of congestion pricing.
Transit-Oriented Cities and Safety: Another Look
Transit-oriented cities are safer than car-dependent cities of comparable size, especially if one considers traffic fatalities in car-dependent cities.
Transit, Density, and Congestion
The most transit-oriented metro areas often have lower levels of traffic congestion than one might expect based on their size.
Parks for Pedestrians: No Easy Matter
A heavily wooded park requires investments in maps and trails to be truly pedestrian-friendly.