More Missing Middle for Asheville
April 15, 2023 Updated: March 30, 2025
Learn More about “Missing Middle” Housing
Asheville is in the midst of a conversation about missing middle housing—it’s been going on for years. And other cities and states around the country have been having their own conversations too.
We’ve pulled together links about some of those conversations here. Keep an eye out for updates!
City of Asheville
- The City of Asheville’s “Missing Middle Housing Study” Page
- Posters from the August 4, 2023 “Missing Middle Open House” in downtown Asheville
News Updates on “Missing Middle” in Asheville
- March 29, 2024: “Panel Promotes Collaboration for Missing Middle Housing Reform” - Mountain Xpress
- November 29, 2023: “‘Missing Middle’: New Study Pursues More Townhomes, Duplexes, Multiplexes in Asheville” - Citizen Times
- July 27, 2023: “Zoning May Hold Key to Affordable Housing” - Mountain Xpress
- March 6, 2023: “City of Asheville Approves Missing Middle Housing Study Contract” - The City of Asheville
- October 10, 2022: “Asheville seeks solutions for ‘missing middle housing’: townhomes, duplexes, multiplexes” - Citizen Times
Local Voices on Why “Missing Middle” Matters
- February 16, 2025: “Asheville residents deserve homes in resilient, sustainable neighborhoods” - Mountain Xpress
- May 18, 2024: “Letter: Why Asheville Needs Infill Housing” - Mountain Xpress
- May 13, 2023: “Letter: Fighting Climate Change Means Rejecting Car-Centered Land Use” - Mountain Xpress
- April 15, 2023: “Letter: Include Zoning and Development in Climate Policy” - Mountain Xpress
You will also find the voices of Asheville For All’s own members on our blog! Check in regularly as we will aim to share our perspectives as the missing middle process in Asheville unfolds.
Resources for Learning More About Missing Middle Housing
- “Missing Middle Housing” - Opticos Design
- “Missing Middle Housing” - AARP
- “The Houses that Can’t be Built in America - The Missing Middle” - Not Just Bikes
“Missing Middle” News from Around the Country
- February 5, 2025: “Portland adds 1,400 ADUs, other ‘middle housing’ to residential neighborhoods in 3 years”
- March 26, 2024: “Burlington City Council Approves Rezoning Plan to Boost Housing Supply” - Seven Days Vermont
- February 17, 2024: “The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing” - NPR
- November 30, 2023: “Spokane’s Permanent Middle Housing Rules Should Set a Statewide Standard” - The Urbanist
- May 12, 2023: “The NIMBYs in My Backyard” - Slate
- March 22, 2023: “Arlington Ends Single-Family-Zoning” - Washington Post
- February 2, 2023: “How Backlash Reversed a Florida City’s Reforms to Allow Denser Housing” - Bloomberg CityLab
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