The Double-Edged Sword of Upzoning | Upzoning 4 of 11

Cities and states across the country are proposing upzoning as the solution to the housing crisis our nation is facing. But is this truly the best solution or is it simply a clever way for governments and developers to generate revenue and remove neighborhood residents from the planning process.

In this 11-part series I explore this topic by reading ten articles from a variety of sources to determine what's really going on. In each video I comment and correlate the information from the other articles culminating in a conclusion with 10 big ideas in the 11th video.

This series is dedicated to Ms. Yu. You'll find out who she is in video number 2 of the series.

Thank you for watching this series and thank you for doing your own research whenever your government comes to you with a solution to a problem. Always ask, "Who benefits?"

Below are links to all of the videos in this series.

Video 1: NYC Promises Affordability Through Rezoning But Delivers Gentrification | Upzoning: The Great Deception 1 of 11
https://www.archdaily.com/961234/new-york-city-promises-affordability-through-rezoning-but-delivers-gentrification

Video 2: Upzoning Might Mean More Apartments But It'll Wreck Neighborhoods | Upzoning: The Great Deception 2 of 11
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2019/12/05/Upzoning-Wrecking-Neighbourhoods/

Video 3: There's A Push To Change Zoning Laws To Create More Affordable Housing | Upzoning: The Great Deception 3 of 11
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/09/1155882790/theres-a-push-to-change-zoning-laws-to-create-more-affordable-housing

Video 4: The Double-Edged Sword of Upzoning | Upzoning: The Great Deception 4 of 11
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2021/07/15/the-double-edged-sword-of-upzoning/

Video 5: Will Upzoning Neighborhoods Make Homes More Affordable? | Upzoning: The Great Deception 5 of 11
https://archive.curbed.com/2020/1/30/21115351/upzoning-definition-affordable-housing-gentrification

Video 6: When Upzoning Becomes a Fool's Errand | Upzoning: The Great Deception 6 of 11
https://www.theurbanist.org/2020/12/09/when-upzoning-becomes-a-fools-errand/

Video 7: Broad Upzoning Makes Housing Less Affordable and Doesn't Add Supply | Upzoning: The Great Deception 7 of 11
https://betterdwelling.com/broad-upzoning-makes-housing-less-affordable-and-doesnt-add-supply/

Video 8: Vancouver's Smartest Planner Says Upzoning is a Costly Mistake | Upzoning: The Great Deception 8 of 11
https://www.livablecalifornia.org/vancouver-smartest-planner-prof-patrick-condon-calls-california-upzoning-a-costly-mistake-2-6-21/#

Video 9: Behind The False Housing Narrative | Upzoning: The Great Deception 9 of 11
https://www.livablecalifornia.org/behind-the-false-housing-narrative/

Video 10: Vancouver's Upzoning Push Lacks One Guarantee. Affordability | Upzoning: The Great Deception 10 of 11
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/11/02/Vancouver-Upzoning-Push-Lacks-Guarenteed-Affordability/

Video 11: Conclusion and 10 Big Ideas | Upzoning: The Great Deception 11 of 11

Additional resources:

Is Your Neighborhood Next? How Boise's Proposed Zoning Code Rewrite Could Affect You | Dave Kangas
https://youtu.be/jm2KlYAjgUs

Zoned Out: The Legacy of Code Next
https://youtu.be/qsYOurWEoSc

Who Is The You?
https://youtu.be/QSjbK7GYxn0