We often go about our lives without acknowledging the systems that shape them. Zoning is one of those systems.

The argument that single-family zoning is racist has gained cache among ... which are things worth paying for. But the 20th-century solution for the 19th-century problem of keeping things and ...

Since zoning first took root in the early 20th century, it has invariably been used to enforce ... pursued through zoning regulations designed to enshrine class segregation. Southern cities were quick ...

Much of our zoning and other land use policies, some of them dating back to the early 20th century, have their roots ... The fight against restrictive zoning laws based on discriminatory policies ...

No. Today’s local government land use stack of single-family zoning, minimum lot sizes ... Just like historic redlining in the 20th century, the result is the same: Prices go up, supply doesn ...

For much of the 20th century, towns surrounding New York City used a stomach-churning mix of racial covenants and restrictive zoning laws to shut out Black Americans and others considered ...

Real estate listings printed in the Globe in the early 20th century advertised “restricted ... some communities have looked at reforming their zoning laws to accommodate more development ...

Zoning laws emerged in the early 20th century as a response to rapid urbanization and the need to separate incompatible land uses. In New Hampshire, the state empowered municipalities to enact ...