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Filling the "Missing MIddle" of Housing
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"...safe, healthy, accessible, energy efficient housing is essential
for the economic stability and wellbeing of households of all configurations
throughout Wisconsin, and for a stable and prosperous society".
Three Strategies to Help Fill the "Missing Middle" of Housing
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The shortage of housing is at crisis levels in communities across the country. This crisis is fuelled by a combination of outdated municipal codes, unresponsive housing finance policies, and a residential construction industry with investors who prefer low-risk, large-scale, high-end, projects. The result is the "missing middle" of housing.
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Design Coalition Institute is spearheading a multi-state, multi-sector partnership to update state, local, and national policies to help fill the "missing middle" of housing. Scroll down to see quick introductions to our three "missing middle" housing strategies, links to more information, and example projects.
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The term "missing-middle" was coined by the team of community development professionals at Opticos Design Inc. The illustration above and on the following pages were adapted from that team's report.
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Be they granny cottages, basement apartments, in-law suites, or any of the other creative ways homeowners add a small "accessory dwelling unit" or ADU, there are multiple social, economic, and ecological benefits to this traditional housing strategy.
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Our colleagues at Design Coalition Architects brought the idea of cohousing to Madison Wisconsin in the 1990s. Madison is now home to four cohouing communities, out of over 160 across the US.
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"Cottage Courts" consist of a series of small cottages, usually arranged around a greenspace. This housing strategy is easily adaptable to multiple locations and multiple ownership models.
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