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• Private Developers Have No Right to My Home
  It's time for New York's high court to protect homeowners.
  Daniel Goldstein
  October 13, 2009
• When Public Power Is Used for Private Gain
  It's time for New York's highest court to say no to eminent domain abuse
  Damon W. Root
  October 8, 2009
• About That Detroit Renaissance
  What chance is there for an artist-led revival in the midst of civic hemorrhage?
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 9, 2009
• Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
  Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2009
• "As Naked an Abuse of Government Power as Could be Imagined"
  How the Sotomayor nomination revived the debate over eminent domain abuse
  Damon W. Root
  June 25, 2009
• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Mobility
  Focusing on cutting vehicle miles traveled is the wrong approach
  Robert Poole
  June 9, 2009
• Recognizing the Limits of Transit-Oriented Development
  Examining whether or not transit and light rail stations drive economic development
  Samuel Staley
  May 18, 2009
• Sold Down the River
  How Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour sabotaged eminent domain reform
  Damon W. Root
  May 11, 2009
• "Eminent Domain Through the Back Door"
  Standing up for property rights and civil rights in Montgomery, Alabama
  David Beito
  April 28, 2009
• SLAPP Silly
  Developers vs. free speech
  Jacob Sullum
  March 20, 2009
• Not One More Acre!
  Ranchers in Colorado's Piñon Canyon fight a massive Army land grab.
  Trey Garrison
  February 17, 2009
• There Goes the Neighborhood
  Exposing Columbia University's eminent domain abuse
  Damon W. Root
  February 9, 2009
• Examining Sprawl in Europe and America
  Europeans are moving to the suburbs too
  Wendell Cox
  January 16, 2009
• Dayton, Ohio: The Rise and Fall of a Former Industrial Juggernaut
  What Dayton can tell cities about staying competitive in today's global economy
  Samuel Staley
  August 11, 2008
• Scottsdale Water Condemnation Proposal Leaves a Bad Taste
  Exercising eminent domain to take over private water utility is fiscally irresponsible, violates private property rights
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 30, 2008
• States Should Establish Ombudsmen To Protect Private Property Rights
  Utah leads the way
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 17, 2008
• Politicians Must Ignore Urge to "Do Something" About Housing Woes
  Officials can do little but ride out housing market crash
  Samuel Staley
  April 15, 2008
• Cities Can Sell Abandoned Homes in Blocks
  Urban revitalization needs to be based on economic realities
  Samuel Staley
  March 23, 2008
• Payday Loans Get Pink Slip in California
  Baldwin Park government tries to block check-cashing stores
  Adam Summers
  March 20, 2008
• Is Housing "Crisis" Causing a Recession?
  Growing the economy, not more regulation, is the key to ending the housing slump
  Samuel Staley
  January 22, 2008
• The Chilling Effect of the Schwarzenegger-Bush Freeze
  Mortgage assistance plans don't fix the problem
  George Passantino
  December 6, 2007
• Stadium Doesn't Guarantee Economic Gains
  Oceanside taxpayers should ask serious questions about proposed Chargers stadium
  Leonard Gilroy and Samuel Staley
  July 1, 2007
• 5 Myths About Suburbia and Our Car-Happy Culture
  Congestion crisis is here, but filled with misinformation
  Ted Balaker and Samuel Staley
  January 28, 2007
• A City Without a Plan
  Houston should be wary of the perils of planning
  Leonard Gilroy and Tory Gattis
  December 31, 2006
• Delhi Dilemma
  Will anti-business planners improve quality of life?
  Shikha Dalmia
  December 19, 2006
• American Voters Protect Their Property Rights
  Eminent domain measures pass in nine states
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 15, 2006
• Protecting Property Rights in a Landslide
  Voters in nine states pass measures to curb eminent domain abuse
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 8, 2006
• Defending the Right to Steal Your Property
  Self-serving opponents of property rights measures aim to sour debate, deceive voters
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 3, 2006
• Robert Redford and Property Rights
  Is California's Prop 90 the most dangerous threat ever?
