Why America's Housing Crisis Won't Be Solved Without Better Cities | Jenn Truman

In this episode of The Kansas City Market Pulse, host Logan Freeman sits down with Jenn Truman, Design Principal at The Rocket Shop and Founder of CITYBUILDER, to talk about how better city design can help solve the housing crisis.

Jenn blends architecture, community advocacy and urban planning, and she co-hosts YIMBY Town 2026, a national pro-housing conference coming to Raleigh this November.

Episode Highlights:

• Rules Get in the Way: Anyone who has tried to build something other than a single-family home in the last 30 years has hit these rules.
• Backyard Cottages: Re-legalizing accessory dwelling units took seven years at Jenn's city council.
• Missing Middle: Duplexes are easy to understand, yet neighborhoods still fight them.
• Both Kinds of Density: Growing cities need missing middle housing and taller buildings in the right places.

Strong cities are built when planning, housing, mobility and investment work together.

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