By KTAR
PHOENIX – Figuring out how to expand housing in a landlocked city is a challenge many Valley leaders face. Tempe Mayor Corey Woods believes the answer could be a matter of looking up.
“We don’t get to grow out, we have to grow up,” Woods said Monday on KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News.
The East Valley suburb takes up about 42 square miles outside of Phoenix.
“How do we meet the housing demand of not just the population that’s here today but the newer populations that are coming in?” Woods said.
“All of the development in Tempe is pretty much infill, it’s all redevelopment of an existing space. Those are some of the challenges we face.”
One way is to find add more housing on smaller spaces via taller buildings.
“We have a lot of multihousing going up in and around the downtown area,” Woods said.
