“Can the momentum of sprawl be halted? America’s zoning laws, intended to control the baneful effects of industry, have mutated, in the view of one architecture critic, into a system that corrodes civic life, outlaws the human scale, defeats tradition and authenticity, and confounds our yearning for an everyday environment worthy of our affection.”

“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the “public use” provision of the “takings clause” of the 5th Amendment of the Constitution permits the use of eminent domain for economic development purposes that provide public benefit under a Connecticut statute.”

“The 3rd Survey District of Philadelphia covers the original city from Vine to South streets, river to river. This district took over most of the old records of the city surveyors, including individual surveys and survey returns filed…”