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In an effort to eradicate racism and lessen the burden on climate change caused by single-family dwellings, White House occupant Joe Biden has proposed forcing suburban communities to alter zoning laws to allow government housing projects to be constructed in suburbia; an effort in equity that will blend urban and suburban neighborhoods into equal distribution of federal grants.
What will happen to your tidy, crime-free neighborhoods with shady elms and white picket fences?
Watch the video above for the answer (without commentary) and discover what happens when Mr Roger's Neighborhood is turned into a real Sesame Street neighborhood.
In the USA Today report below, it is clear that race is "reason" for the proposal.
Current zoning laws that favor single-family homes – known as exclusionary zoning – have disproportionately hurt low-income Americans. Many of them can't afford to buy a big lot of land, leaving them trapped in crowded neighborhoods earmarked in the past for Black and brown residents, while white families were able to move to single-family areas in the suburbs.
Biden’s proposal would award grants and tax credits to cities that change zoning laws to bolster more equitable access to affordable housing. A house with a white picket fence and a big backyard for a Fourth of July barbecue may be a staple of the American dream, but experts and local politicians say multifamily zoning is key to combating climate change, racial injustice and the nation's growing affordable housing crisis.
U.S. Housing and Urban
Development Secretary Marcia Fudge told USA TODAY that the
administration's plan would support communities looking to undo housing
practices that too often discriminate against people of color.
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