Dale Wyngarden: Planning necessary to a sustainable future
By Dale Wyngarden
In the beginning, there was no zoning. At least not as we know it today. There were no cars nor MAX buses. People moved throughout the community on foot or in carriages. Holland reflected that reality in its early decades. Industry was within walking distance of homes. Churches peppered corner lots throughout the neighborhoods. Kids walked to neighborhood schools. Ma and Pa grocery stores, often affiliated with IGA (Independent Grocers Association) were interspersed among homes, and seldom more than a few blocks apart.
Then came the car. Mobility meant the activities of community life could be compartmentalized and separated spatially. The great impetus for doing so came from a Standardized Zoning Act issued by the Federal Department of Commerce in 1922. The Act specified that zoning be founded on a master plan, so cities across the country jumped into the business of planning and zoning.
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