Publications
How can law and policy foster more equitable, sustainable, well-designed, and connected places? That’s the question that motivates my scholarship. I believe that if people understand how property, land use, zoning, and historic preservation law work—and understand the spatial consequences of those laws—they can understand how to make our laws, and thus our places, better.
Books & Treatises
Other Publications
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Indigenous Knowledge as Federal Policy, 43 Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 2024
Regulating History, 108 Minnesota Law Review 241, 2023 (with Leslie R. Irwin)
Zoning by a Thousand Cuts, 50 Pepperdine Law Review 719, 2023
Bringing Zoning into Focus: A Fine-Grained Analysis of Zoning’s Relationships to Housing Affordability, Income Distributions, and Segregation in Connecticut, Urban Institute Research Series, 2023 (with yonah freemark & lydia lo)
Automating Zoning Data Collection: Results from a Pilot Effort to Automate National Zoning Atlas Methodologies, Urban Institute Research Series, 2023 (with Judah Axelrod and Lydia Lo)
Land Grab: The Untold Story of Fort Brown, 5 Latino Book Review Magazine 55, 2023
Rewriting Our Nation’s Deadly Traffic Manual, 135 Harvard Law Review Forum 1, 2021 (with Gregory H. Shill)
Integrity as a Legal Concept, 10.2 Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation & the Built Environment 108, 2021
Rules of the Road: The Struggle for Safety and the Unmet Promise of Federalism, 106 Iowa Law Review 2153, 2021
Law’s Disaster: Heritage at Risk, 46 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 489, 2021
Aligning Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency: Legal Reforms to Support the Greenest Buildings, University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Policy Digest, 2021
Zoning for Families, 95 Indiana Law Journal 1, 2020
Comprehensive Rezonings, 2019 BYU Law Review 725, 2020
What the Pandemic Can Teach Climate Attorneys, 72 Stanford Law Review Online 2020
Energy in the Ecopolis, 45 Environmental Law Reporter 10514, 2015
Community-Scale Renewable Energy, 4 San Diego Journal of Climate Change & Energy Law 165, 2013 (with Hannah J. Wiseman)
Building-Related Renewable Energy and 360 State Street, 64 Vanderbilt Law Review 1875, 2012
Solar Rights for Texas Property Owners, 89 Texas Law Review See Also 79, 2011
Curbing Energy Sprawl with Microgrids, 43 Connecticut Law Review 547, 2010
Modern Lights, 80 University of Colorado Law Review 881, 2009
Solar Rights, 89 Boston University Law Review 1217, 2009
The Quiet Revolution Revived: Sustainable Design, Land Use Regulation, and the States, 93 Minnesota Law Review 231, 2008
Wrestling with MUDs to Pin Down the Truth about Special Districts, 75 Fordham Law Review 3041, 2007
Beyond Worship: The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 and Religious Institutions’ Auxiliary Uses, 24 Yale Law & Policy Review 205, 2006
Rehabilitating Rehab through State Building Codes, 115 Yale Law Journal 1744, 2006
“Gone Too Far”: Oregon’s Measure 37 and the Perils of Over-Regulating Land Use, 23 Yale Law & Policy Review 587, 2005
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Research Directions for Historic Preservation Law, A Research Agenda for Land Use and Planning Law (Edward Elgar Publishing; Sarah Schindler and John Infranca, eds.) 2023
Land Use and Transportation Policies Addressing Climate Change, Global Climate Change and U.S. Law (American Bar Association Press; Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman, and Michael Burger, eds.) 3d ed. 2022
Heritage-Related Disaster Policy in the United States, The Cambridge Handbook of Disaster Law and Policy: Risk, Recovery, and Redevelopment (Cambridge University Press; John Travis Marshall, Susan Kuo, and Ryan M. Rowberry, eds.) 2022
Adapting National Preservation Standards to Climate Change, Preservation, Sustainability, and Equity (Columbia University Press; Erica Avrami, ed.) 2021
Historic Preservation Issues in Real Estate Development, Environmental Aspects of Real Estate and Commercial Transactions, 5th ed. (American Bar Association Press; Kevin R. Murray, ed.) 2021
National Report – United States, Architectural Heritage, Sites, and Landscapes Seized by Urban Law (Bruylant Press; David Renders, Jacqueline Morand-Deviller, and Judith Gifreu Font, eds.) 2019
Solar Rights in the United States, Delivering Energy Policy in the EU and US: A Multi-Disciplinary Reader (Edinburgh University Press; Raphael Heffron and Gavin Little, eds.) 2016
The Promise and Perils of Renewable Energy on Tribal Lands, Tribes, Land, and the Environment (Routledge; Sarah Krakoff and Ezra Rosser, eds.) 2012
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Flexible New Historic Preservation Policies Support Housing and Climate Solutions, Planning Magazine 2024
How to Make a Zoning Atlas 2.0: The Official Methodology for the National Zoning Atlas 2023-2024 (with Scott Markley, Aline Fader, & Evan Derickson)
A National Zoning Atlas to Inform Housing Research, Policy, and Public Participation, 25 Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research 55, 2023 (with Wenfei Xu, Scott Markley, & Diana Drogaris)
The Long Shadow of Statue Statutes (reviewing Deborah R. Gerhardt article), JOTWELL 2023
How to Make a Zoning Atlas: A Methodology for Translating and Standardizing District-Specific Regulations 2022 (with Ilya Ilyankou)
Where the Sidewalk Begins (reviewing Vanessa Casado Perez article), JOTWELL 2022
An Invitation to Collaborate on a National Zoning Atlas, Proceedings from Bringing Digitalization Home: How Can Technology Address Housing Challenges? (David Luberoff, ed.) 2022
The Environmental Case for Zoning Reform, Desegregate Connecticut 2022 (with various co-authors)
Small Lots in Smart Places: A Right-Sized Solution for CT, Desegregate Connecticut 2022 (with Kathryn Blanco et al.)
