Ericksen Community Open House
Ericksen Community 680 Ericksen Ave NE, Bainbridge IslandThe Ericksen Community is finished, and we can’t wait to show it off to the whole community at our open house.
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According to Plan: The history of zoning and the future of Washington communities
Bainbridge Island Rowing 281 Brien Dr SE, Bainbridge IslandOne hundred years ago, with Village of Euclid vs. Ambler Realty Co., the Supreme Court established the constitutionality of zoning. Today, this hyperlocal process is interacting with state mandates to accommodate regional growth, spawning debate over control, inclusion, and sustainability. Join Tamara Laninga, Western Washington University professor, director of its Urban Planning and Sustainability Program, and co-creator of the Washington State Zoning Atlas, to learn about the history and potential of zoning.
The Progress & Poverty Paradox: Two economists on why America works best with equal rights to land
Bainbridge Public Library 1270 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge IslandWhy is there such poverty amid such wealth? Inequitable land ownership and ineffective taxation, according to American economist Henry George (1839-1897). His solution? A tax that would capture rising land value and use it for public benefit. As we find ourselves in another Gilded Age, perhaps it’s time to look to land and Georgism for answers to our housing crisis and rising inequality.