Policy Studies

The Vanishing Farmland Myth and the Smart-growth Agenda

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley January 1, 2000

Market-oriented Approaches to Growth

Outsmarting Sprawl's Impacts

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley August 1, 2001

Housing Market Resilience and Affordability in Houston, Texas

Houston's housing market has been more resilient than other Texas cities

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley February 27, 2009

Ten Steps to Brings Jobs and Businesses Back to Cleveland and Other Big Cities

Reducing crime and taxes, improving zoning laws and adding transparency can spur growth
Policy Brief 90

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley March 17, 2010

Rejuvenating Urban America Through Land Use and Housing Policy Reform

Cleveland Case Study
Policy Brief 91

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley March 17, 2010

Occupational Licensing Kills Jobs

Unnecessary Licenses Are Killing Jobs in Florida

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore February 1, 2016

Market Oriented Planning

Principles and Tools

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Lynn Scarlett November 1, 1997

The Sprawling of America

In Defense of a Dynamic City

Policy Study by Samuel Staley January 1, 1999

A Line in the Land

Urban-growth Boundaries, Smart Growth, and Housing Affordability

Policy Study by Samuel Staley, Jefferson Edgens and Gerard Mildner November 1, 1999

Giving a Leg Up to Bootstrap Entrepreneurship

Expanding Economic Opportunity in America's Urban Centers

Policy Study by Samuel Staley, Howard Husock, David J. Bobb, Sterling Burnett, Laura Creasy and Wade Hudson February 1, 2001

Urban Sprawl and Quality Growth in Ohio

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich December 1, 2001

Smart Growth and Housing Affordability

Evidence from Statewide Planning Laws

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy January 1, 2002

Eminent Domain, Private Property, and Redevelopment

An Economic Analysis

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and John P. Blair February 3, 2005

Statewide Growth Management and Housing Affordability in Florida

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Leonard Gilroy October 1, 2007

Taxpayer-Friendly Solutions to America’s Transportation Challenges

Seven cost-effective transportation strategies

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Shirley Ybarra May 16, 2011

Reducing Traffic Congestion and Increasing Mobility in Chicago

The transportation projects that will reduce congestion in Chicago and how to pay for them

Policy Study by Samuel Staley and Adrian Moore July 19, 2012

Analysis of California’s Propositions 8: Limits on Marriage

Policy Brief 76

Policy Brief by Adam Summers October 1, 2008

Drowning in Debt: Bond Measures Threaten California’s Already Precarious Debt Situation

Policy Brief 73

Policy Brief by Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo October 1, 2008