Selected Technical Reports



2011. “Analysis and Comment of Merger 2.0”, Representative Darryl T. Owens, Task Force on Merger, Louisville, Kentucky, November

2011. “External Review” School of Social Ecology, Department of Planning, Policy and Design, University of California at Irvine, May 20 (with Gary Dymski)

2007. “Program Review, Department Of Public Administration & Urban Studies, College Of Arts and Sciences, University Of Akron, December

2006. “Assessment and Recommendations for the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College CUNY, May (with Julian Wolpert)

2006. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) “Governance & Development Milan” for OECD Territorial Reviews: Milan, Italy, Paris, France.

2002. Ohio River Bridges Project: Sprawl And Urban Disinvestment. For Riverfields Inc., Louisville Kentucky, February, 2002

2002. Ohio River Bridges Project Response to the Al Chalabi DEIS Report. For Riverfields Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, February

2002. Ohio River Bridges Project, Impact on Revenues of a Far East Bridge Alignment, For      Riverfields Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, January

    2000. EZ/EC Interim Outcomes: Local Data Collection and Analysis For Abt Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 15

         2000. The New Economy and Kentucky Cities, Volumes 1 and 2.  For the Kentucky League of Cities, Lexington, Kentucky, April and June

         1999. EZ/EC Interim Outcomes Assessment: Combined Quarterly Query, For Abt Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 16

1999. A Critique of the Blueprint for Merger in Louisville and Jefferson County, For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, December 6

1999. Is Louisville Dying: If So, Is Merger The Cure? For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, March 22

1998. Consolidating Police Services in Louisville and Jefferson County:  A Further Analysis of Costs and Effectiveness. For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, November 16

1998. Crime and Police Protection in Louisville and Jefferson County. For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, August 26

1998. Size, Deployment and Performance: Considerations in Consolidating Police Services in Louisville and Jefferson County. For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, October 12

1998. Police Reorganization, Expenditure and Performance:  Jefferson County and Louisville. For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, June 18
 
1998. Baseline Conditions Report: Louisville Enterprise Community. For Abt Associates and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, March 31

         1998. Central City and Regional Disparities in Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties, with Steve Koven, Andrea Koven and Kevin DuPont. For Forward Quest Leadership Task Force, Covington, Kentucky, March 25

1998. Patterns of Growth and Settlement in Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, with Steve    Koven, Andrea Koven and Kevin DuPont. For Forward Quest Leadership Task Force, Covington, Kentucky, January 15         

         1998. Identity and Policy Alternative in Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties
         with Steve Koven, Andrea Koven and Kevin DuPont. For Forward Quest Leadership Task
         Force, Covington, Kentucky, February 18    

         1997. Local Area Research Design: Louisville Enterprise Community. with Ronald Vogel.  For Abt Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 1

         1997. Bridging Time and Space: A Profile of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties Since 1980, with Ronald Vogel.  For Forward Quest Leadership Task Force, Covington, Kentucky, September 5

         1997. Field Analysis Form: Round Four Assessment of the EZ/EC Initiative, with Ronald Vogel. For the Rockefeller Institute of Government and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Albany, New York and Washington, D.C., July 31

         1997. Field Analysis Form: Round Three Assessment of the EZ/EC Initiative, with Ronald Vogel. For the Rockefeller Institute of Government and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Albany, New York and Washington, D.C., June 26

         1996. Field Analysis Form: Round Two Assessment of the EZ/EC Initiative, with Ronald Vogel. For the Rockefeller Institute of Government and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Albany, New York and Washington, D.C., September 18

         1996. Field Analysis Form: Round One Assessment of the EZ/EC Initiative, with Ronald Vogel. For the Rockefeller Institute of Government and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Albany, New York and Washington, D.C.,  June 29

         1996. Self Study Report: Master of Public Administration Program, University of Louisville, Volumes 1-3, Submitted to the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, Washington, D.C., September

         1996. Report to the Jefferson County Fiscal Court on Final Recommendations of the Jefferson County Governance Project, For the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, Louisville, Kentucky, June 11

         1988. Extending London's Central Business District: Canary Wharf and the World Financial Center, For Olympia and York Developments Ltd, Toronto, Canada

         1991. The World of Canary Wharf, For Olympia and York, Toronto, Canada. For Olympia and York Developments Ltd, 1988, Toronto, Canada

         1988. The Relevance and Rationale of Contracts, Franchises and Revocable Consent 
          to Charter Revision, For the Borough President of Manhattan, New York, 
          N.Y.,January

         1988. Select Issues Related to Charter Revision: Weighted Voting, Budget Authority, Contracts and Franchises, For the Borough President of Manhattan, New York, N.Y., January

      1988. The Board of Estimate and Weighted Voting: Part II, For the Borough President of Manhattan, New York, N.Y., February 24

         1988. Land Use and Community Boards: For the Borough President of Manhattan, New York, N.Y., March 19

      1987. Testimony Select Issues Related to Charter Revision, April 1988 Weighted Voting and Budgetary Powers, For the Borough President of Manhattan, New York, N.Y., December 30