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by masklinn 1458 days ago
> It isn’t just that it is exclusionary.

Oh no, far from it, but it’s the root.

> There’s a pretence of knowledge that modern planners are smarter than all who have come before, and the result has been an abject failure that planners won’t admit to.

They’re only a failure if you assume planning in the US is about sustainable, equitable, liveable spaces.

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> They’re only a failure if you assume planning in the US is about sustainable, equitable, liveable spaces.

100%. Which is why I favour abolishing zoning bylaws. If it was truly about sustainability, equity, or creating living spaces designed for human flourishing, then I would support them, but it isn’t now and it never was.