Segregation

6 articles

Diverse New York City residents contemplating a glowing, abstract zoning map overlaid on the city skyline at dusk, symbolizing the impact of rezoning.
Neighborhoods

How Does NYC's Neighborhood Rezoning Process Impact Residents in 2026?

Zoning regulations, the invisible lines shaping our cities, have historically been used to increase housing costs and reinforce patterns of segregation, according to PMC .

Derek Molina·August 21, 2026
A stark visual contrast between overcrowded, neglected housing and exclusive, modern high-rises, symbolizing the impact of zoning laws on segregation and property values.
Neighborhoods

What Are Zoning Laws and Why Do They Affect Property Values?

Zoning regulations, which dictate what can be built where, have deeply rooted racist and classist origins that continue to shape housing costs and segregation patterns today.

Aaron Blake·June 26, 2026
A cityscape illustrating the contrast between modern development and older neighborhoods, symbolizing the impact of zoning laws on community structure and housing.
Neighborhoods

What is zoning and how does it impact community development?

In many communities, the very laws designed to protect property values and ensure orderly development are simultaneously making homes unaffordable and reinforcing historical patterns of segregation.

Derek Molina·June 20, 2026
Aerial view of a city neighborhood, illustrating the impact of zoning laws on urban development and housing diversity.
Neighborhoods

What Is Zoning and How Does It Shape Neighborhood Development?

In San Francisco, zoning laws once dictated that only members of the immediate family one generation out could live together, with the sole exception of live-in servants.

Derek Molina·May 19, 2026
A diverse group of people observing a cityscape, symbolizing the broad impact of zoning laws on urban development and housing.
Neighborhoods

What Are Zoning Laws and How Do They Affect Urban Development?

In 44 U.S. states, rising land-use regulation directly correlates with an increase in real average home prices, a stark economic reality that highlights how local zoning laws affect urban development

Aaron Blake·May 2, 2026
A visual representation of how zoning ordinances create disparities in housing density and neighborhood development, leading to segregation.
Neighborhoods

What Are Local Zoning Ordinances and How Do They Shape Neighborhoods?

In many American cities, the very rules designed to organize neighborhoods are quietly driving up housing prices and intensifying residential segregation.

Derek Molina·April 30, 2026