There is no justifiable reason for the Left to destroy suburbia other than a clear power grab. There are countless empty office towers & malls across the US that can be repurposed for housing with the right incentives (e.g. low interest loans, tax breaks, etc.). “The Growing Federal Push for Zoning Reform With housing affordability elusive, the federal government is showing a growing interest in encouraging US states and cities to ease barriers to construction. Policy makers inside the Beltway are taking notice: This month, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and Delaware Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester introduced the Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act, which would create a task force to write model zoning reform legislation… It would also provide technical assistance to local governments eager to cut red tape and fund efforts to map local zoning rules. For those of us who are involved in the Yes In My Backyard movement, the arrival of this federal-level support for local-level zoning reform is heartening. The Fetterman/Rochester bill joins a raft of similar recent legislation: The 2022 omnibus spending bill contained $85 million in grants to overhaul local zoning codes, and is dubbed the “Baby YIMBY” grant after negotiators slimmed it down. Bills with unsubtle names like the Yes In My Backyard Act and the Build More Housing Near Transit Act would condition federal dollars on local governments easing up on barriers to building new housing. Over the past year, President Joe Biden has embraced zoning reform, releasing a plan to scale up home construction in March and calling on Congress to take up the issue. At the same time,”