Suburban Integrity & Anti-Segregation Housing Policy

Policy Name: The Local Zoning Protection & Suburban Integrity Act

The Problem

New York State is pushing centralized rezoning mandates that threaten to transform quiet suburbs and rural communities into high-density, NYC-style developments—without local approval. This isn’t equity. It’s an expansion of a failed model that has segregated generations of Black and Latino families into unsafe, poorly maintained public housing blocks.

How We Got Here

For decades, New York’s housing policy has prioritized density over dignity—grouping low-income minority families into concentrated urban projects. These zones became epicenters of violence, generational poverty, and institutional neglect. Instead of fixing that system, state leaders are now trying to expand it into suburbs under the guise of affordability and fairness. JSA2026 will end this failed legacy and offer a plan rooted in local input and real integration—not political manipulation.

JSA2026 Solution

• Ban forced rezoning without a public referendum in the affected town or district
• End project-based racial segregation by replacing failed public housing with dispersed, mixed-income development models
• Mandate community impact studies before any rezoning or construction approval
• Protect suburban towns from urban expansion schemes disguised as equity initiatives
• Audit state housing nonprofits and redirect funds to local, accountable solutions
• Offer housing vouchers tied to education access and job opportunity, not ZIP code isolation
• Support modular & co-op housing innovations that build without blight or bureaucracy

Why It Matters

• For suburban families: Prevents school overcrowding, rising crime, and traffic congestion
• For minority families: Ends the cycle of government-segregated poverty and danger
• For taxpayers: Stops billions in subsidies to corrupt, ineffective housing authorities
• For every voter: Ensures that housing policy is local, fair, and accountable—not politically weaponized

Learn more: Explore the full JSA2026 platform or follow Jason S. Arnold’s fight to restore power to the people.