“Housing is a right” is not an empty slogan. They’re words that have been inscribed in the constitutions of many countries around the 
America’s housing crisis wasn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice that can and should be changed through the legalization of affordable housing

America’s housing crisis wasn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice that can and should be changed through the legalization of affordable housing
America is one of the only countries in the world that systematically zones for single family use. Single family *zoning* (not housing) is a ban on rental buildings + affordability
Legalizing housing for those who can’t afford a single family home is of the utmost importance.
Legalizing housing for those who can’t afford a single family home is of the utmost importance.
But as New York City proves, single family zoning isn’t the only problem.
Wealthy neighborhoods, like SoHo, that ban housing, and affordable housing, through other types of exclusionary zoning methods, are major problems too.
Wealthy neighborhoods, like SoHo, that ban housing, and affordable housing, through other types of exclusionary zoning methods, are major problems too.