You can design affordable zones by allowing mixed use, allow "middle" housing with 2-12 units per building,removing parking minimums and giving buses dedicated

You can design affordable zones by allowing mixed use, allow "middle" housing with 2-12 units per building,removing parking minimums and giving buses dedicated lanes. You can't reduce inequality if every house in an area is the same size. You need to mix single family houses with duplexes, quadplexes and buildings with more units. In an area like that you can live without a car and don't have to giving up much freedom. This alone frees up a few 1000 Dollars per year. A bonus is that you don't bankrupt a city if you build like this. Here is an example of a building with 8 units: https://www.weberhaus.ch/assets/haus/672/30490_1631114162.jpg https://www.weberhaus.ch/assets/haus/672/30490_1631114162.jp...