What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to solve America’s housing crisis.
The following article appeared originally in Strong Towns on May 25, 2026. It is reposted here under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0 International).
I recently spent time in Des Moines, Iowa, with planners, local officials, housing advocates, and development professionals talking about one of the most difficult questions facing American cities today: How do we make housing more affordable without destroying the places people already love?…