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The point seemed pretty clear to me from reading the article: The author is questioning whether zoning laws actually reflect what we want in a city, given that
by chc 10y ago
The point seemed pretty clear to me from reading the article: The author is questioning whether zoning laws actually reflect what we want in a city, given that they would prevent well-liked places such as Somerville from having been built the way they are.
- zanny 10y agoThe laws reflect what those with the money to influence decision makers want in property allocation - maximum long term value through line item qualifications of a properties worth, rather than how useful that property actually is. But it comes full circle, because at the end of the day these properties must have a foundational estimate of value based on what everyone thinks of them. As long as most people agree an acre yard 3 car garage and wall around your land to hide the neighbors is optimal, at least a block away from any highly trafficked street, that is what you get.