  Samuel Staley
  November 1, 2006
• Bonds Won't Make Housing Affordable
  Instead of Prop 1C, California would be better off air-dropping money to taxpayers
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 1, 2006
• Taking 'Takings' to the Voters
  The California, Idaho, Arizona, and Washington initiatives
  Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy
  October 30, 2006
• Beware the Bogus Measure 37 Poll
  Biased poll is an "October surprise" intended to deceive voters, taint debate on property rights measures
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 27, 2006
• Prop 90 Protects Your Home
  California needs to block eminent domain abuse, limit regulatory takings
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 20, 2006
• Protecting Homes and Liberties
  California's Prop. 90 seeks to protect property rights
  Adam Summers
  October 17, 2006
• Growth Buffers Are Wrong Tool for Indiana Planners
  Plan will likely prevent local housing market from meeting emerging housing demands
  Samuel Staley
  August 16, 2006
• Suburban Style Evolution
  McDonald's, Wal-Mart, and tract homes are making many in suburbia very happy
  Ted Balaker
  August 16, 2006
• The Western Property Rights Wildfire
  Western voters to decide whether to rein in government control of land use, eminent domain
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 9, 2006
• Ohio Court Restores Balance to Eminent Domain
  Norwood went too far and state court reels city in
  David Owsiany
  August 1, 2006
• Property Owners Score Major Victory in Ohio
  Eminent domain decision could set post-Kelo national trend in state courts
  Samuel Staley
  July 27, 2006
• Supreme Court Issues Murky Decision in Wetlands Case
  Decision fails to provide a check on federal authority to regulate private property
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 29, 2006
• Master of Your Domain: The Impact of the Kelo Decision
  Why property rights are so crucial to freedom
  Adam Summers
  June 26, 2006
• Post-Kelo Reforms Aren't Strong Enough
  Can our system protect property rights if community "needs" reign supreme?
  Adrian Moore
  June 23, 2006
• Facing Down the Bulldozers
  What's a legitimate use of the power of eminent domain?
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 23, 2006
• Kelo: One Year Later
  Outrage fuels surging property rights movement
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 21, 2006
• States Take Action To Protect Property Rights
  Oregon's Measure 37 has inspired a national property rights movement
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 8, 2006
• Coalition Urges Senate to Pass Legislation Protecting Private Property Rights
  Eminent domain abuse undermines Constitutional property protections
  Geoffrey Segal
  May 2, 2006
• What Jane Jacobs Really Saw
  Today's urban planners falsely claim her legacy
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 2, 2006
• What States Are Doing About Eminent Domain Post-Kelo
  Dozens of states seeking to restrict use of eminent domain
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 25, 2006
• Regulating California's Housing Crisis
  Relaxing growth management rules can remove obstacles, reduce housing shortage
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 13, 2006
• Anti-Wal-Mart Activist Is More Like the Corporate Giant Than He Thinks
  WAL*OCAUST shows why we shouldn't fear innovators
  Ted Balaker
  April 5, 2006
• Slender in Suburbia
  Do the suburbs make us fat?
  Ted Balaker
  March 16, 2006
• Big Stake in Wetlands Case
  Existing wetlands already outsize California and feds want more
  Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy
  February 20, 2006
• Uncle Sam: Louisiana's Next Real Estate Baron?
  Federal land grab no solution to Louisiana's redevelopment needs
  February 16, 2006
• Has the Supreme Court Killed Capitalism?
  Local governments seem to have carte blanche on eminent domain
  Samuel Staley
  January 18, 2006
• States Left to Respond to Eminent Domain Abuse
  In Norwood, Ohio takes property that is "deteriorating"
  David Owsiany
  January 12, 2006
• Federal Aid Didn't Fix Downtown Detroit
  Grants and tax credits didn't create jobs; city must fix fundamentals
  Adrian Moore
  January 4, 2006
• Indirect Source Regulation: The Latest Front in the Sprawl War
  Taxing new development won't clean the Central Valley's air
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 28, 2005
• How Zoning Keeps Homes Out of Reach, Increases Prices
  Zoning laws should reflect community needs
  Samuel Staley
  December 19, 2005
• Eminently Important Rights
  Ohio Supreme Court can protect private property owners
  David Owsiany
  December 18, 2005
• Virginia's Road to Ruin
  Proposed growth legislation bad for Virginia housing, economy
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 29, 2005
• Blight Loophole Could Allow Cities to Grab Homes, Land
  MI amendment won't stop eminent domain abuse
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 3, 2005
• End, Don't Mend, County's Inclusionary Housing Program
  Monterey's affordable housing plan failing
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 28, 2005
• Poor Planning, Growth Laws Hurt Ohio Town
  Anti-growth forces face reality check
  Samuel Staley
  October 16, 2005
• Forget the Bubble. Housing Shortage is the Real Crisis
  New housing needed to meet growing demand
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 12, 2005
• California's Left Is Eyeing Your Home
  Eminent domain is government-sanctioned bullying
  Matt Welch
  August 14, 2005
• Denver Permit Process Fixes Must Be Tracked
  Performance assessments needed to get the most from reform effort
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 7, 2005
• Spending Limits — or Your Property?
