In a city of sprawling surface parking, increased density may help close a serious affordable housing gap as Anchorage, Alaska, seeks ways to make development more affordable.
Jen Kinney writes about changes taking place in Anchorage, Alaska—a northern city and urban center struggling to meet local housing demand. Most development "remains single-family homes on individual lots, and according to sources cited by Kinney, "[t]he city’s developers have been slow to recognize the needs of a changing population...one that isn't looking for a four-bedroom house on 10 acres of land."
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