Mayor Todd Gloria said he supports one of the most interesting housing proposals currently floating around City Hall – at least with caveats – at Politifest earlier this month.

The proposal, backed by a coalition of community groups, would end the city’s policy of requiring minimum lot sizes for single-family homes. As our Will Huntsberry writes: “That may sound about as exciting as a truckload of No. 2 pencils, but it actually has the potential to significantly change the city’s housing landscape.”

Essentially, the policy would make it much easier to build townhomes and row homes where traditional homes are currently sitting. Advocates say it could reduce home prices by 40 percent and increase the number of homes available to more middle-income families.

Some advocates have suggested m

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