Full Bio
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.
The Urban Revival Is (Probably) Not Over
Critiquing Richard Florida's claim that "the urban revival is over."
Can Zoning Mitigate Flooding? Yes...And No
Houston's flooding might be mitigated by land use regulation- but not the type of regulations that most cities have.
Is There a Perfect Density?
This post offers a critique of claims that there is an ideal, "Goldilocks density."
Car-Free in Houston
Visiting the city without zoning.
The Roots of Racial Transition
In some American cities, the white population is growing while the black population is declining. Is this a result of gentrification or of black upward mobility?