In housing, there are a few words that get tossed around so often they start to lose all meaning. “Affordability” is one of them. “Sustainability” is another. Near the top of the list is “density.” Say the word at a city council meeting, and half the room hears “traffic,” “apartments,” “school overcrowding,” and “there goes […]

Leaders in Akron, a heartland city nearly 40 miles south of Cleveland, hope to shed the city’s “Rust Belt” label and drive its emerging revival by making it easier to build new homes. To achieve the objective, planners believe they’re on the verge of eliminating en az lot sizes to counteract a shrinking-city paradox. Population loss […]