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...
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 report is in . . .
Lisa Subeck has already written about the IZ report.My thoughts and more details are here.
(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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Missing information . . .
Lesson #7: Counter fears and bad information with facts.So, I thought I would try to look at some more facts about inclusionary zoning ....
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...