Oh, come on, now. That’s really going too far, isn’t it? Trying to link zoning with the Obama presidency – even if it is inauguration day? So what’s the link between local zoning and new Obama/Biden administration? Change, of course. In A Better Way to Zone I wrote about how we have gotten off track in zoning our American cities and the high price we are paying for our mistakes. Several of the themes in that book resonate with the kinds of change we need to see throughout our government and economy.

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