  Eminent domain decision increases need for government spending reform
  Geoffrey Segal
  July 5, 2005
• Is Kelo Good For Urban Planning?
  Court upheld process, but not good planning
  Samuel Staley
  July 5, 2005
• The Courts and Property
  Less scrutiny for eminent domain
  Samuel Staley
  July 1, 2005
• Hoosier Rights at Risk
  Indiana needs to rein in eminent domain
  Samuel Staley
  June 30, 2005
• Homeowners Make Way for Bulldozers
  The Supreme Court decides property rights aren't rights after all
  Samuel Staley
  June 27, 2005
• Homeowners Making Way for Government Bulldozers
  Supreme Court decides property rights aren't rights after all
  Geoffrey Segal
  June 27, 2005
• Property 'Takings' Evolved Over Years
  Indiana needs to balance private property rights and the public interest
  Samuel Staley
  June 26, 2005
• Regulating the Land Market
  Canadians more likely to achieve growth-management objectives via markets
  Samuel Staley
  June 1, 2005
• Eminent Domain Takes Center Stage in Redevelopment Debates
  Investment discouraged when governments can seize homes and businesses
  Samuel Staley
  April 1, 2005
• Determining Who Ultimately Owns Your Home
  The fate of property rights hangs in the balance
  Samuel Staley
  February 23, 2005
• 'Second-Guess' Eminent Domain? Yes!
  High court appears all too willing to let governments abuse property rights
  Samuel Staley
  February 23, 2005
• Questionable Benefits of a New Indy Stadium
  Purported benefits are another snow job
  Samuel Staley
  January 2, 2005
• Baseball Boondoggle
  Why should D.C. own a baseball stadium?
  Adam Summers
  December 23, 2004
• Moratoria on Growth Signal Failure of Planning
  Moratoria are bold evidence of poor political leadership
  Samuel Staley
  November 16, 2004
• Taking a Lesson in Math to Limit Urban Sprawl
  Big projects and growth curbs have little positive effect
  Chris Fiscelli
  November 15, 2004
• Let's Pretend
  Faulty smart growth survey is misleading
  Joel Schwartz
  October 22, 2004
• Scrapping the Zoning Code to Solve LA's Housing Crisis
  Inclusionary zoning backfires
  Samuel Staley
  October 5, 2004
• Does Sprawl Really Kill?
  Sprawl/health studies don't live up to hype
  Samuel Staley
  October 1, 2004
• LA To OC: Resist NFL's Siren Call
  Team owners should build stadium if they want to enter market
  Samuel Staley
  August 29, 2004
• Can Downtowns Survive the 21st Century?
  The future of the downtown is uncertain
  Samuel Staley
  August 15, 2004
• Want Even Higher Housing Prices?
