Kate Macfarlane Profile picture
Seattleite. she/her. Likes: maps, dogs, plants, ice cream. Dislikes: systemic racism, fascism, single-family zoning, climate change.
Jul 5, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
I was curious how Seattle's 1936 redlining map compares with today's zoning. So, I made a map. As a refresher, the federal government sponsored the creation of redlining maps in the 1930s and used them to determine mortgage eligibility. Here's Seattle's map: