Strong Towns shares five stories that showcase creative strategies for increasing affordable housing.

4. Change outdated housing policy

The Regional Plan Association published a definitive report last year stressing the need to adjust federal housing policy to allow for more mixed-use and multifamily housing options in America. They explain, “The federal government can improve housing choices and remove barriers to investing in urban areas, and especially in poor neigh­borhoods, without additional subsidy, simply by reforming the outdated program rules inhibiting mixed-use.”

5. Choose an affordable city

Instead of trying to figure out ways to cram more affordable housing into mind-bogglingly expensive cities, why not choose to live in a smaller city? Jennifer Griffin writes about her family’s decision to move from a large, unaffordable metropolitan area to a small city (Tulsa, OK) and into an intergenerational housing set-up—two ways to save big on living expenses.

This article was originally published by Strong Towns, https://www.strongtowns.org . The mission of Strong Towns is to support a model of development that allows America’s cities, towns and neighborhoods to become financially strong and resilient.