This is law. This is politics. If you want to change it, you actually have to convince people. I mean the general public. Because they vote for the legislators. And those legislators like to get reelected. None of this is theoretical. It is true that there is a growing left-right consensus on the need for zoning reform. But there is also an entrenched left-right consensus on the zoning status-quo. The dirty little not-so-secret about land use regulation in the United States of America is that most conservatives and most progressives like it just the way that it is.
Researchers who have surveyed Americans about their support for development have found no evidence that conservatives oppose regulation or embrace free markets when it comes to housing. Similarly, in other surveys , liberals who say they support social and economic justice also oppose new development near them, and their personal interest as homeowners trumps their ideology on social justice. I know that this goes against the grain of our particularly dysfunctional political moment, but if you are going to make a credible case for changing the zoning code, it is a really bad idea to tell the people who could help you change it how stupid they are, or how morally bankrupt they are for opposing your proposed reforms.
There are a lot of opportunities to do this. Parking reform is a good example. People get emotional about parking, and always default to wanting more of it. So, there is some low-hanging fruit out there. That is a good place to start. There is plenty of work to be done there. But there are far thornier zoning-related political challenges lurking out there. Zoning codes are local law.
And this is one of the toughest things about enacting comprehensive zoning reforms that would lead to more equitable outcomes, and reduce residential segregation along economic and racial lines. There are a mind-boggling number of local governments in the U. Given this reality, the ability of many suburban governments to use exclusionary zoning regulations large minimum lot sizes, prohibiting multi-family dwellings to virtually zone out anyone who is low or even moderate income is quite profound.
And yet, most of the discussion of zoning reform focuses on central cities, when the reality is that, in nearly all cases, these places are already the most economically and racially-integrated political units in their respective metropolitan area. Many housing and transportation problems could be solved, or at least alleviated, if more suburban communities would be willing to allow more apartments, or single-family homes on smaller lots, so that low and moderate income households could be closer to suburban job and shopping opportunities.
Reforming exclusionary zoning in the suburbs would also help reduce concentrated poverty, which mountains of social science research have demonstrated has especially pernicious social and economic effects on low-income households.
Being poor in a neighborhood that is not poor leads to far better life outcomes, especially for kids. But, again, none of this is a technical issue that involves urban planners.
It is a political issue that involves legislators. College of Social Work Honors Theses; Abstract: In the past few years there has been an increase in hate speech incidents on the Ohio State University's main campus itself as well as in the media surrounding the university from racist vandalism on the black cultural center to xenophobic comments tweeted online by students and blasted on a haters tumblr.
What is more, because Ohio State is such a diverse university and has locations across the world including India and China all recruiting international students, it is imperative that hate speech be investigated further. Even though some research on hate speech has been conducted, little of it takes place on college campuses and most of it is quantitative in nature. The purpose of this research was to explore undergraduate students' knowledge of and attitudes towards hate speech on the Ohio State University's main campus as well as to determine what measures they think the university should take in response to hate speech on campus.
The research design for this study was qualitative, in-person interviewing. Eight participants were purposively selected and interviewed using an interview guide. I like to think that the racists here are a very small minority and that if you encounter 1 racist person, you will find a lot more people who are accepting of all the diversity here. We recently received a question from a potential future student, and we think we could serve them best by providing them with your thoughts and advice.
Submit your thoughts here. The student government is not ignorant of these issues, nor is the Ohio State administration. Whether Ohio State has a bad name or not is entirely in its own hands. It could clear its name and truly set an example for other universities to follow by authorizing a mandatory class on diversity for the freshman year, or including diversity seminars into freshman orientation. Ohio State can start clearing its name by providing any adequate response to this growing issue.
Remember the email we all received from Dr. That was the extent of their actions. We do not have the administrative capabilities which OSU has to combat this issue on such a large scale. There are a multitude of groups that already exist which are working hard on promoting inclusion and diversity on OSU campus. The problem is that students promoting hate speech aren't likely to join such groups, and thereby they will remain ignorant, and the problem will persist.
Yet if OSU continues to ignore this issue, how can we seriously attempt to revert it? Nevertheless, students are gradually becoming more aware. This is how we have decided to use our efforts and time to combat this problem. What have you done? How have you put your time towards creating awareness? That is the question students should start asking themselves — what can I do to make OSU a better, more inclusive campus for ALL of its students to enjoy?
All forms of hate are valid submissions.
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