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A look into ǻ’s history of housing segregation

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Yale Law School Professor Robert Ellickson explores the detriments of current zoning practices and possible means for reform in his new book,

The book builds on an article Ellickson published in 2020 that provided "an empirical study of zoning practices in Silicon Valley, Greater New Haven, and Greater Austin," titled,

Plus, Sara Bronin founded DesegregateCT in 2020, and helped develop the . As Bronin explained in the article, the atlas is a "one-of-a-kind statewide data set" illuminating "the many hidden constraints on housing embedded in zoning codes" in ǻ.

Bronin also discusses her efforts to create a national atlas at Cornell's Legal Constructs Lab, and how factor.

But first, how does a recent lawsuit filed against the town of Woodbridge fit into this larger conversation? ǻ reporter Camila Vallejo and Sean Ghio with the Partnership for Strong Communities join us to discuss.

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  • Camila Vallejo: Housing Reporter, ǻ
  • Sean Ghio: Policy Director,
  • Sara Bronin: Professor, Cornell University; Director, Legal Constructs Lab; Founder,
  • Robert Ellickson: , Yale Law School; Author, Frozen Neighborhoods: The Abuse of Zoning

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