In her talk, based on her recent book “Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World,” legal scholar Sara Bronin will discuss the little known levers that control our world: zoning codes. Bronin argues that once we recognize the power of zoning, we can harness it to create the communities we desire and deserve. The book draws from her experience chairing the planning and zoning commission of Hartford, CT, for seven years, her research as a Cornell University faculty member, and the ambitious National Zoning Atlas, which includes eyeopening zoning analysis for the state of New Hampshire, among other states and metropolitan areas.
Sara Bronin is an architect, attorney, and policymaker whose interdisciplinary work focuses on how law and policy can foster more equitable, sustainable, well-designed, and connected places. She is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts in property, land use, zoning, and historic preservation law.
Moderator: Ivy Vann
