See the HN discussion page for the “Arbitration consumer protection attorney here!” post at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31567673

“Can the momentum of sprawl be halted? America’s zoning laws, intended to control the baneful effects of industry, have mutated, in the view of one architecture critic, into a system that corrodes civic life, outlaws the human scale, defeats tradition and authenticity, and confounds our yearning for an everyday environment worthy of our affection.”

A good explainer for people who ask this question (spoiler: it’s not).