#RezoneSeattle

by Dan SavageThe New York Times had a great story over the weekend about the social, economic, and racial damage done by out of control zoning restrictions—particularly those designed to preserve "neighborhood character." Pay attention, Seattle:
Zoning restrictions have been around for decades but really took off during the 1960s, when the combination of inner-city race riots and “white flight” from cities led to heavily zoned suburbs. They have gotten more restrictive over tim