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Podcast: Arrested Mobility
Episode: Zoning
Description: Land-use regulations such as zoning are connected to every topic we cover on this show. When you zoom out and look at the big picture, many forms of racial inequity in America link back to how communities are planned and developed. It's why some neighborhoods have fewer transportation options than others, and why certain parts of town have empty lots in place of parks, schools and affordable housing. Through zoning, deed restrictions and redlining, 'desirable' neighborhoods have historically been made inaccessible to Black Americans. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods that Black people have been pushed into are neglected and o...