Thinking Big in Thinking Small: Are Tiny Homes the Solution to Our Housing Crisis? (reviewing Lisa B. Alexander article), JOTWELL 2021
Get on Board for Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities, Desegregate Connecticut 2021 (with Kathryn Blanco et al.)
How Uncoordinated Land Use and Transportation Laws Thwart Climate Response, State & Local Government Law Blog 2021
Be the Change Playbook for Land Use Advocates; Be the Change Playbook for Candidates; Be the Change Playbook for Commissioners, Desegregate Connecticut 2021 (with various co-authors)
Houston: Still Zoning’s Last Frontier?, State & Local Government Law Blog 2021
Architects Can Find an Opportunity in Zoning Reform, Architype Magazine 2021
A Case for Better Street Design, Planning Magazine 2021
The Economic Case for Zoning Reform, Desegregate Connecticut 2021 (with various co-authors)
Historic and Green in Connecticut, National Trust for Historic Preservation Leadership Forum 2020
Rethinking Parking Minimums, Planning Magazine 2018
Who Owns Lebanon’s Town Green?, Connecticut Explored 2018
Rezoning the Post-Industrial City: Hartford, American Bar Association Property & Probate 2017
Using Urban Agriculture to Grow Southern New England, Connecticut Planning 2015 (with Laurie Beyranevand, Marie Mercurio, & Sorell Negro)
Peaceful Coexistence: Independent Microgrids Are Coming. Will Franchised Utilities Fight Them or Foster Them?, Public Utilities Fortnightly 2013 (with Paul R. McCary)
New Haven’s Elm City Market: Coop Expands Access to Fresh Food, Communities & Banking 2011
Re-Designing Education: Philadelphia’s Charter High School for Architecture and Design, The Next American City (now Next City) 2006
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Preservation Could Help with Housing, Homelessness. Here's How., San Diego Union Tribune 07 08 2024
Lahaina's History Must Be Central to Rebuilding After the Fire, Newsweek 07 03 2024
Chicago's Historic Century and Consumers Buildings Must Not Fall, Chicago Tribune 06 02 2024
"Indigenous Knowledge" Waiver Makes Sense for Historic Sites, Honolulu Star-Advertiser 05 30 2024
Feds' Historic Preservation Rules Desperately Need an Update, The Hill 05 08 2024
We Have to Protect Historic Sites from the Ravages of Climate Change, The Hill 02 11 2024
Should Historic Buildings Give Way to New Housing? (Letter to the Editor), New York Times 01 21 2024
We Must Protect Sacred Burial Sites, Newsweek 10 19 2023
To Build an Affordable Housing Future, We Must Look at the Past, The Hill 10 16 2023
Florida Historic Buildings Boost Tourism, Quality of Life. Why Demolish Them?, Palm Beach Post 07 20 2023 (with rick gonzalez)
Protecting History (Letter to the Editor), Philadelphia Inquirer 04 23 2023
White House Zoning Reform Effort Needs Data, The Hill 06 11 2022
Why the U.S. Needs a National Zoning Atlas, Bloomberg CityLab 02 02 2022
Climate Emergency Also a Housing Emergency, Stamford Advocate 08 14 2021
The Rules that Made U.S. Roads So Deadly, Bloomberg CityLab 03 30 2021
How to Fix a National Register of Historic Places that Reflects Mostly White History, L.A. Times 12 15 2020
Zoning Isn’t a Partisan Issue. Why Is Trump Making It One?, The Hill 09 09 2020
Desegregation is the Key to Thriving Suburbs, The Hill 07 25 2020
Harm to Border Irreparable, Brownsville Herald 07 15 2020
How COVID-19 Could be Used to Help Win Climate Lawsuits, Fast Company 07 15 2020
For Small Businesses to Survive Outdoors, Parking Laws Must Change, Fox Business 06 22 2020
In Fight for Justice, Zoning Laws that Exclude Low-Income People Must be Changed, The Courier-Journal 06 09 2020
Can City Life Stay More Al Fresco Post-Pandemic?, The Hill 05 05 2020
Coronavirus Is a Reminder to Value Parks and Open Spaces, Philadelphia Inquirer 03 26 2020
Connecticut Cities, Towns, Cutting Red Tape Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Connecticut Law Tribune 03 23 2020
More Energy-Efficient Buildings Should be a Priority, Hartford Courant 03 17 2020
Destroying Cultural Heritage Sites is a War Crime, L.A. Times 01 05 2020
Border Wall Presents a Paradox for Conservatives, Austin American-Statesman 11 17 2019
Why Preservationists Must Be More Green to Protect Our Historic Places, The Hill 10 25 2019
The Golden Girls Would Violate Zoning Laws, N.Y. Times 07 28 2019
A Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling May Seem Like a Win for Those Fighting Government Seizure of Property, But Was It Really?, Hartford Courant 07 07 2019
Stop Destructive Airport Tree-Cutting Plan in Hartford, Groton, Hartford Courant 03 21 2017 (with Andrew Minikowski)