  Growth caps are for you
  Owen Courrèges
  August 6, 2004
• Uncle Sam: Home Maker
  Proposed tax cut for homeowners is a bad idea
  Jeff Taylor
  July 21, 2004
• An Artificial Farmland Crisis
  Farmland is hardly an in-demand resource
  Owen Courrèges
  July 7, 2004
• Property Rights Trampled in Norwood
  Owen Courrèges
  July 2, 2004
• Last Chance for Roseville
  Owen Courrèges
  July 1, 2004
• Huge Hidden Tax on Homes
  Inclusionary zoning drives up prices
  Benjamin Powell and Edward Stringham
  June 30, 2004
• Affordable Housing Mandates Make Bay Area Less Affordable
  Inclusionary zoning has yielded nothing but failure
  Owen Courrèges
  June 15, 2004
• Hayek's View of New Urbanism
  New Urbanists choose force, not markets
  Owen Courrèges
  June 13, 2004
• Smart Growth Snake Oil
  Smart growth panacea won't work
  Owen Courrèges
  May 19, 2004
• Housing Mandates May Hit Los Angeles
  City Council needs to understand that inclusionary zoning doesn't work
  Owen Courrèges
  May 5, 2004
• The Irony of Governor Romney's Urban Planning Proposals
  Governor should learn from, not ridicule, Houston
  Owen Courrèges
  May 5, 2004
• Inglewood Wins Ballot Initiative Against Wal-Mart
  But who's the real loser?
  Owen Courrèges
  April 28, 2004
• Ban Wal-Mart, Hurt Families
  Ban would cost Southland families a lot of money
  Ted Balaker
  January 26, 2004
• San Diego's Growth Future Is Up For Grabs
  Area should let market decide
  Chris Fiscelli
  December 18, 2003
• It's Not About the Sprawl
  Don't blame growth for So Cal's problems
  Chris Fiscelli
  December 13, 2003
• Urbanfutures.org Named Top 50 Planning and Development Website of 2003
  October 20, 2003
• Private Property Rights and Local Control: Can We Have Both?
  New approach to development process needed
  Chris Fiscelli
  September 15, 2003
• Zoning Needs An Overhaul
  Current approach distorts markets and stifles innovation
  Chris Fiscelli
  September 2, 2003
• San Diego's Affordable Housing Dilemma
  Media price exceeds $400,000
  Chris Fiscelli
  July 30, 2003
• Smart Growth Dream Will Give You Nightmares
  Contra Costa should avoid draconian anti-sprawl measures
  Chris Fiscelli
  June 30, 2003
• Growth Boundaries Sound Good, but Lack Substance
  Contra Costa should avoid growth boundaries
  Chris Fiscelli
  June 23, 2003
• An Interview with Dr. Barton Smith on Urban Decentralization
  Real estate expert discusses decentralization, rail, and more
  Chris Fiscelli
  June 11, 2003
• A New Sense of Community - Master Planned
  Communities are private sector innovation
  Chris Fiscelli
  June 5, 2003
• Market Economy Is Best Hope for Prosperity in Iraq
  Property rights are vital in rebuilding
  Adrian Moore
  June 1, 2003
• Smart Growth Types' Dumb Rhetoric
  Linking suburbs to obesity just an attempt at social engineering
  Chris Fiscelli
  May 19, 2003
• Preserving California's Farmland and Open Space Through PDRs
  PDRs more flexible than tax subsidies
  Chris Fiscelli
  May 14, 2003
• Should We Subsidize "Smart Growth"?
  Subsidizing "smart" development won't relieve congestion
  Chris Fiscelli
  May 12, 2003
• Dealing with California's Statewide Growth Challenges
  Growth best addressed at the local level
  Adrian Moore
  May 9, 2003
• Libertarians At the Gates Of New Urbanism
  Considering a market-oriented approach to new urbanism
  Samuel Staley
  April 28, 2003
• Market-Oriented New Urbanism
  New urbanists should distance themselves from the smart growth agenda
  Chris Fiscelli
  April 21, 2003
• Does California Really Need More Planning?
  Development should be a reaction to market demand
  Chris Fiscelli
  March 26, 2003
• The Vast, Right-wing Sprawl Conspiracy?
  Smart growthers misunderstand free-market approach
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 20, 2003
• Efforts to Build Infill Housing in California Won't Solve Growth Woes
  Steeper housing shortfall and higher prices likely result
  Chris Fiscelli
  March 17, 2003
• City Planning: Slow vs. Smart Growth
  NPR Radio
  Samuel Staley
  March 6, 2003
• Study Concludes Growth Restrictions Contribute to Increased Housing Prices
  More evidence that restrictions inflate housing prices
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 17, 2003
• Wrecking Property Rights
  How cities use eminent domain to seize property for private developers.
