[grogenaut]

Another software developer refusing to work in or understand an existing working system and instead asking for "the big rewrite", which assuredly will get finished on time, with all of the features of the existing system and none of the problems.

[sien]

Heavy zoning has caused housing in many areas to be far more expensive than it needs to be.

The push for change is being driven by economists and activists, not software developers.

SB-827 in CA failed but it'll be interesting to see what comes next.

https://www.vox.com/cities-and-urbanism/2018/2/23/17011154/s...

[adrianN]

"The big rewrite" could be adopting the system of a different country that has more desirable outcomes. I only know a little about zoning, but from what I've heard Japanese zoning is rather simple and doesn't seem to produce endless sprawl.