The Pretext Problem: The Pitfalls of Planning While Bargaining

Planetizen, June 9, 2021

By: Michael Manville, Planetizen

https://www.planetizen.com/features/113615-pretext-problem-pitfalls-planning-while-bargaining
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Housing Supply Planning  |  Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements  |  Zoning Reform and Code Writing

This blog post explains how an over-reliance on discretionary land-use decisions can undermine the primary rationale for zoning. It highlights how parking requirements can be a bargaining tool for affordable housing and points out how zoning standards that don't explicitly promote desirable outcomes erode predictability and can weaken the efficacy of zoning.