Mayor Deb Whitfield announced the creation of the Housing Ready Task Force during her April State of the City address, citing a need for “more housing of all types” and a “more progressive approach” to solving local affordability challenges. Perron, who is coordinating the task force through the mayor’s office, said the city is negotiating with Indianapolis to gain full zoning control—a move that could unlock faster progress on housing reforms. To help answer that question, the task force is turning to Strong Towns’ Housing Ready framework, which encourages cities to take a bottom-up approach to housing reform—without relying on top-down master plans or massive subsidies.