Three methods for evaluating Measure 37 claims

Abstract

Measure 37 imposes an enormous burden on government. It asks government to know the unknowable: what would the world look like if a particular land use regulation had not been enacted or enforced? And, how would land prices in that alternative world compare to land prices in the real world? In this publication, we examine three methods for evaluating Measure 37 claims based on three criteria: (1) practicality or cost, (2) logic or reasonableness, and (3) the rate of correct answers for a variety of scenarios. We evaluate the following methods.