Segregated On Purpose: America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing
Westport, Connecticut is one example of a wealthy suburb that has surrounded itself with invisible walls to block access to affordable housing. The otherwise politically liberal date has kept its low-income housing concentrated in poor cities, an imbalance that hasn’t budged in thirty years. Zoning boards rely on regulations often containing coded, racist language to block the construction of privately developed duplexes and apartment building within their borders. The impact is most felt by Black and Brown residents of Connecticut, who live in some of the nation’s most segregated neighborhoods. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harrietcammock/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/harrietcammock/support