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Escaping the Housing Trap

November 25
41 mins

Episode Description

How can communities rebuild stability in a system designed for speculation? This episode highlights bottom-up efforts where neighbors, small developers, and local leaders are charting a different path.

Show notes:

  1. Strong Towns: When one extra unit triggers a giant leap in red tape
  2. New York Times: Would the Housing Crisis Ease if Boomers Rented Out Their Empty Rooms? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/economy/housing-crisis-multifamily-adu.html
  3. Strong Towns: How Affordable Housing Distracts People From Housing Affordability
  4. Strong Towns: How a Board Game Exposed Barriers to Local Investment & Inspired Change
  5. Strong Towns: Death by Parking
  6. Strong Towns: A Slow and Steady (but Bittersweet) Victory Against Arcane Parking Mandates
  7. Escaping the Housing Trap by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges
  8. Check out other resources at strongtowns.org/stackedagainstus
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