"Those lines on a map are not neutral; they are the product of decades of policy choices that have all-too-often concentrated environmental burdens in communities of color and working-class neighborhoods, while insulating wealthier neighborhoods."
"Exclusionary zoning rules that prevent dense, affordable and mixed-income housing from being built in certain neighborhoods is not just a housing problem; it is a climate problem. It is a climate and moral imperative that we allow more people to live in the neighborhoods that are well-connected to transit, have lower climate risk, and have access to parks and other social infrastructure."
Zoning maps and development rules are not neutral policy tools but reflect decades of decisions that disproportionately expose low-income communities and communities of color to environmental hazards while shielding affluent neighborhoods. Urban Ocean Lab and Open New York recognize that addressing climate resilience and housing affordability requires treating land use changes as interconnected climate and social justice issues. Exclusionary zoning that prevents dense, affordable, mixed-income housing in certain neighborhoods perpetuates both housing crises and climate inequity. The solution involves enabling more dense infill housing in well-resourced, low climate-risk neighborhoods with strong transit connections and social infrastructure. This approach simultaneously advances climate action, racial justice, and housing affordability by allowing more people to access neighborhoods with lower environmental vulnerability and better community resources.
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