Housing Expert Calls for Zoning Reform
Housing expert and author Richard Kahlenberg discussed how exclusionary zoning laws cause economic and racial segregation in the US.
Kahlenberg and National Housing Trust CEO Priya Jayachandran talked about how reform could lead to more equitable and affordable communities.
Zoning is at the heart of America’s housing crisis.
Kahlenberg argued that the same policies that once enforced racial separation have evolved into mechanisms for class exclusion, preventing working-class families from living in high-opportunity areas and deepening inequality.
- Exclusionary zoning laws drive economic and racial segregation.
- Reform could open the door to more equitable, affordable communities.
Author of Excluded: How Snob Zoning, Nimbyism, and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don’t See, Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute.
Author's summary: Expert calls for zoning reform to address economic segregation.