Quote Originally Posted by Montreal View Post
Also, the best thing for affordability is to limit the restrictions on density, especially in the close-in neighborhoods surrounding the urban core. If I had my way, every single one of those neighborhoods (even MP & HH) would be zoned to allow at least 3-4 units per lot. There are a bunch of small, old, houses frankly not worth saving that are being remodeled at juiced up valuations because supply is being artificially restricted. This is especially the case in Classen-Ten-Penn near the Plaza and in between Uptown and the Paseo.

If denser infill was allowed to be developed across large swaths of the city's traditional neighborhoods, it would dramatically help overall affordability and reduce displacement from gentrification. At the very least, ADUs/garage apartments should be allowed by right city-wide.

I say all this as a Mesta Park resident who lives in a house that honestly should have been torn down years ago and replaced by a small walkup apartment building.
I'm not trying to take shots you, but density will not make housing affordable.

http://www.debunkingportland.com/densitywon't.html

http://www.kennedycommission.org/inc...ythsnfacts.pdf

https://psmag.com/social-justice/ill...fordable-85313

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/s...ousing-crisis/

That is not to say I don't want to see more density in OKC. I agree with you here, I'd love to see row homes and micro apartment buildings surrounding the core like Philadelphia or Chicago currently have.