TRAVERSE CITY— Stakeholders from all levels of government and private industry gathered at the Hagerty Center, trying to find ways to make housing more attainable at the Northwest Michigan Housing Summit, which wrapped up on Tuesday.

The focus for the second day of the conference included zoning laws and the unveiling of new data tools that point out exactly how current laws are holding back multi-unit development.

Right now, it shows Traverse City simply does not have enough space for the people who want to move here.

“We have 66 acres in Traverse City that are zoned to allow more density than in duplexes, and we need 2000 units, said Sam Kallen, data analyst for Flywheel Community Development.

The Northwest Michigan Zoning Atlas is giving researchers a new perspective on the housin

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