Akron is taking a number of steps to try to increase housing availability in the city. Those include efforts to change zoning rules and the creation of free plans developers can use to build houses in the city. They also include a proposal, which City Council is considering, to change the rules about how large a piece of property must be to have a house on it.
Author Archives: Arielle Kass
Economics of Akron Reporter (she/her)
Arielle is a Northeast Ohio native with more than 20 years of reporting experience in Cleveland, Atlanta and Detroit. She joined Signal Akron as its founding education reporter, where she covered Akron Public Schools and the University of Akron.
As the economics of Akron reporter, Arielle will cover topics including housing, economic development and job availability. Through her reporting, she aims to help Akron residents understand the economic issues that are affecting their ability to live full lives in the city, and highlight information that can help residents make decisions. Arielle values diverse voices in her reporting and seeks to write about under-covered issues and groups.
