Reformers argue that restrictive zoning creates artificial scarcity, blocks density, and drives housing costs to crisis levels requiring deregulation. Preservationists contend that zoning protects neighborhood character, prevents overdevelopment, and that the real problem is speculative investment and wage stagnation.
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