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>It would be much more healthy to have zoning laid out at the state or regional level, but regional level governments don’t even really exist in the American context, and only a few cities in America have continued annexing suburban areas into the 21st century.

Not just zoning, soooooo much shit would be better done at the regional level because it would allow the urban areas to do what they think is best for them without pissing off the rural areas (or needing their approval) and vise versa.