'Missing middle' housing targeted in Nashville zoning reform push

Two freshmen Metro councilmembers are launching an ambitious push to reform parts of Nashville's zoning code in an effort to slow down rising housing costs.

Broadly speaking, the goal is to get the private sector to build more homes for middle-income residents by making it easier to build different types of housing across the city, in turn allowing Metro to redirect its own efforts to those in severe need. Additional benefits of the reforms, the sponsors said, could include reduced traffic and increased "community," as neighborhoods grow more self-sufficient and fewer people have to drive for daily needs.

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