We have planning at the county level. All that does is place power in the hands of the powerful realtor/developer group.
As a result, local imbalances abound. If you live in an area where those sorts of folks also live, it's really nice. If not, you get prison, dumps, subsidized housing, etc built right next to you.
I can only imagine what this would look like if this was done at the state level. Our state is solidly one party...
To some extent I believe that clustering of good (and bad) things is inevitable when there is a central decision marker (or decision making body).
What I mena to say is once an area is nice (or has been designated as the next "growth" area), then nice properties/malls/services etc are going to go there. Industry buildings will cluster somewhere else, office buildings will cluster in a 3rd area.
Of course, it sucks to be a resident in area that ends up being the low-value one, but someone will end up having to get the short stick.
As a result, local imbalances abound. If you live in an area where those sorts of folks also live, it's really nice. If not, you get prison, dumps, subsidized housing, etc built right next to you.
I can only imagine what this would look like if this was done at the state level. Our state is solidly one party...