# Episode 15: Nolan Gray (Research Director, California YIMBY) — How Zoning Shapes Cities, Housing, and Belonging

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Podcast: [Realtopia - Real Estate for Teens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/realtopia-real-estate-for-teens-6812367)
Published: 2026-06-22T02:36:31+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1498

## Resource

What if the reason your neighborhood looks the way it does — who lives there, what gets built, and how expensive it feels — isn't random? In this episode of Realtopia, Naomi sits down with Nolan Gray — city planner, Research Director at California YIMBY, and author of Arbitrary Lines — to unpack the invisible rules shaping our cities. Together, they explore one of the biggest questions facing this generation: if we build more housing, do people actually feel more connected to where they live? In this episode: What zoning really controls The ideas behind the YIMBY movement Housing, affordability, and displacement Whether abundance creates belonging Rethinking suburbs and neighborhood identity What makes a place feel like home

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