SB 827

Jackson finally used the term sprawl--in the context of describing the suburbs of southern California. How appropriate then, that there is much discussion of Senate Bill 827. This proposed bill would scrap nearly all zoning regulations for property near public transit stops. The details are still being hammered out, but towers of ilium predicts that this bill will not pass. Even if it does pass, the effects will take decades to be realized. In that time, thousands of more single-family homes will be built in peripheral locations and traffic congestion will get worse. Except, some of the congestion will be passengerless self-driving cars.