Affordable Housing, Eminent Domain, and Other Land Use Issues with Professor Kellen Zale

In this episode of Emphasis Added, Season 4 hosts Brock Jones and Matt Chelf spoke with  @The University of Houston Law Center  Professor  Kellen Zale  about Land Use issues currently affecting the City of Houston, including the I-45 freeway expansion project's community impacts and the difficulties surrounding new affordable housing projects. Professor Zale is an expert on Land Use, Local Government, Real Estate, and Property law, and has been published in the Stanford, Penn, and Harvard Environmental Law Reviews, amongst many others. Episode Contents:00:00 - Introduction, Professor Kellen Zale01:10 - What is Land Use?02:05 - Houston and Zoning05:40 - Historic Preservation Districts09:48 - The North Houston Highway Improvement Project19:40 - Affordable Housing31:20 - Citizen EngagementTo get a mailing or electronic subscription to the Houston Law Review click here.  For more Emphasis Added content, follow us on Instagram and check out our video content on YouTube!