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David Schleicher

@profschleich.bsky.social

Professor, Yale Law School.

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Greg Shill@gregshill.com · 4mo ago

✨Schrödinger’s Crosswalk ✨, joint work with a terrific interdisciplinary team, under submission to law reviews now. It’s a bit unconventional (6,600 words, including a table, plus maps) but, we hope, appealing for the right journal.

Crosswalks carve out a refuge where motorists must yield to people outside the vehicle. But crosswalks are creatures not just of engineering, but of law. The law everywhere protects pedestrians on foot in crosswalks, but that category is narrower than many likely expect. This Article shows that crosswalk protections vary widely and sometimes contradict the ordinary expectations of road users. Far from a safe harbor, the result is a form of jeopardy by law—a physical and legal space this Article calls Schrödinger’s crosswalk. This Article presents the first comprehensive study of crosswalk right-of- way law across all 50 U.S. states. Drawing on a systematic review of state statutes, administrative codes, and judicial decisions, it maps drivers’ legal obligations toward different categories of crosswalk users, including pedestrians on foot, wheelchair users, babies in strollers, bicyclists (conventional and electric), and e-scooter riders. In some states, drivers must yield to a person crossing in a wheelchair but not to a baby in a stroller; in others, the same crossing offers only ambiguous legal protection. A recent 70% surge in pedestrian fatalities makes strengthening these protections urgent. The Article follows its comprehensive study with a recommendation as bold as it is straightforward: states should amend statutory language governing crosswalks to map onto the intuitive concept of a pedestrian as someone unprotected by a vehicle. Like the cat in Erwin Schrödinger’s famous thought experiment—simultaneously alive and dead until observed— a non-motorist today may be legally required to use a crosswalk yet not legally protected in it. As the population ages, transportation technology evolves, and SUVs and trucks grow further in popularity, this protection must be clarified and fortified.
Stephen Jacob Smith@stephenjacobsmith.com · 6mo ago

Michelle Wu seems like kind of a disaster for housing in Boston – very little progress on land use reforms, and supporting a quite draconian statewide rent control regime (rent hikes that can be below inflation, vacancy controls, only a 10-year exemption for new construction)? Yikes

Wu Backs Rent Control, Rejects Citywide Rezoning

Boston's mayor threw her support behind a ballot question legalizing rent control, while rejecting any moves to legalize denser housing in single-family districts.

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Sam@samd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

this is so embarrassing. why is @justinbrannan.bsky.social endorsing our fuelgrannie retweeting local NIMBY gadfly for city council when she literally stood with Vickie Paladino and Curtis Sliwa at a protest against the affordable housing ballot measures

laylalawgisiko CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LUSTIN BRANNAN ENDORSES LAYLA LAW-GISIKO for city council LAYLA LAW-GISIKO 8 laylalawgisiko I'm proud to have Justin Brannan's support. He has fought for public education. I will be a champion of public schools in our great district.Layla Law-Gisiko 罗蕾菈 reposted fuelgrannie @fuelgrannie •2d Replying to @jmaxmann openly and wrongly Yimbro Bingo ... NIMBY! JUST BUILD MARKET RATE Austin I'm fine with leveloper profits Supply and Demand cor ComparisonLayla speaking with Sliwa and Paladino
Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Every homeowner should be barred from future votes on housing since the potential for gain is far higher than Jesse Zwick's piddly ass nonprofit salary.

Aaron Green@aaronguhreen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In Santa Monica, the FPPC has disqualified pro-housing Councilmember Jesse Zwick from all future housing votes. They said that because he works for a housing non-profit, he’s “conflicted” and must recuse. Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again. www.smdp.com/state-regula...

David Schleicher@profschleich.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Getting to do this lecture -- which sought to provide a structural explanation for why urban public services in America struggle despite the high productivity of our private sector -- was such a thrill! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

Professor David Schleicher Delivers Inaugural Walter E. Meyer Lecture

Professor David N. Schleicher delivered his inaugural lecture — “Broken Machines: Law and the Challenge of Making Big Cities Work — before an audience of friends, family, and members of the Yale commu...

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David Schleicher@profschleich.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Really excited to deliver this lecture on political and structural explanations for the (lack of) quality of big city government services and regulations. Open to the Yale community. On October 27th, register now! law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

Professor David Schleicher to Present Inaugural Walter E. Meyer Lecture on Oct. 27

Professor David N. Schleicher will present the inaugural lecture of his appointment as Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, titled “Broken Machines: Law and the Challenge of Making Big...

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Vital City@vitalcitynyc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Who isn't at those community board meetings where people line up to oppose developments? @profschleich.bsky.social explains why NIMBYism is so successful: it's about who attends versus who is actually impacted. This is democracy meets housing policy. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/loc...

Vital City | Local Democracy is Land-Use Policy

NIMBYism is an outgrowth of the shape of civic participation in our cities — and producing more housing means changing the dynamics.

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David Schleicher@profschleich.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Justin Driver's new book is out today -- as smart and spicy a set of arguments as you'll find anywhere. One of our most essential public intellectuals. A must, must, must read. www.amazon.com/Fall-Affirma...

The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education

The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education [Driver, Justin] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Fall of Affirmative Action: Race, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Higher Education

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David Schleicher@profschleich.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The complex interpretations of the NBA Constitution, evidentiary issues, and concerns about bias make the case for taking interpretative responsibility out of the hands of the Commissioner and putting it in the hands of a private-Court like institution papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Private Supreme Courts

Public law scholars often consider how to separate power among and within governmental entities in order to encourage that power to be used effectively. However

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Pablo Torre@pablo.show · 11mo ago

Our full episode, btw, is a full-length doc about how two Democratic politicians from Harvard are behind a $2.3B scheme centered around climate change. They had a key donor: the richest owner in sports. They hired Drake, Leo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr... And, secretly... youtu.be/1OwzYk6OCFM?...