Inclusionary Zoning Didn’t Ruin the World
Seriously, it didn't! It has some flaws that need fixing, but all the dire predictions don't seem to be true. Last week...
Common Council Recap
The meeting went past 10:00! That has become so rare!The meeting started off with much confusion. Alders Sanborn and Bruer were not...
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: How many incentives are enough?
The City of Madison adopted an Inclusionary Zoning program a little less than two years ago. The theory behind the program is that the...
WSJ: Unprincipled Editorials
The Wisconsin State Journal's latest editorial on Inclusionary Zoning points out how comical the Wisconsin State Journal's editorials are. I'll respond...
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...
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...
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...
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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...