Opening the door to discuss zoning reform in Forest Park Il.
This is article #3 in my 2024 LinkedIn Series:
Included in my Zoning( zoning reform) info Pac, that I have distributed to the local Forest Park powers that be, is a article called,“The Invisible laws that led to America’s housing crisis.” by Nathaniel Meyersohn CNN.
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In the 1910’s, US Cites began enacting policies that would shape neighborhood and, unintentionally, lay the roots for the severe housing shortages today: single family zoning laws.
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?Single Family zoning laws are unknown to most Americans, but they were instrumental to the expansion of urban areas and the suburban ideal of owning a home with a front porch and a backyard on a half-acre plot of land post-World War II.
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So a growing number of states and municipalities are loosening zoning laws once considered untouchable. These ““up zone” reforms pushed by proactive housing activist---so called YIMBYs, short for yes in my backyard
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My last article in this 2024 Series will be called " Forest Park Zoning Reform,Where do we go from here?
"What will be that outcome depends hugely on the ability of the community of Forest Park to have a honest conversation with public debate and then the political will to act on it."
If you would like the email Zoning Info Pac, please email your request to [email protected]. It's time to make some noise and have your voice heard.
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Retired Director of Community Engagement
1 年I'm reminded that some parts of this discussion talk about systemic inequality. It exists but is seldom talked about by the general public.
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1 年I would take this one step farther past the SFH and say that focusing on residential only areas lead to a scarcity of commercial zones and allowed for land lords in the remaining zones to inflate rent causing your classic mom & pop shops to close. Forest Park is a fascinating mix between wanting to turn the south part of town into a post WW2 car centric suburb while the north side is dense, mix zoned, and still has the unique stores and corner bars of a bygone era.
Retired Director of Community Engagement
1 年My Zoning info Pac contains 3 perspectives , one written by me with a long title for fun!