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Since Shelly v. Kraemer in USA it's illegal to write zoning code that explicitly excludes poor/black people from an area. The main way it is enforced now is by
by blindstitch 4y ago
Since Shelly v. Kraemer in USA it's illegal to write zoning code that explicitly excludes poor/black people from an area. The main way it is enforced now is by writing code that prohibits anything but single family homes in an area or setting a minimum lot size to indirectly force prices upward. Residential zoning isn't all bad in theory but it is still an effective tool for creating housing areas that are segregated by class.
- screamingninja 4y ago> it's illegal to write zoning code that explicitly excludes poor/black people from an area. The main way it is enforced... I follow your reasoning about discrimination based on economic background but you lost me at "black people". Economic segregation is taking place, yes, but how is this racial discrimination in any sense?
- blindstitch 4y agoBlack people make up a much smaller proportion of the upper income deciles so forcing prices upwards in an area makes it less diverse by default.