Max Herman

1 week ago | borderlessmag.org | Aydali Campa |Max Herman

Certain applicants seeking a zoning permit for heavy industrial land uses would also be required to host meetings in the ward of the site’s location to educate the community on the proposed project. City officials drafted the proposal after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found the city’s zoning and land use policies environmentally discriminatory against people of color. The investigation showed that these policies pushed polluting industries into the South and West Sides.