Inclusionary Zoning Countdown . . .
In one week the council will be voting on something regarding Inclusionary Zoning. As you know, I've moved my Inclusionary Zoning postings to...
(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...
Realtors work in good faith . . .
Not.You may have seen the recent article in the Isthmus about the Realtors take on inclusionary zoning, and here's another one in the Sunday...
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,...
SGM: Where are you?
More than 2 weeks ago, I sent this letter to Smart Growth Madison, Inc. So far . . . no official response. However, two...
Ald. Judy Compton took lessons from the Chamber of Commerce
Folks, we have more bad numbers . . . this time, It is those big stacks of paper that Judy Compton has been waiving...
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...
IZ Myths (or Lies or Spin) #6 – 10 (the most outrageous ones!)
Building on yesterday's post on the first 5 myths, lies or spin regarding inclusionary zoning - I thought I'd address some of the funniest/saddest/most...
MABA first to take ball and go home . . .
At the last mayor's workgroup, Alder Zach Brandon posed a question to the committee: Do you support "100% cost offsets" for the builder?He wanted...
Fixing IZ – Piecemeal
There is a current debate about if we can fix the pieces of the IZ (inclusionary zoning) ordinance that we have solutions for, or...
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...