Exclusionary Zoning with Matt Mleczko | 1000 Friends of Wisconsin webinar series | August 14, 2024

Learn about ongoing research that demonstrates the link between exclusionary zoning and disadvantage in impoverished neighborhoods. Using data covering the past two decades, Matt Mleczko finds that exclusionary zoning is associated with higher median rents and higher shares of rent burdened households in impoverished communities. These results suggest that exclusionary zoning policies may contribute not only to concentrated advantage in affluent areas but may also have spillover effects that have negative long-run consequences for disadvantage neighboring communities.
Matt Mleczko is a Post-doctoral Associate at Rutgers University jointly appointed between the Ralph W. Voorhees Center for civic Engagement and the Center for State Health Policy through the Rutgers Housing and Health Equity Cluster. He studies integration, housing, poverty, and inequality, with a particular focus on the role of housing policies in fostering equitably integrated and cohesive communities. Matt was born and raised in Kenosha, WI and credits his time in Milwaukee as early inspiration for his research interests.
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