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Next year marks a big milestone—the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court case Euclid v. Ambler Realty, which changed zoning laws across America. The Pacific Legal Foundation is hosting a symposium to dive deep into the bones of this decision, attracting attention from legal experts who argue it’s time to reconsider its impacts on housing shortages and community planning. If you’ve ever felt like your neighborhood just isn’t cutting it, you might want to pay attention.
Some folks see Euclid as a vital piece of urban planning, while others think it’s just a recipe for skyrocketing housing costs. In their quest for eliminating these exclusionary zoning practices, the Foundation is offering up to $4,000 for accepted research papers. The symposium aims to explore how zoning laws can evolve for the next century—because we wouldn’t want to let a century-old mistake keep us from finding a modern solution, would we?
As the real estate market continues to be a hot topic, it’s interesting to think about how these zoning laws have shaped, or missed shaping, American cities. Do these outdated practices keep us from living our best urban lives? It’s definitely a conversation worth having, so what do you think—is it time for a zoning revolution or a zoning rerun?
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