The city plans to liberalize zoning codes to create better incentives for housing production.
Memphis, Tennessee leaders are pledging to build 10,000 new housing units by 2030, reports Shelia O'Connor for Fox 13 Memphis.
John Zeanah, Chief of Development and Infrastructure for Memphis, says the city is looking at tools such as zoning changes to create “some financial tools that can help bridge some of the gaps that we see in terms of producing housing, particularly in older neighborhoods of our community.”
The city also wants to prioritize the reuse of existing buildings, such as one local project that is redeveloping a former high school into affordable housing.
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