The American Dream Coalition has a number of articles up that are very interesting and pertinent to what we are facing in this state. The upcoming Eminent Domain debacle in New Orleans, where the government is contemplating using the “usufruct” concept to simply take people’s homes.
Las Vegas is now considering a 33 mile light-rail line. At least there the editorial board of the Review Journal gets it right about light rail: “It costs a fortune, it doesn’t relieve congestion, it never pays for itself and it actually hurts mass transit ridership”. Not that rail advocates will ever admit that.
From the failure of “smart growth” in Maryland to Portland, zoning and other land use planning issues, to the logic behind such policies “Portland land-use planners are excited to report that the urban-growth boundary has driven land values up so high that it is now profitable for developers to buy existing suburban homes, tear them down, and replace them with high-density housing” the blog covers a new list of important issues. Don’t miss this one.