IZ Myths (or Lies or Spin) – #1 – 5
I was going to do a blog entry about the IZ myths, or lies, or spin that I have been hearing and I was...
Smart Growth Madison Inc. Changes their Mind . . .
So, not only has Smart Growth Madison, Inc. a lobbyist group for Madison developers changed their staff from Delora Newton (who now works for...
Inclusionary Zoning – Just twisted
One thing I learned from inclusionary zoning is that the development community doesn't all think alike. In fact, often, two people from the same...
Missing information . . .
Lesson #7: Counter fears and bad information with facts.So, I thought I would try to look at some more facts about inclusionary zoning ....
The politics of fear (& IZ)
I read Paul Soglin's Inclusionary Zoning - A Lesson for the Left this morning, er afternoon, when I got up. At first, I chalked...
Back to the drawing board . . .
Yesterday, we received news that the Supreme Court refused to hear our case on our Inclusionary Zoning appeal.So, the question remains, how are we...
Show me the money . . .
Some people have taken offense at a recent blog of mine regarding who was contacted by whom during the Inclusionary Zoning debate. Apparently,...
(Still Not) Finding IZ . . .
6 months ago, I blogged about how it was hard to find information about IZ units on the web. (IZ = Inclusionary Zoning)Today, I...
Inclusionary Zoning – We can’t even agree on a report.
We disagree. Wow. Yesterday was supposed to be the final meeting of the Inclusionary Zoning Oversight Committee where we worked on our...
Inclusionary Zoning & the American Dream: How much equity should a homebuyer get when...
Recent local discussions about changes or repeal of Madison's Inclusionary Zoning* program have focused on several issues. The first one I'd like to address...
Inclusionary Zoning – Twists, spins and goes in circles
And we end up nearly where we started?WARNING: Talking about equity models is boring. If you don't want to hear alot of wonk...
Spinderella?
Too bad some people are too busy spinning and trying to score political points, instead of trying to be constructive and help create affordable...