Reclaiming Space for People: Rethinking Housing Development in Small Towns

Across America, small towns are grappling with a quiet crisis: too much asphalt and not enough homes. Wide parking lots, oversized setbacks, and sprawling lot sizes have become the default in development patterns—leaving communities with underutilized land, rising housing costs, and declining vibrancy. It’s time for a fundamental shift in how we think about housing development, one that prioritizes people over parking and community over cars.

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