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How racist restrictions in housing deeds helped shape where Rhode Islanders live today
Investigates the interwoven history of racially restrictive covenants and municipal zoning policies designed to legally segregate communities–and points to the Rhode Island Zoning Atlas as a tool to help confront these pasts.
How large-lot zoning contributes to Rhode Island’s big housing shortfall
Calls on NZA data from Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire to assess the impact large minimum lot sizes has in constraining development and diving up house prices in New England.