  Samuel Staley
  February 1, 2003
• Study Suggests Challenges to Building Regional Anti-Sprawl Coalitions
  Forming coalitions may be easier said than done
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 27, 2003
• The American Dream is Alive and Well in California
  Californians not ready to embrace "smart growth"
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 9, 2002
• Making People and Environment Better Off in India
  Property rights at crux of environmental protection
  Michael De Alessi
  September 24, 2002
• The Human Face of Smart Growth Opposition
  Concerns of smart growth skeptics given more weight
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 13, 2002
• Conservation Subdivision Design
  A market-friendly approach to local environmental protection
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2002
• Why the Centers for Disease Control Hates the Suburbs
  Public health community is wrong about suburbs
  Joel Schwartz
  July 30, 2002
• True Smart Growth
  Markets offer the widest range of options
  Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich
  May 21, 2002
• The Technology-Migration Paradigm and Urban Sustainability
  Technology's influence in shaping regions can't be ignored
  Samuel Staley
  April 25, 2002
• Outsmarting Growth's Impacts in Virginia
  Virginians must avoid the mistakes of the past
  Samuel Staley
  April 17, 2002
• Smart Growth, Growth Management, and Housing Affordability in Washington State
  A Response to 1000 Friends of Washington
  Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy
  March 18, 2002
• Kmart, the Big Box, and the Role of Planning in American Cities
  Focus on impacts and processes, not outcomes
  Samuel Staley
  March 18, 2002
• Restricting Housing Not Answer to Ohio's Growth Problems
  Growth control advocates want to restrict housing choices
  Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich
  January 16, 2002
• Church's Campaign Against Sprawl May Do More Harm Than Good
  Church's approach to growth problems is naive
  Samuel Staley
  November 29, 2001
• Harry Potter and the Future of Smart Growth
  What does the movie says about American living standards?
  Samuel Staley
  November 27, 2001
• Urban Sprawl: Good for Minorities?
  Sprawl reduces the black/white housing consumption gap
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 26, 2001
• LA's Field of Pipedreams
  City shouldn't pump more money into convention center
  Geoffrey Segal
  October 18, 2001
• Concept Misused: Impact Fees an Inexact Science
  Atlanta officials should consider abandoning impact fees
  Samuel Staley
  October 17, 2001
• What Can We See In Manhattan's Urban Future?
  Staley examines potential market responses to attacks
  Samuel Staley
  October 5, 2001
• Our Relationship with the Built Environment in the Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
  A free society should embrace tolerance and diversity
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 28, 2001
• Statistics on Sprawl Meaningless if They Oversimplify
  "Sprawl index" oversimplifies a complex process
  Samuel Staley
  July 22, 2001
• Market-Oriented Planning: Out of the Smart Growth Abyss
  A better approach to growth management
  Samuel Staley
  January 1, 2001
• Smart Growth, Markets and the Future of the City
  A better approach to growth management
  Samuel Staley
  November 1, 2000
• Poor Communities, Small Builders will Bear Burden of Ballot-box Zoning
  Ballot-box zoning will hurt Arizona families
  Samuel Staley
  November 1, 2000
• Urbanization Trends Don't Threaten US Quality Of Life
  Despite sprawl hype, the sky is not falling
  Samuel Staley
  December 31, 1999
• Effective Sprawl Solutions Found in Market, Not Regional Planning
  Sierra Club gets it wrong on sprawl
  Samuel Staley
  October 24, 1999
• Big-box Retailers Have Important Regional Benefits
  Community benefits from new business growth
  Samuel Staley
  July 9, 1999
• The Price of Urban Growth Controls
  San Diego should avoid growth boundaries
  Samuel Staley
  August 8, 1998
• Market-Oriented Approach to Farmland Preservation Best Bet for Michigan
  Preservation should be addressed through voluntary, market-based approaches
  Samuel Staley
  July 6, 1998
• Urban Sprawl: Michigan's Bogeyman of the 1990s?
  Attempts to stop sprawl will hurt quality of life
  Samuel Staley
  March 2, 1998
• Urban Sprawl: A Grassroots Defense
  Hostility towards suburbs is misplaced
  Samuel Staley
  December 1, 1997
• Portland, Metro and The Plan: Boon or Bane for Regional Development?
  Portland's reality is far less persuasive than its press
  Samuel Staley
  November 1, 1997

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