Planning, Zoning and other Land Use Policy Best Practices to Erase Errors of the Past that Perpetuated Bias and Deepened Inequality
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| William Gilchrist |
This article is an acknowledgment of exclusionary policies — many still in practice — that have prevented tens of millions from accessing the American Dream and quality of life that all deserve.
Its diverse and expert voices aim to share best practices that
will create approaches, methodologies, policies, practices, codes and laws that
will level the playing field.
The disparate impacts across planning outcomes reflecting biases has a storied history across American cities.
"There are examples that range from the removal or denial of parks
and open space equitably throughout cities with notable deficits occurring in communities
of color and lower-income cities,” said William A. Gilchrist, FAIA, NOMA, director
of the city of Oakland’s Planning and Building department.
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