Noah Kazis

Ass't professor at @umichlaw. Formerly @furmancenterNYU @streetsblognyc, NYC Law Department. Cities, suburbs, housing and transportation.

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@EricaStern8 literally bats 1.000 on book recommendations. If you’re looking for a good book to read, here’s where to subscribe.

[Suzanne Kahn @SuzMKahn]

I used to report on what I was reading outside of work on this site. When it became a cesspool I stopped, but now I've teamed up with author (and friend) @EricaStern8 and we have taken our reading habits and anxiety over to substack. Check it out here:
https://t.co/VEMQFOvGyx

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@SuzMKahn Historians of 1970s moderate Republicans, living in Michigan--assemble!

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@jongeeting "Connective tissue" is definitely the right way to think about it. Would need to read and talk more to figure out if that's at all advantageous compared to starting fresh. Happy to chat at some point!

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@jongeeting Curious how PA folks are thinking about old case law like Surrick, requiring some version of "fair share" zoning. Anything to build on, or totally not worth it?

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@Jeremy_Levine @Amin_Ghaziani I'd love to see the syllabus! Sounds so fun.

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@yfreemark @PEWilliams_ To make matters more infuriating, I’m fairly sure that paper compares actual LIHTC to a “stylized” voucher program without administrative frictions (see fn 6). Well sure that’ll definitely make one look better! (And I say this as someone relatively skeptical of LIHTC)

[Suzanne Kahn @SuzMKahn]

The most important endorsement for at least 1/3 of the members of this household.

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@narosenblum And *that’s* why lawyers are protected under the NYC human rights law

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

Housing vouchers can be transformative, but I will never get over how indefensible this administrative system is. After 15 years... you get six days... just to apply for a waitlist.

Ultimately, reform here requires moving HCVs towards being an entitlement.

[patrick spauster @patrickspauster]

New Yorkers will have 6 days to apply for the Section 8 waitlist from June 3rd to June 6th, the first time the waitlist has opened since 2009. Of those that apply, 200K will be selected by lottery for the waitlist. Here are the current income limits https://t.co/7KhR8AewyP

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@jdmortenson @DJPhotoVideo

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

I love this paper, and it's a good excuse to finally post my own forthcoming chapter on age and local government law.

https://t.co/uKWvI21zLR

That seniors run the show is something everyone in local gov knows--but not something we talk about in the legal literature.

[Jake M. Grumbach @JakeMGrumbach]

Important new paper. State & local candidates are like "unlike those fatcats in DC, I'm close to the people" but lower level elections have the most unrepresentative electorates & donors, lowest info, and are most influenced by money.

ungated: https://t.co/4nFC4vYmFB

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

The chapter is part of Anne Alstott, @AbbeGluck, and Eugene Rusyn's fascinating exploration of "Law and the 100-Year Life" -- it's such a privilege to get to partner with my own law school profs!

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

I try to outline why local government divides people by age, why older residents are disproportionately represented, and how existing mechanisms for managing conflict fall short. Finally, I offer a schematic of the three possible paths to resolving age-based tensions.

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

Great job opportunity for recent law grads interested in housing/land use! (It says PhD required, but JDs are welcome).

I loved my time in a similar role at the @FurmanCenterNYU and @TernerHousing is outstanding too.

https://t.co/YgQW8nxYmo

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

If you think the process is paperwork and heckling that makes projects worse, it doesn't matter how much or little the process costs. If you think it's necessary for informed decisionmaking and basic self-determination, then even big costs seem worth paying. (3/3)

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

The cost side is where the data is, so that's what we talk about.

But I think almost all the work is being done on the benefits side. Does an EIS actually surface important considerations? Does the third zoning hearing actually improve planning? (2/3)

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

Zach's work is always thoughtful and this is no exception. His framing also reminds me a point I've been meaning to make about the permitting reform discourse(s).

Most argument is on the cost side of the ledger: how much delay, how much more expensive, for which projects. (1/3)

[Zachary Liscow @ZLiscow]

NEW PAPER: “Getting Infrastructure Built: The Law and Economics of Permitting,” on:
- What to consider in design of permitting rules
- The evidence
- A possible "green bargain" that benefits efficiency, the environment, & democracy 🧵 1/

https://t.co/gaknMzyHbY

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@yeargain Welcome to Michigan -- looking forward to meeting when you're here!

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@NHandler12 The feeling when you keep your on-street parking

[Noah Kazis @n_kazis]

@NHandler12 has told the best local government joke of the year.