21 ms·
We would do well as a nation to overturn Euclid v. Ambler. That Supreme Court decision was a mistake.
by zbrozek 3y ago
We would do well as a nation to overturn Euclid v. Ambler. That Supreme Court decision was a mistake.
- r00fus 3y agoI mean, I think throwing out all zoning may be an over-step. I sure as hell don't want a chicken factory built next to my residence. However, a scale-back of zoning (like what CA state recently did - threatening the "builder's remedy" on cities/counties that didn't plan to expand housing appropriately) is probably a good idea. CA also recently made it easier to basically convert SFH to essentially 6-plexes (cost is an issue, so it's not an immediate fix). The major issue with most of America's woes has to do with us being an effective oligarchy and money having more say on what goes on than what most people want.
- zbrozek 3y agoThat's not what Euclid v. Ambler did, however. We had controls on legitimate health and safety concerns (e.g., pollution) prior to that ruling. The ruling dramatically increased the scope of police powers expressly and specifically against housing - things like floor area ratio, setbacks, number of habitable units, heights - that had not been within that scope before. It was unabashedly racist and classist, even in the text of the opinion.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]