'Master-plan' Communities Tackle Housing Shortages

Small homes, multi-family dwellings, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, pedestrianare some of the solutions developers are employing to address severe housing shortages caused by lack of available land.

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December 10, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The reasons for the housing shortage in California are myriad and complex, but one of the largest contributing factors is the lack of available land...Increasingly, the answer is the "master-plan" community, where lots for single-family detached homes are generally smaller and sometimes include multifamily dwellings. In addition, master-plan developments are built to be pedestrian-friendly, where families can walk to get groceries or dine out thereby lessening traffic demands and where neighbors feel part of a defined community."

Thanks to Bernie Wagenblast

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