When it comes to addressing the housing crisis, few people think about zoning. The correlation isn’t easily apparent, despite this being the most powerful tool cities have.

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    9 months ago

    More than one word: zoning was used as a weapon of class warfare a long time ago and needs updating.

    Also: cheap clickbait title to a news page littered with notification/subscription spam. Archive.is is needed.

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      9 months ago

      zoning was used as a weapon of class warfare a long time ago and needs updating.

      Is it not working as a weapon anymore?

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        9 months ago

        Only in the deep recesses of the minds of people who will only ever see themselves as victims.

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          9 months ago

          What changes would you recommend to see it become a useful weapon again?

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          9 months ago

          I’d be curious to hear why restrictive zoning limiting access to a majority of our largest cities is not considered weaponizing. Do you really think this isn’t a problem anymore?