Eminent Domain is the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. If this law sounds like it could be easily abused, it is because it is easily abused. This article tells the story of the Saleet family from Lakewood, Ohio. The mayor of Lakewood is in the process of using Eminent Domain to force not only the Saleet family, but all of the families from that neighborhood out. The mayor is doing this in the hopes of…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…

Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses butted heads on more than a few occasions. Moses generally got what he wanted in these showdowns. However in the battle over Greenwich Village Jacobs held her ground and won. Moses wanted to destroy fourteen blocks of the Village in order to run highways through the center. His plans were ultimately foiled. This defeat for Moses really brought out the sore loser side in him. He was very animated in defeat. He is quoted in his frustration saying when referring to…