Tearing down the Walls: How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Reduce Exclusionary Zoning. Education

Autor/in	Kahlenberg, Richard D.
Institution	The Century Foundation
Titel	Tearing down the Walls: How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Reduce Exclusionary Zoning. Education
Quelle	(2021), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Zoning; Family Income; Housing; Laws; Public Policy; Social Differences; Race; Constitutional Law; Racial Segregation; Federal Government; Public Health; Climate; Social Change; Incentives; Federal Aid; Social Discrimination; Racial Discrimination; Barriers; Political Attitudes; Municipalities; Social Integration; Minnesota; Oregon; California; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Raumordnung; Familieneinkommen; Unterkunft; Law; Recht; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialer Unterschied; Rasse; Abstammung; Staatsrecht; Rassentrennung; Bundesregierung; Gesundheitswesen; Klima; Sozialer Wandel; Anreiz; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Magistrat; Soziale Integration; Kalifornien
Abstract	Economically discriminatory zoning policies--which say that people are not welcome in a community unless they can afford a single-family home, sometimes on a large plot of land--run counter to American ideals and yet are pervasive in America. In most U.S. cities, zoning laws prohibit the construction of duplexes, triplexes, quads, and larger multifamily units on at least three quarters of available land. These policies--coupled with private practices such as racial steering by real estate agents--carry an ugly underlying message: some people are better than others because of how much money they make or the color of their skin. The first part of this report explains the ways in which the U.S. Constitution provides federal authority to reduce harmful local zoning ordinances and reviews the evidence on three key reasons why the federal government should exercise its authority: (1) to reduce economic and racial segregation and discrimination; (2) to improve housing affordability and health; and (3) to fight climate change. The second part briefly reviews the experiences in several cities and states seeking exclusionary zoning reform, with a focus on Minneapolis, Oregon, California, and Virginia. The third part outlines eight leading federal reform ideas, which include efforts to provide incentives for state and local reform through new funding carrots, attaching conditions to the receipt of existing federal funding, and employing a private right of action against government discrimination in federal court. The fourth and final part of the report concludes with recommendations on the best paths forward for the Biden administration and Congress. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01